From J. W. Judd 10 October 1881
Hurstleigh, | Kew,
10th. Octr. 1881
My dear Sir,
I am greatly indebted to you for the copy of your new and most interesting book, which you were so good as to send to me.1 It is indeed a most beautiful development of your former observations on this subject.2 The geological bearings of the question are of the very greatest importance.
In reading the book, I noticed a very obvious misprint, of which I send you a note, in case it has not already been pointed out; As no doubt fresh editions will soon be required. It is on page 134, where 1.9 is printed for .19—3
There is one ground on which all your friends must rejoice at the appearance of this book—namely in the evidence which it affords of your good health and vigour, permitting of the pursuit of so many out-of-door enquiries
Believe me to remain, | Yours very faithfully, | John W. Judd
Charles Darwin Esq L.L.D, F.R.S.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
‘Formation of mould’: On the formation of mould. [Read 1 November 1837.] Transactions of the Geological Society of London 2d ser. 5 (1840): 505–9. [Shorter publications, pp. 124–7.]
Summary
Thanks and praises CD for Earthworms.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13389
- From
- John Wesley Judd
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Kew
- Source of text
- DAR 168: 88
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13389,” accessed on 21 October 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13389.xml