To Susan Darwin [1 April 1838]
Summary
FitzRoy is hard at work on his book [Narrative, vol. 2].
CD’s health is improved.
Describes his visit to zoo.
Gives news of E. A. Darwin and Harriet Martineau.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Date: | [1 Apr 1838] |
| Classmark: | DAR 223: 39 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-407 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … 14 January 1837 , n. 1. Published as Volume I of the Narrative . According to R. W. Darwin ’s ‘Weighing Account’ book (Down House MS), CD’s weight had increased from 10 stone 8 1 4 lb on 7 October 1836 to 12 stone 5 oz on 18 October 1837 in the year after his return from the voyage. By the time of this letter, however, he may have been losing weight: on his next visit to Shrewsbury on the 13th of July he was down to 11 …
