From J. V. Carus 7 July 1874
53, George Street, | Edinburgh,
7th. July | 1874
My dear Sir,
I was very sorry to learn from Mr G Darwin, that his illness might perhaps make his tour through Germany impossible. I sincerly hope, that he is better and that he did not become seriously ill.1
I have to thank you for the proof-sheets, which I have received up to p 184.2
Mr Koch, my publisher, desires me to ask you, if you could not make the photographer send him better and more equal photos (to the Expression) than he got for the first edition. He complained much of the inegality of the lot and the bad state of some of them.3 I cannot judge, as I have not seen any copy besides my proofs.
The session is drawing to its close. Friday fortnight my lectures will end, and the 4th. August I shall be in London for one or two days.4 I feel the strain of my work more than I did last year, yet I hope to stand it fairly to the end.
Believe me | Ever yours sincerly | J. Victor Carus
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Expression: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Prodger, Phillip. 2009. Darwin’s camera: art and photography in the theory of evolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Summary
Thanks for proofs [of Descent, 2d English ed.].
Publisher would like better photographs for Expression [2d German ed.].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9536
- From
- Julius Victor Carus
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Edinburgh
- Source of text
- DAR 161: 96
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9536,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9536.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22