To George Harris 16 February [1874]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Feb 16th
Dear Sir
I beg your pardon for not having returned the proofs, which I now do, but I thought that they were spare copies.—2
I really have no criticisms or remarks worth sending which I could make in a reasonable space; & I have no strength or time to spare, as I am much out of health & am overworked at present with the tedious & dispiriting labour of preparing new Edits of 2 of my books.3
Pray forgive me, & believe me | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Coral reefs: The structure and distribution of coral reefs. Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1842.
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Harris, George. 1876. A philosophical treatise on the nature and constitution of man. 2 vols. London: George Bell & Sons. Cambridge: Deighton, Bell, & Co.
Summary
Returns proofs; has no criticisms or remarks worth sending.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9294
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Harris
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- University of California Los Angeles, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History and Special Collections Division (Ms. 10, Letters concerning George Harris’s A Philosophical Treatise on the Nature and Constitution of Man)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9294,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9294.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22
