To G. J. Romanes 8 December 1881
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Decr 8th 1881
My dear Romanes
I return the letters & acknowledge the cheque for £12..10s. 0d. The circular is a grand letter & Mr Allen is a noble man.— It is pretty clear that nothing can be done by the subscribers.—1 But could not we two give him a microscope, if you shd. think fit? I shall be in London next week & shall be very glad to see you; & we can then speak about it.—2 This evening I am overwhelmed with stupid letters to answer, so farewell | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
I will, of course, send the Origin & feel really proud & glad to send a copy to such a man.—3
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Morton, Peter. 2005b. ‘The busiest man in England’: Grant Allen and the writing trade, 1875–1900. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Origin 6th ed.: The origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. 6th edition, with additions and corrections. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Summary
Discusses subscription for Grant Allen. Suggests present of microscope.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13536
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- George John Romanes
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.603)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13536,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13536.xml