To Édouard Heckel 13 August 1878
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.) [Abinger Hall, Surrey.]
Aug. 13th. 1878
My dear Sir
I must write one line to thank you very sincerely for your kind note, & to say that I am well aware how greatly the knowledge of my works in France is due to you.1
With much respect, pray believe me, | Yours faithfully & obliged | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Cross and self fertilisation: The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1876.
Forms of flowers: The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1877.
Summary
CD grateful to EH for making his works known in France.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11654
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Édouard Marie (Édouard) Heckel
- Sent from
- Abinger Hall Down letterhead
- Source of text
- Heritage Auctions (dealers) (13 and 14 December 2011, lot 37038)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11654,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11654.xml
