To G. H. Darwin [29 May 1874]1
My dear George.
I forwarded this morning some proofs of Descent.—2 I am extremely sorry to hear so bad an account of yourself & that you must starve so much.—3 I write now to urge you, if you find the proofs too hard work to give them up, & I & your mother will manage them.
Thanks about Spalding: I wish that you had been here to see him: he is one of the most interesting men I have seen for a very long time: he is half-dead with diseased lungs.4
When you are at work on Exam. papers & cannot correct proofs, send card to Messrs. Clowes, Stamford St. Blackfriars to tell them there will be a week’s delay.—5 I will forward next packet of proofs. (i.e. if you do not give up job) without opening them; but if they shd. contain Revise of 1st or 2d sheet, forward them to me, for they are for German Translation.—6 I do hope we may have better account of you before long
Yours affecty. | C. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent 2d ed.: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874.
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
CD has forwarded proofs of Descent [2d edition]. Urges GHD not to work on them if his poor health makes them too tiring.
Thanks GHD about Spalding [i.e., for responding to Spalding’s request, see 9472].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9474
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Howard Darwin
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 210.1: 22
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9474,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9474.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 22