Letter 416
Darwin, C. R. to Waterhouse, G. R.
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Determined to make GRW a geologist. Sends copy of C. Lyell [?Elements of geology (1838)].
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My dear Waterhouse
I am so determined to make you a geologist, that I have taken the liberty of sending you a copy of Lyell, by which means I obtain full right to mal-treat & abuse you till you have read it.
Ever yours | C. Darwin
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The reference is either to Lyell's Elements, which was published in August 1838 (see letter to Charles Lyell, 9 August [1838]), or to the sixth edition of the Principles, published in 1840.