To John Murray 25 February [1868]
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
Feb. 25th
My dear Sir
I am very much obliged for your generosity about the dozen Copies.—1
(I am sorry the copy has not been already despatched to Mr Swinhoe.—2 You can send it by Book Post viâ Southampton at 4d under each 4 oz.— (see Postal Guide p. 72.) & please weigh carefully.)3
I enclose list of 8 copies: please retain 4 others, in case I receive aid & have to make some return as a compliment.—4
I am positively told that Berthold Seeman wrote Review in Athenæum: if so I know the cause, as I was forced once to refuse him a Testimonial, since which he has exhibited enmity to me, & before was too friendly.5 Dr Gray would strike me in the face, but not behind my back.—6 On the whole the Reviews have been very good; especially, for selling in Gard. Chronicle.7
My dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Variation: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1868.
Summary
Thanks JM for presentation copies [of Variation]. Sends directions and list.
Has been told positively that hostile review in Athenæum was by Berthold Seemann, to whom he once refused a testimonial.
On the whole, reviews have been very good.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5931
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 182–183)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5931,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5931.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 16