From Henry Johnson 15 October [1881]1
St. Mary Church | Devon.
Oct 15.
My dear Darwin,
Last night arrived here a beautiful new work on vegetable earth & mould by my dear old Friend yourself.2 I shall read it with very very great pleasure. And I have no doubt it is like every thing from the same Author very clever.
The Book has been wandering all over the country for want of my proper address. Mary & I have left Shrewsbury & Ludlow & have come into Devonshire3 You will perceive I think from my writing that my hand is not as steady as it used to be.
But I am truly glad & happy to receive even one line from you. And I thank you with all my heart for the copy you have sent me of your new book. I look forward with much pleasure to reading it.
I hope you are well & all your belongings.
Believe me | dear Darwin | your very sincere Friend & well wisher—
Henry Johnson
Footnotes
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
Thanks for Earthworms.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13403
- From
- Henry Johnson
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Devon
- Source of text
- DAR 168: 72
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13403,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13403.xml
