From S. H. Haliburton 8 November [1872]1
Bridge House | Richmond | S. W.
Novr 8th.—
My dear Charles Darwin
Indeed, (at the risk of being thought troublesome) I must thank you most sincerely for your kind & flattering letter, & also for the Photograph, which certainly recalls to me the Charles Darwin of olden days, I prize it extremely, & have affixed it in the title page of your Book—2
And if we are spared to see another Summer’s Sunshine, I shall look forward to visiting you,3 which will indeed be a real pleasure to | Your’s very affectionately | S. H. Haliburton
P S. | Your book interests me so much, there are many subjects in it, that I should like to talk to you about—
Footnotes
Bibliography
Expression: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Summary
Thanks for CD’s photograph, which recalls the Charles Darwin of olden days.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8612
- From
- Sarah Harriet Mostyn Owen/Sarah Harriet Williams/Sarah Harriet Haliburton
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Richmond
- Source of text
- DAR 166: 86
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8612,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8612.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 20