To Gustaf Retzius 21 December 1881
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
December 21st 1881
Dear Sir
I must again have the pleasure of thanking you for another grand present of your magnificent work, “Das Gehörorgan der Wirbelthiere”.1 Notwithstanding the generous words written by you on the title-page, I cannot feel myself worthy of such a gift.2
With my sincere thanks & much respect, I remain | My dear Sir | Yours faithfully & obliged | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Retzius, Gustaf. 1881–4. Das Gehörorgan der Wirbelthiere: morphologisch-histologische Studien. I. Das Gehörorgan der Fische und Amphibien. II. Das Gehörorgan der Reptilien, der Vögel und der Säugethiere. 2 vols. Stockholm: Samson & Wallin.
Summary
CD again has the pleasure of accepting another grand present, Das Gehörorgan der Wirbelthiere (1881).
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13574B
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Magnus Gustaf (Gustaf) Retzius
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Centrum för vetenskapshistoria, Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien (Gustaf Retzius arkiv, Inbundna serien, Engelsmän I, s 36)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13574B,” accessed on
