To John Tyndall 24 July [1861]1
2. Hesketh Crescent | Torquay
July 24.
My dear Tyndall
I write a single line to say that it was not of the least consequence your retaining the letter for as long as you liked.— I shall be most happy at any time to send you the letters again, if you like to publish any passages.—2
We are all here idling for health-sake & enjoying the beautiful scenery & sea air—
By the way the other day at dinner we were all sticking bits of ice together by their points, marvelling at the phenomenon & talking of you—3
Yours most sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Tyndall, John. 1860. The glaciers of the Alps. Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, an account of the origin and phenomena of glaciers, and an exposition of the physical principles to which they are related. London: J. Murray.
Summary
Has been idling and enjoying the scenery.
"At dinner we were all sticking bits of ice together by their points, marvelling at the phenomenon and talking of you."
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3217
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Tyndall
- Sent from
- Torquay
- Source of text
- DAR 261.8: 4 (EH 88205942)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3217,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3217.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 9