To J. V. Carus 30 July 1881
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
July 30 1881
My dear Sir
I write one line to say that there has been an extraordinary delay by the Printers in correcting the few last sheets (perhaps intentional on their part) & now my Publisher begs me so earnestly not to publish, until the end of October (our publishing season) that I have been forced to accede.—1 But I have requested the printers to send me clean sheets as soon as ever any are printed off, & as soon as I receive any they shall be forwarded to you.—
Perhaps this delay will suit you better than the immediate publication of the book; but I am much vexed, for I like to throw a subject quite off my mind.
My dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | Ch. 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
Delay in publication [of Earthworms] vexes CD, as he likes to throw a subject off his mind.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13259
- 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. 191–192)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13259,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13259.xml
