From Karl Möbius1 25 October 1881
Kiel,
d. 25 Okt. 1881.
Hochverehrter Herr Darwin!
Ihre neue Schrift: “The Formation of vegetable mould through the action of Worms” habe ich mit grossem Interesse gelesen. Empfangen Sie für die reichen Belehrungen, welche ich daraus geschöpft habe, und für die Aufmerksamkeit, die Sie mir durch die freundliche Übersendung einer Copie derselben erwiesen haben, meinen wärmsten Dank.2
Ihr | hochachtungsvoll | ergebener | K. Möbius.
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.
Translation
From Karl Möbius1 25 October 1881
Kiel,
25 Oct. 1881.
Highly esteemed Mr Darwin!
I have read your latest work: “The Formation of vegetable mould through the action of Worms” with great interest. Accept my warmest thanks for the wealth of instruction that I gained from it, and for the thoughtfulness you showed towards me by sending me a copy of it.2
Yours | truly and | respectfully | K. Möbius.
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.
Summary
Thanks for presentation copy of Earthworms.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13431
- From
- Karl August (Karl) Möbius
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Kiel
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 200
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp (German)
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13431,” accessed on 25 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13431.xml
