To J. V. Carus 22 November 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Nov. 22d/80
My dear Sir
Your note has pleased me exceedingly, for I fully expected that you would find the book intolerably dull, though the result of much labour.—1
I have written for the missing sheets & they shall be despatched on arrival.—
I am sure that they were sent to you, & you will some day discover them amongst your papers.
As I remember that you like to keep a perfect copy of my books, I despatched one yesterday by the Post.—2
My dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
I am now at work on a very little book on Worms3
Footnotes
Bibliography
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
Movement in plants: The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880.
Summary
Very pleased by JVC’s note about Movement in plants. Feared he would find it intolerably dull. Some missing sheets are being replaced. Also sends a perfect copy.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12840
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Julius Victor Carus
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 183–184)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12840,” accessed on 4 October 2023, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12840.xml
