To Friedrich Rolle 1 February [1866]1
Down Bromley Kent
Feb 1
My dear Sir
I have received safely all five numbers of your work “Der Mensch” & your obliging note of Jan. 28.2 I have not as yet had time to do more than turn over the pages of the four latter numbers; nor shall I be able for some little time, as my health is weak, but when I do read them I have no doubt I shall find interesting matter, & I thank you sincerely for sending them to me.
Your letter contained several points new to me. I was not aware that Rütimeier for whom I feel much respect, had ever expressed himself on the subject of the modification of species.3 I am sorry to hear what you tell me about Dr Weinland & Jager4 I am not at all surprized at what you say about disagreeing with me on some points, for no two men cd think independently on so complex a subject without differing to a certain extent5
With my best thanks for your kindness pray believe me my dear Sir | yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Rolle, Friedrich. 1866. Der Mensch, seine Abstammung und Gesittung, im Lichte der Darwin’schen Lehre von der Art-Entstehung und auf Grundlage der neuern geologischen Entdeckungen dargestellt. Frankfurt: J. C. Hermann.
Summary
Thanks for all five numbers of Der Mensch [1866].
Had not known that Rütimeyer had written on modification of species.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4992
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Friedrich Rolle
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, Frankfurt (SNG-Archiv: Malakol.: Nachlass Rolle)
- Physical description
- LS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4992,” accessed on 31 August 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4992.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 14