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To R. M. Lloyd   17 June 1881

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.) [Glenridding House, Patterdale.]

June 17th 1881

Dear Sir

I am much obliged to you for so kindly pointing out the error into which I have fallen, & which I will correct, shd. there ever be a new edition of my little book on Expression.—1

I remain, dear Sir, with many thanks, Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin

Footnotes

See letter from R. M. Lloyd, 14 June 1881 and n. 1. A note citing Lloyd for the information about a tame fox licking the hands and face of its master was added to Expression 2d ed., p. 132 n. 12. This edition was edited by Francis Darwin.

Bibliography

Expression 2d ed.: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. Edited by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1890.

Summary

Is obliged to RML for pointing out an error in Expression.

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-13208H
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Richard Mosley Lloyd
Sent from
Down
Source of text
Private collection
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13208H,” accessed on 5 June 2025, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/view/letters/DCP-LETT-13208H

Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 29

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