To John Murray 7 October [1862?]1
Down, Bromley
7 October
My eye has just caught sight of a curious misprint in your announcement of my Book, viz., the good affects of intercussing for intercrossing.2 It might do a man good to swear a little occasionally, but a formal treatise on the good effects of intercussing is a novelty
Footnotes
The year is conjectured from the date of publication of the first edition of Orchids (see n. 2, below).
Bibliography
Orchids: On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by insects, and on the good effects of intercrossing. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1862.
Summary
Reports misprint in announcement of his book [Orchids].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3753A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Christie’s (dealers) (27 March 1985)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3753A,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3753A.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 10
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