To Francis Darwin [c. 6 June 1881]1
[Glenridding House, Patterdale.]
My dear F.
I despatched all the slips yesterday to Clowes, but confound them they have not sent me any revises.— I believe that I accepted all your corrections, in Ch VII chiefly omissions & one great transposition.2 I fought against some but was soon convinced that all were immense improvements.— I have nothing in the world to do, which I shd. not much care about this, if the weather was decent, but it is as cold as winter.— & the lake as black as ink with breakers(!) on the shore & the sky like lead. Rain is driving by the north wind against the windows & all is cold & dismal.—3
Your affectionate & dismal Father. | C. Darwin
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.
Summary
Has accepted FD’s correction to chapter seven [of Earthworms].
Weather is bad; sky like lead and the lake as black as ink.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13194
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Francis Darwin
- Sent from
- Patterdale
- Source of text
- DAR 211: 81
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13194,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13194.xml
