To G. H. Darwin [21 April 1874]1
6 B. St.2
Tuesday
My dear George
Please bring M.S & sheets when you come on Friday—3 One of my sentences seems giberish & I cannot tell about it till I see context. Almost every other of your corrections seem very good. I am heartily glad that you have finished the main part of the horrid job.— I saw Murray today & he hopes much that there will be few corrections to be paid for & I have assured him that we will alter nothing for merely improving style.4 He is much inclined for double column like Motley’s History & is getting estimates of book in this type & in one cheap volume.—5
I am very much pleased that you approve of the book as a whole, & am very far from thinking you “bumptuous”.—6
When you are here I want much to hear more about the terrible cousin affair.7 Perhaps you now take too low a view: do not be in too great a hurry in deciding. I do hope you will keep decently well.
Your affect. Father | C. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent 2d ed.: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874.
Motley, John Lothrop. 1873. Rise of the Dutch republic: a history. London: George Routledge and Sons.
Summary
GHD’s corrections seem very good. Murray hopes there will be few corrections in Descent. CD assured him no changes have been made merely for improving style.
Wants very much to hear about "the terrible cousin affair".
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9423
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Howard Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Bryanston St, 2
- Source of text
- DAR 210.1: 20
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9423,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9423.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
