To D. J. Wintle 9 December 1881
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
December 9th 1881
Dear Sir
I am much obliged for your interesting note. The facts which you relate are quite new to me & very curious.— I have other reasons to believe that I was in error when I doubted about the effect of beating the ground on earth-worms.—1
I remain, Dear Sir, | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Earthworms (1882): The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. Seventh thousand (corrected by Francis Darwin). London: John Murray. 1882.
Summary
DJW’s facts are new and curious. CD has other reasons to believe he was wrong in doubting the effect on earthworms of beating the ground.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13540
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Douglas James Wintle
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13540,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13540.xml