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To T. H. Huxley 1 October [1869]¹

Down | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.

Oct 1.

My dear Huxley

M. Kowalewsky, who translated into Russian one of my books, has been staying here.² He wishes very much to hear one of your Lectures: can you give him an order for admittance? He remains in London only until Oct.— 10^th.— He is Brother of the naturalist of the same name.—³

I suppose he can look over your Museum.—⁴

Yours affect^ly | C. Darwin

Many thanks about the Horses tooth.⁵

He is studying Geology & intends travelling with his young & pretty wife⁶ in Central Asia!—

Footnotes

The year is established by the reference to Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky’s visit (see n. 2, below).

According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), Kovalevsky visited from 30 September to 1 October 1869.

Alexander Onufrievich Kovalevsky.

CD probably refers to the Museum of Economic Geology at the Royal School of Mines, where Huxley was professor.

See letter from T. H. Huxley, 28 September 1869.

Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya.

Summary

V. O. Kovalevsky, Russian translator [of Variation], wishes to hear THH lecture.

Letter details

Letter no.: DCP-LETT-6922
From: Charles Robert Darwin
To: Thomas Henry Huxley
Sent from: Down
Source of text: Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 275)
Physical description: ALS 3pp

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6922,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6922.xml

Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 17

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