To A. R. Wallace 18 January [1871]1
Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.
Jan 18th
My dear Wallace
I hear you are to review my book in Academy; so I have thought it wd. save you trouble to have a copy as soon as possible.—2 I have asked Mr. Murray to get Vol. I bound & sent to you.3 Vol. II. will be delayed 10 or 14 days by Index: otherwise thank all the powers it is completed.4 Do not swear at me more than you can help.—
Ever yours | C. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Sends ARW advance copy of vol. 1 [of Descent] for his review in Academy. Vol. 2 is delayed by index. "Do not swear at me more than you can help."
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7446
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Alfred Russel Wallace
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives (Autograph Letters: Stanley Withers Collection: 925.7 18 Jan 1872)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7446,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7446.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19