To G. W. Norman 1 December 1881
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
December 1st—1881
My dear Mr. Norman
I should be a strange creature if I did not feel real pleasure in seeing you; after having received kindness from you for about 40 years. In old days I remember well saying to myself, “if any emergence ever occurs, & I want good advice, I will go to Mr. Norman, as I feel sure that he will give it to me.” I hope that you will be able before very long to drive here; but if not, I must come, & see you at Bromley Common.1
Believe me, my dear Mr. Norman | Yours very sincerely | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
"I should be a strange creature if I did not feel real pleasure in seeing you." Recalls GWN’s kindness and assistance over forty years.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13525A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George Warde Norman
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 249: 107
- Physical description
- photocopy of ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13525A,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13525A.xml
