To C. I. F. Major 11 February 1873
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Feb 11. 1873
Dear Sir
I am very much obliged for yr note, & am very sorry that you have had so much trouble & have given up the intention of bringing out a translation.1 I will write by this post to the first gentleman & enquire whether he still wish to translate my book.2
With my best respects I remain | dear Sir | yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Calendar: A calendar of the correspondence of Charles Darwin, 1821–1882. With supplement. 2d edition. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1994.
Expression: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Summary
Is sorry that CIFM has had to give up translating Expression into Italian.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8763G
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Kotte Autographs (dealers) (30 October 2008)
- Physical description
- LS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8763G,” accessed on
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 21
