To Eduard Koch 27 August 18681
I certainly should much like to see any reviews of my book, especially of the 2nd volume, & […] I should be grateful if you would send me any of the best, either favorable or unfavorable.2
My health has lately been indifferent & I have made but small progress in my next book, which will not be of large size. I do not suppose it will be finished for a year. When ready I will communicate with you, but cannot at present pledge myself to give you the right of translation3[…]
Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Summary
Would like to see reviews of book [Variation].
Health has lately been indifferent.
Cannot at present pledge to give [EK?] translation rights to next book.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6332
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Eduard Koch
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Interlibrium (dealers) (Catalogue 276)
- Physical description
- ALS **
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6332,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6332.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 16
