To J. V. Carus 8 March [1874]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
March 8th
My dear Sir
I write one line to say that as far as we can see forwards we shall be at home in the beginning of August, & if that time is more convenient to you I hope that you will then come here.—2 I write also to say on the part of my wife & self that we hope that Mrs Carus & your daughters will pay us a visit at the same time.3
I am going this day to send sheets of Vol I & M.S of the Descent to Printers.—4
New Edit of Coral Reefs half-printed.5
Yours very sincerely | Ch Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Coral reefs 2d ed.: The structure and distribution of coral reefs. By Charles Darwin. Revised edition. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1874.
Descent 2d ed.: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874.
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Looks forward to a visit from JVC and family in August.
Sheets of vol. 1 of Descent [2d ed.] are going to printer;
new edition of Coral reefs is half printed.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9340
- 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. 114–115)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9340,” accessed on 11 May 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9340.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22