To J. V. Carus 2 November 1881
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Nov. 2d 1881
My dear Sir
Two bad errata & a blunder have been discovered in my worm book1
p. 134, 3 lines from bottom, for 1·9 read ·19
p. 165 5 lines from top, for 83·87 read 8·387
p. 284 6 lines from bottom for (mean 1° 49′) read (mean 2° 45′)
The book is selling largely in England.2
In Haste | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Carus, Julius Victor, trans. 1882. Die Bildung der Ackererde durch die Thätigkeit der Würmer mit Beobachtungen über deren Lebensweise. By Charles Darwin. (German translation of Earthworms.) Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagshandlung (E. Koch).
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of Charles Darwin: an annotated bibliographical handlist. 2d edition. Folkestone, Kent: William Dawson & Sons. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, Shoe String Press.
Summary
Sends corrections ("two bad errata & a blunder") in Earthworms, which is selling well in England.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13454
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Julius Victor Carus
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 193–194)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13454,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13454.xml
