From James Croll 22 October 1881
43 Claremont Road, | Alexandra Park, | Manchester,
Oct. 22. 1881.
My dear Sir,
I have just received the copy of your most interesting volume which you have so kindly sent me.1 The subject is new and important
Please to accept my best thanks for the gift. You will be glad to learn that I am much improved in health of late. Sleep has completely returned. I am at present on my way to winter in some warm and sheltered place in the South of England, where I can live cheaply2
I am | Yours sincerely— | James Croll
Charles Darwin | LLD., FRS. &c—
Footnotes
Bibliography
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
Summary
Thanks for presentation copy of Earthworms.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13421
- From
- James Croll
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Manchester
- Source of text
- DAR 161: 267
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13421,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13421.xml