To John Murray 3 October [1861]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
Oct 3d
My dear Sir
I write in haste to know whether you object to my little Orchid Book being of size of Hutcheson on Dog Breaking, which I think is good size & which I mention because you published it.—2
Do you want ornament for cover???3 I care not myself.—
In Haste | My dear Sir | Yours sincerely | C. Darwin
P.S | I was forced to order Blocks, & fixed this size, as Artist comes on Monday;4 but the page might be large; but I shd prefer little Book not to look pretentious.—
Footnotes
Bibliography
Hutchinson, William Nelson. 1850. Dog breaking. The most expeditious, certain, and easy method; whether great excellence or only mediocrity is required. 2d edition. London: John Murray.
Orchids: On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by insects, and on the good effects of intercrossing. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1862.
Summary
Would JM object to size of Orchids being same as W. N. Hutchinson, Dog breeding [1850]? Prefers little book, not to look pretentious.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-3275
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 110–111)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 3275,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3275.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 9
