To John Price 18 September [1875–81]1
Down. | Beckenham. Kent. (&c)
Sep. 18.
My dear Price.
I am very sorry for your own sake & for that of your children to hear of your ill health, which sounds very suffering— I most truly wish that you may improve greatly.2
I am worked half to death on Plant-physiological experiments which cannot proceed slowly & I really have not strength to discuss difficult subject with anyone.
I have read Lyell’s works, the older & later editions over & over again, & have discussed evolution with him during many years.— Therefore it would be quite superfluous in me to look to the passages referred to.—3
With sincere good wishes for your fairly restored health.
I remain | My dear Price. | Signature cut off.4
Footnotes
Summary
Working on plant physiology; has not strength to discuss difficult subject with anyone.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13835
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Price
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 147: 277
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13835,” accessed on 2 November 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13835.xml