To G. A. Eisen 3 December 1871
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Dec 3. 1871
Dear Sir,
I am much obliged to you for your kindness in sending me your memoir, so well illustrated, on Earth-worms.1 I am at present by an odd chance observing one little point in their habits, & consequently I shall be very glad to learn something from you, by the aid of one of my sons who knows a little Swedish, with respect to the places frequented by the various species etc.—2
With my best thanks & respect | I remain dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Calendar: A calendar of the correspondence of Charles Darwin, 1821–1882. With supplement. 2d edition. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1994.
Eisen, Gustaf. 1871. Bidrag till Skandinaviens Oligochaetfauna: I. Terricolae. Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söner.
Summary
Thanks GAE for memoir on earthworms [Bidrag till Skandinaviens Oligochaetfauna (1871)]. CD by chance is just now observing "one little point in their habits". Will be happy to learn something about the places frequented by the various species.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8093
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Gustavus Augustus Eisen
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- The New York Public Library. Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations. Manuscripts and Archives Division. (Miscellaneous papers)
- Physical description
- LS 2pp photocopy
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8093,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8093.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
