To St G. J. Mivart 21 January [1871]
Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.
Jan 21
My dear Sir
I am very much obliged for your kind present.—1 It will take me some time to read it, as I can read but little of anything which requires much thought. If I had known that your book was published I would not of course have directed vol. I of my book to be sent to you;2 nor do I suppose you will care much about it. It will probably excite your indignation. I always console myself with thinking that I have done my best
Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Is obliged for StGJM’s book [On the genesis of species (1871)].
Would not have sent him vol. 1 [of Descent] if he had known that StGJM’s book was already published.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7450A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- St George Jackson Mivart
- Sent from
- Down
- Postmark
- JA 21 71
- Source of text
- Bonhams, New York (dealers) (11 June 2008)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7450A,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7450A.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
