From Francis Galton 9 October 1881
42 Rutland Gate
Oct 9/81
My dear Darwin
Pray accept my best thanks for the Worm book, which I have read, as I read all your works, with the greatest interest—& instruction.1 I wish the worms were not such disagreable creatures to handle & keep by one, otherwise they would become popular pets, owing to your book. and many persons would try to make out more concerning their strange intelligence. Once again very best thanks, & believe me
Ever sincerely yours | Francis Galton
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
Thanks CD for Earthworms and comments on it.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13380
- From
- Francis Galton
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Rutland Gate, 42
- Source of text
- DAR 105: A108
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13380,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13380.xml