To R. F. Cooke [after 25 October 1881?]1
Down, Beckenham, Kent | (Railway Station, Orpington S.E.R.)
My dear Sir
I have no corrections. I am extremely pleased at the sale of my book and utterly astonished.2 I declare that the publication of a book is nothing better or worse than a gambling transaction! and we are all gamblers!
Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
The date is conjectured based on the possible relationship between this letter and the letter from R. F. Cooke, 25 October 1881.
In his letter of 25 October 1881, Cooke had informed CD that a third printing of Earthworms was required and had asked whether CD had corrections.
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 no corrections. Pleased at sale of book [Earthworms].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13433
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 143: 296
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13433,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13433.xml
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