To Ernst Haeckel 12 August 1876
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Aug 12. 76
My dear Haeckel
I am glad to hear that you are coming to England, & shall be delighted to see you here.1 But I am sorry to say it is in some degree doubtful whether I shall be then at home.
My eldest son who lives at Southampton has had severe concussion of the brain & is now in Scotland for health’s sake2 He returns to his home early in September, & shortly afterwards we are going to visit him.3 How long we shall stay at Southampton is quite doubtful, as it will depend on how far we are a comfort to him. Therefore as soon as you know within a few days at what time you could come to Down, be so kind as to write to me & I will then tell you whether we shall be at home. You will see that we could not possibly put off our visit to my son, under these circumstances—
my dear Häckel | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Krauße, Erika. 1987. Ernst Haeckel. 2d edition. Leipzig: B. G. Teubner.
Summary
Glad EH is coming to England.
Will be visiting eldest son in Southampton in September [but visit apparently delayed until 7 Oct, see "Journal"].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10577
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1:1-52/ 39 [9892])
- Physical description
- LS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10577,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10577.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 24