To H. B. Dobell 17 July [1864]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
July 17th
My dear Sir
I write merely a line to thank you for your note.—2 The analogy of surnames had not occurred to me, only language generally, as has been well shown by Sir C. Lyell.—3
With respect to progression, I fear the argument wd not have much weight, unless a man was already convinced—
My dear Sir | Yours very faithfully | Ch. Darwin
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Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Thanks HBD for his note. The analogy of surnames had not occurred to CD – only that of language generally, as shown so well by Lyell. Fears HBD’s argument about progression would not have much weight.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4239
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Horace Benge Dobell
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 221.5: 8 (photocopy)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p inc?
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4239,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4239.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 12
