From F. M. Balfour 13 January [1881]1
Trinity College | Cambridge.
Jan 13. 1880
My dear Mr Darwin
I shall have the greatest pleasure in translating Krause’s letter for Nature. I only wish that I could have the pleasure of writing such a review of Butler’s book as it merits. His attack on you is in my opinion one of the most dastardly things I have ever seen in print.2 The impudence of the man is to me something astounding; I order to prove you guilty of unfairness towards him, he distorts & twists your meaning in a manner, wh. even a political opponent would hardly have ventured to do upon the Eastern Question.3
I enjoyed my visit to Down immensely;4 & have to thank you for inviting me there so often.
Your’s very truly | F. M. Balfour
Footnotes
Bibliography
Butler, Samuel. 1880. Unconscious memory: a comparison between the theory of Dr. Ewald Hering, … and the ‘Philosophy of the unconscious’ of Dr. Edward von Hartmann. London: David Bogue.
Ković, Miloš. 2010. Disraeli and the eastern question. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Summary
Will gladly translate Krause’s letter for Nature; denounces Butler’s book attacking CD.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13011
- From
- Francis Maitland Balfour
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Source of text
- DAR 160: 28
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13011,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13011.xml
