From L. B. B. Dykes 1 September [1881]1
Hotel Windsor | Rue de Rivoli | Paris
September 1.
My dear Darwin
I saw yesterday with the deepest regret the death of your brother in the Times—2 Little did I think when I was with him some 5 or 6 weeks ago that I then saw him for the last time! he was in excellent spirits; & really seemed to be stronger & better in health than usual— true he had been long suffering— but so sudden a termination of his career greatly grieves & shocks me. A more thoroughly honorable & excellent a man never lived— possessing great abilities & great & varied information. I say no more— but I felt impelled to write you a brief but most sincere letter of condolence— it is many, many years since we met, but I retain a most vivid recollection of my old Schoolfellow, “Charles Darwin”—a name now known and respected throughout the Civilized world!3 No answer!— I was very glad to become acquainted with your youngest son some time ago at Cambridge thro’ our good mutual friend W. Thomson—4 I hope I may meet him there again—
Believe me | very truly yrs | L. B. B. Dykes
not knowing your address I direct this to Queen Anne St.5
Footnotes
Summary
Sends condolences on the death of E. A. Darwin. LBBD was a schoolfellow at Shrewsbury.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13310
- From
- Lamplugh Brougham Ballantine Dykes
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Paris
- Source of text
- DAR 99: 205–6
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13310,” accessed on 6 October 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13310.xml