Letter 5697 — Moulinié, J. J. to Darwin, C. R., 25 Nov 1867
Summary
First volume of Variation has been translated. He does not support CD’s suggestion that the two volumes might be published separately.
Transcription
Geneva
25th Nov. 1867.
Dear Sir,
I am happy to inform you that I have last week forwarded to my Editor in Paris, the end of the copy of the first volume.f1 I am actually expecting the first proofs of the Eigth chapter, and conjecture, for I have not yet received them, that the six first chapters must now be printed and finished, for I have long ago, given the signature for press for them.
As for what concerns the publishing of the first volume separately, I must leave that to your own decision, being a far more competent judge than I can be, of what may be most convenient.f2 Unless there be peculiar and important motives to do otherwise, I think that in a general manner, it is perhaps better, when it can be done, to publish a work complete, and lay at once the whole subject before the reader, However, what you will decide on the matter, will be done.
I remain, my dear Sir your’s | very respectfully | J J Moulinié
P.S. The french publisher at Paris is: Mr. C. Reinwald, Libraire-Editeur, 15, rue des Saints-Pères.f3
Footnotes
- f1
- Moulinié refers to the first volume of Variation, which he was translating into French, and to Charles-Ferdinand Reinwald (see n. 3, below).
- f2
- See letter to J. J. Moulinié, 22 November [1867].
- f3
- See letter to J. J. Moulinié, 22 November [1867]. Reinwald published the French editions of many of CD’s books (see Freeman 1977).
