To John Murray 2 November [1867]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
Nov 2.
My dear Sir
Many thanks about the index. I have returned the M.S. with a note to Mr Dallas; it seems very well done but rather too full.2
With respect to the story of a hybrid from an ass and a bull (for I presume you refer to such) it is utterly incredible.3 Many similar stories have been propagated, but on investigation have proved entirely false.
The explanation has generally been a slight monstrosity.
My dear Sir | yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Summary
Dallas’ index [for Variation] well done but rather too full.
A hybrid from an ass and a bull is utterly incredible.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5667
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 176–177)
- Physical description
- LS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5667,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5667.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 15