To J. B. Dancer 25 October [1881]
From Mr. C. Darwin, Down, Beckenham. [66 Hills Road, Cambridge.]
Oct 25th
Dear Sir—
If you ever see a copy of my book, you will find that I have profited by your interesting notice.—1 I beg leave to thank you for your note2
Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Dancer, John Benjamin. 1877. On the transfer of subsoil to the surface by the agency of worms, insects, larvæ, moles, etc. Proceedings of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester 16 (1876–7): 247–8.
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
Summary
Informs JBD that his book [Earthworms] profited from JBD’s interesting notice ["On the transfer of subsoil to the surface", Proc. Manchester Lit. & Philos. Soc. 16: 247–8].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13429
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Benjamin Dancer
- Sent from
- Cambridge
- Postmark
- OC 25 81
- Source of text
- Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin (John Benjamin Dancer MS 1052 1.3)
- Physical description
- ApcS
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