From Lawson Tait 16 January 1877
Birmingham
Jan 16 1877
My Dear Sir,
If our views on Evolution are sound it seems to me that they must include many explanations of the diseased processes of man. I am writing a book on Diseases of Women, & am trying to borrow light from the “Descent of Man” I send two or three proof sheets containing a sample & though I know how you hesitate to express an opinion on a matter out of the line of your experience, if you can see your way to criticise (in general terms) my views I should like to know your opinion.1
I have another matter in which I think I have done better than in the present case, hermaphroditism, which I should like to submit to you in a few days.2
“Cross Fertilisation” is splendid. I have just finished a review for Spectator.3
Yours truly, | Lawson Tait
Footnotes
Bibliography
Cross and self fertilisation: The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1876.
Tait, Lawson. 1877. Diseases of women. London: Williams and Norgate.
Summary
Is writing Diseases of women [1877]; sends some proof-sheets for criticism.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10795
- From
- Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Birmingham
- Source of text
- DAR 178: 36
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10795,” accessed on 16 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10795.xml
