To ? 18 August 1875
Down, | Beckenham, Kent, | Railway Station | Orpington, S.E.R.
Aug. 18/75
Dear Sir
I am much obliged to you for your kindness in having sent me the photographs of the various disks of stone. I will not trespass on your kindness by accepting the casts, as I am not likely ever again to attend to the subject of experience.1
I will send the photographs to my neighbour Sir J. Lubbock who from his studies will be better able to appreciate them, than I can.2
Pray believe me dear Sir | Yours faithfully | (sig.) Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Expression: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Lubbock, John. 1865a. Pre-historic times, as illustrated by ancient remains, and the manners and customs of modern savages. London and Edinburgh: Williams & Norgate.
Summary
Thanks for the photographs of disks of stone, but not to trouble to send casts, as he will not work on expression again.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-10124F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Unidentified
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1: 3269/1)
- Physical description
- C 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 10124F,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-10124F.xml