To Henri de Saussure 17 March 1881
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
March 17 1881
My dear Sir
It has been very kind of you to send me the pebbles of Roman bricks; & when I go over my M.S. again, I shall be particularly glad to compare the smaller ones, with those which appear to have undergone attrition in the gizzard of worms.—1 I received the book, which you kindly sent me, & I am ashamed at not having written to thank you, but I sometimes receive so many letters & books that I have hardly time to acknowledge their receipt.—2
I have much pleasure in sending you the best photograph which was made of me, by my son, Leonard, an Enginner Officer.—3
If you would honour me by sending your photograph I should much like to add it to my collection.—
Pray believe me | my dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
Saussure, Henri de. 1880. La Question du lac. Geneva: Schuchardt.
Summary
Thanks HdS for pebbles of Roman bricks. When he goes over MS [Earthworms] again, he will compare smoother ones with those having undergone attrition in gizzards of worms.
Has received book [La question du lac] sent by HdS.
Also sends photograph taken by Leonard Darwin of CD.
Requests photograph of HdS to add to his collection.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13088F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Henri Louis Frédéric (Henri) de Saussure
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Bibliothèque de Genève (Arch. de Saussure 227 f. 111)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13088F,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13088F.xml
