To Karl Alberts [after 9 February 1879]1
Dear Sir
I beg leave to return to you & to the Editors of Kosmos my most sincere th. for the unprecedented honour, which they have done me by publishing a [Geden....] in commemoration of my Birthday.—2 I hope also that you will express to Herr A. Fitger my acknowledgement for the remarkable poem which the ghost of Faust has addressed to me.3 I see that there is much in the number, which will naturally interest me greatly.— It is no small honour, that so distinguished a person as Prof Prey. shd have published a sketch of my life, & in casting my eye over the list of what I have published I am astonished at its completeness, & I could not myself without much labour & reflection have compiled so complete a list.4
With my repeated thanks for the honour conferred on me | I remain Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | C. D.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Preyer, William. 1879. Charles Darwin. Eine biographische Skizze. Kosmos 4 (1878–9): 339–50.
Summary
Thanks KA and the other editors of Kosmos for the issue published in honour of his birthday. Sees there is much in it that will interest him greatly.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11867
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Karl Alberts
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 99: 95v
- Physical description
- ADraftS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11867,” accessed on 13 May 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11867.xml