To G. H. Darwin 15 May [1879]1
Basset.
May 15th
(We go on 21st to Leith Hill & home on 26th)
My dear G.—
When you return will you be so kind as to call on Mr Mayor(?) & thank him very much for me for his very useful assistance.— Also ask him what evidence there is that Dr D was “an excellent scholar”. (see enclosed)2 Also can he tell me date & author of “Pursuits of Literature” (see enclosed, which please return) The “Sweet tetrandryan” line amuses me.3 Thirdly can you find out in Public L. whether there was an 8vo edit. of the Botanic Garden about year 1800. There was in 1806 an 8vo edit. in 3 vols of all Dr. D’s poetical works.—4
I shall be very curious to hear about your Glasgow visit.5
Yours affect | C. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Darwin, Erasmus. 1799. The botanic garden, a poem. Pt 1. The economy of vegetation. Pt 2. The loves of the plants. With philosophical notes. 4th edition. London: J. Johnson.
Darwin, Erasmus. 1806. The poetical works of Erasmus Darwin … containing The botanic garden … and The temple of nature. 3 vols. London: J. Johnson.
[Mathias, Thomas James.] 1794–7. The pursuits of literature, or what you will: a satirical poem in dialogue. 4 parts. London: J. Owen.
Summary
Sends some queries connected with his writing of the biographical preface to Erasmus Darwin.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12054
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Howard Darwin
- Sent from
- Bassett
- Source of text
- DAR 210.1: 82
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12054,” accessed on 20 October 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12054.xml