To G. H. Darwin 25 June [1879]1
June 25th—
My dear George.—
All your astronomical work is a mere insignificant joke compared with your Darwin discoveries.— Oh good Lord that we shd. be descended from a ‘Steward of the Peverel’; but what in the name of Heaven does this mean?—2 There is a sublime degree of mystery about the title.— But I write now partly to tell you that we go on Saturday morning to Laura’s House & stay there till Tuesday morning. She has most kindly lent us her house for these few days, for your mother says, I believe truly, that I require change & rest.3
Hurrah. | C. Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Comments in jocular vein on GHD’s "Darwin discoveries" about their ancestors.
Emma says CD needs a change and rest.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12119
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Howard Darwin
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 210.1: 84
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12119,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12119.xml
