From W. S. Dallas 22 February 1868
York
22 Feb. 1868.
My dear Sir
I last night sent you all the portions of Piderit except the “Résumé” in which I am bothered for the equivalent of one participle & its derived substantive.—1 I can neither find nor invent one, & I question whether it can be managed without a periphrasis:— the participle is “verbissen”.—
Müller’s “Für Darwin” seems a very nice little book,— I had not seen it previously.— I should think it would sell if well translated, but it seems to me that, considering the length of time that has elapsed since its publication that it would be worth while to wait until Müller can be communicated with, & send additional notes or alterations if he has any.—2 I should think £10.10/- or £12.12/- ought to repay me for the labour,— & I shall be very glad to do it.—3
I hope to send you Piderit & the remaining bit of Translation today
Meanwhile, I am | Your’s very truly | W. S. Dallas.
C. Darwin Esq
Footnotes
Bibliography
Marginalia: Charles Darwin’s marginalia. Edited by Mario A. Di Gregorio with the assistance of Nicholas W. Gill. Vol. 1. New York and London: Garland Publishing. 1990.
Piderit, Theodor. 1867. Wissenschaftliches System der Mimik und Physiognomik. Detmold: Klingenberg’sche Buchhandlung.
Summary
Has sent his translations [of parts of Theodor Piderit, System der Mimik und Physiognomik (1867)].
Fritz Müller’s Für Darwin [1864] would sell if well translated. WSD would be glad to undertake it.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5917
- From
- William Sweetland Dallas
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- York
- Source of text
- DAR 162: 15
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp †
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5917,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5917.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 16
