To Ernst Krause 2 May 1879
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
May 2 1879
My dear Sir
I leave home on May 6th for 3 weeks rest; & I inform you of this fact in case you shd have finished your life of Dr Darwin within this time.1 If so, it would be the safest plan to address your M.S to
“W. S. Dallas Esq
Geological Society
Burlington House
London—2
Will you further have the kindness to write him a few lines, telling him that you have despatched the M.S in accordance with my request, & asking him to begin the translation as soon as he can.
When away from home I will begin my preliminary notice; but fear I shall not do much, as I require rest—but as soon I return home, I will do nothing else.3
My dear Sir | yours very faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879.
Krause, Ernst. 1879a. Erasmus Darwin, der Großvater und Vorkämpfer Charles Darwin’s: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Descendenz-Theorie. Kosmos 4 (1878–9): 397–424.
Summary
CD is leaving home for three weeks’ rest. If EK finishes his life of Dr Darwin while CD is away, asks him to send the MS to W. S. Dallas for translation. CD will begin his preface, but needs rest and will not do much until he returns.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12024
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- The Huntington Library (HM 36181)
- Physical description
- LS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12024,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12024.xml
