To Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen 16 February 1871
Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.
Feb 16. 1871
Dear Sir
I have made a serious blunder in p. 297 vol 1 of my book.1 Kindly inform me by return of post whether this is printed in Dutch; for if not I will send you a correction in M.S.2 There are also two short omissions to be made in Vol 2. p. 161 & 237 which I will afterwards explain.3
Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
"I have made a serious blunder in p. 297, vol 1 of my book [Descent of man]. Kindly inform me by return of post whether this is printed in Dutch; for if not I will send you a correction in M.S. There are also two short omissions to be made in Vol. 2 … "
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7484A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 249: 98
- Physical description
- LS (photocopy) 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7484A,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7484A.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
