To Ernst Krause 15 September 1879
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Sep 15. 1879
My dear Sir,
I quite agree to what you propose, & I cannot see any objection to the title as it now stands.1 Whenever I receive the sheets with the additions, they shall be sent to Paris. But I do not yet know positively that there will be a French translation; Mr Reinwald & M. Barbier the translator both said that a translation should be published, but I advised them not to decide until they had looked at the original.2
As I am so poor a german Scholar I will not read over your sheets.
All the remaining sheets of my preliminary notice have been sent to Karl Alberts.3 I will write to Mr Dallas4 & tell him that you would like to see his translation, & will ask him to send the sheets to K. Alberts as, if I understand rightly, that will be your address until Oct 1.
My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | Ch. Darwin
P.S. | I have now ascertained that the autotype of Dr Darwin will cost £7 per 1000 copies, if printed the same size as my book which is demi-octavo; but if larger they will cost £7–17–6 or £8–2–6 per 10005
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.
Summary
Agrees to EK’s proposals [for publishing Erasmus Darwin]. Will send sheets to Paris, but is not sure there will be a French translation.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12231
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- The Huntington Library (HM 36194)
- Physical description
- LS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12231,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12231.xml