From R. F. Cooke 11 April 1881
50, Albemarle Street, | W.
April 11. 1881
My dear Sir
We have safely received the M.S. of your New Work & it has been forwarded to Messrs. Clowes with instructions to put it in hand forthwith1
Mr Murray will be very happy to publish it, on the usual terms of profits to the Author, if that be agreable to you.2
Yours faithfully | Robt. Cooke
Chas. Darwin Esq
Footnotes
See letter to R. F. Cooke, 10 April 1881. CD had sent Cooke the manuscript of Earthworms, requesting that it be sent as soon as possible to the printers William Clowes & Sons.
In his letter of 10 April 1881, CD had asked his publisher, John Murray, to decide within a day whether he wished the book to be published on commission or on the usual terms.
Bibliography
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
Summary
Murray’s will be happy to publish [Earthworms] on usual terms of two-thirds profits.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13112
- From
- Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 574
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13112,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13112.xml
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