Dear Sir

I have received your letter & the kind present of the Atlas. The drawings are magnificent, & in those cases in which I can judge, faithful. The work w^d be quite invaluable to any one who has to lecture. If any one applies to me (my son is at Würzburg) I will recommend the publication of the work in England, in the strongest possible terms.¹

I cannot give any other aid as on account of my health I live a most retired life. London publishers seldom publish translations of continental works, & why this sh^d be so I cannot explain. As your work is an educational one, the greatest of the London publishers, Mess^rs Longman & Co, w^d perhaps take it up.²

I am really ashamed that you sh^d have sent me so many fine plates; & I hope that you will allow me to become a regular subscriber to the work.

I heartily wish that it may be successful & I remain dear Sir | yours faithfully | Charles Darwin

P.S. Very few English persons can read the German character, & my daughter³ had great difficulty in decyphering your letter.