From John Murray 6 August [1870]1
50, Albermarle St. | W.
Augt 6
My Dear Sir
I will write to Messrs Clowes to prepare them for the receipt of your MS. directly from you, & I will desire them to give you a written assurance that the Printing shall proceed uninterruptedly usque ad finem—2 I hope at least you may not suffer on the score of health during its progress. Alas this horrid War is a sad damper to Literature & Science. Until the Thundercloud has passed I shall publish little.3
My Dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | John Murray
Ch. Darwin Esqr
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Wawro, Geoffrey. 2003. The Franco-Prussian war: the German conquest of France in 1870–1871. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Summary
JM informs CD that he will have Clowes give him written assurance that the printing [of Descent] will proceed without interruption.
The [Franco-Prussian] War is a sad damper on international science and his publishing plans.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7295
- From
- John Murray
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Albemarle St, 50
- Source of text
- DAR 171: 377
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7295,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7295.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 18
