To John Murray 4 August [1867]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
Aug 4.
My dear Sir
I do not think that you often bring out German translations, but perhaps you will be so kind as to read over the enclosed note & return it to me.2 The note explains itself, & why I feel any interest in the subject. I have not had time yet to do more than look at the book so I cannot speak of its merit; but its immense sale on the continent speaks strongly in its favour. It is illustrated most profusely by excellent woodcuts & Plates (uncoloured) which no doubt is a main attraction. It will consist of 5 thick Vols Royal 8vo.3 The expense of getting up this book must have been prodigious. If by any chance you wd like to see the four vols. which I have, I cd send them to you.
My dear Sir | yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
P.S. I am making good progress with my book & have corrected the slips of exactly half the 2nd vol.4
Footnotes
Summary
Asks whether JM is interested in publishing A. E. Brehm, Illustrirtes Thierleben [4 vols. (1864–7)], which has had immense sale on the continent.
Is making good progress with proofs [of Variation].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5594
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 171–172)
- Physical description
- LS(A) 3pp †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5594,” accessed on 26 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5594.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 15