From John Murray 10 June [1870]1
50, Albemarle St. | W.
June 10.
My Dear Sir
Judging from what you have told me from time to time about your new book, I shd not be surprised if you were in that state of forwardness—that you might allow me to announce it as a forthcoming publication in my next Quarterly List. If this shd turn out to be the case, I shd be obliged by your favoring me with a form of Title— if I am mistaken, & you are not nearly ready to go to press—I pray you to excuse me for thus troubling you, at least I shall understand silence to mean that the time has not yet come. I hope your health is good & think our Artists have executed well—the few woodcuts you have put in hand—2
I am my Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray
Charles Darwin Esq
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Asks CD whether he is far enough along with his new work [Descent] to allow him to announce it as a forthcoming publication in his next quarterly list.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7226
- From
- John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 375
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7226,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7226.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 18