To R. F. Cooke 14 February [1871]1
Down, Beckenham, Kent. S.E.
Feb. 14th.
My dear Sir
There is no end to my presentation copies, and I add two addresses on next page.2
Mr. Dallas returned all proofs of Index on Friday and I told Mr. Clowes not to send revises to him.3 So thank God the book is off my hands and will soon appear.
I want to beg the favour of you to let me hear, how soon, (if you can judge at all accurately) I shall receive the copies which are to be sent to Orpington to distribute. I particularly want to know on account of leaving home for a short time.4
My dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
P.S. Do you by chance know J. Stuart Mill’s address?5
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.
Summary
Discusses presentation copies [of Descent]. Dallas returned proofs of index on Friday. Asks for John Stuart Mill’s address.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7481
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 143: 279
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7481,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7481.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
