To J. D. Hooker 14 August [1869]1
Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.
Aug. 14—
My dear Hooker
I write one line to tell you that you are a real good man to propose coming here for a Sunday after Exeter—2 Do keep to this good intention.
It is very bad news about yr poor boy & we are both grieved to hear it.3 I am not at all surprized that it makes you out of spirits. You must feel much perplexed what to do, & I shall be glad to talk about your plans with you when you are here. I am sure Exeter & your other visit will do you good.4 I often wonder how you stand all yr multifarious work.
I quite agree about the folly of the endless subscriptions for dead men; but Faraday is an exception & if you will pay 3 guineas for me, it will save me some trouble;5 but it will be best to enclose a cheque, which as you will see, must be endorsed. If you read the North. Brit. Rev. you will like to know that George has convinced me, from correspondence in style & spirit, that the article is by Tait, the co-worker with Thompson.6
I was much surprized at the leaves of Drosophyllum being always rolled backwards at their tips, but did not know that it was a unique character.7
Thanks for all the news in yr letter yours affectionately | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
[Tait, Peter Guthrie.] 1869a. Geological time. North British Review n.s. 11: 406–39.
Summary
Faraday memorial is an exception.
George [Darwin] has convinced CD that North British Review article is by P. G. Tait [see 6841].
Surprised that leaves of Drosophyllum are always rolled backwards at their tips, but did not know it was unique character.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6863
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 94: 149-50
- Physical description
- LS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6863,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6863.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 17