To George Harris 12 February 1874
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Feb 12— 1874
Dear Sir
I am much obliged for your extremely kind letter.1 I have read the proof sheets, but have no criticisms worth sending.2 I am however not sure that I fully agree with you on all points. On so obscure a subject as the distinction between actions performed through instinct, habit & intellect, I suppose that hardly two men would fully agree.
With my best wishes that your new work may be in every way successful I remain dear Sir | yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Harris, George. 1876. A philosophical treatise on the nature and constitution of man. 2 vols. London: George Bell & Sons. Cambridge: Deighton, Bell, & Co.
Summary
Has read GH’s proofs and, although not entirely in agreement, has no criticisms worth sending.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9284
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Harris
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- University of California Los Angeles, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections Division (Ms. 10, Letters concerning George Harris’s A Philosophical Treatise on the Nature and Constitution of Man)
- Physical description
- LS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9284,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9284.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
