To Frederic William Farrar 11 October [1865]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
Wed. Oct 11
Dear Sir
I am very much obliged to you for your kind present of your work on Language.2
No subject in my opinion can be more interesting, & I hope soon to read your book, but I am not sure that I shall be able as my health is at present weak—
From some of your papers which I have read I feel certain that your opinions on all subjects would be most liberal & fair.3
With my best thanks | I remain yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Farrar, Frederic William. 1865. Chapters on language. London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Marginalia: Charles Darwin’s marginalia. Edited by Mario A. Di Gregorio with the assistance of Nicholas W. Gill. Vol. 1. New York and London: Garland Publishing. 1990.
Summary
Thanks for book on language [Chapters on language (1865)], which he hopes to read soon if his weak health permits.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-4913
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Frederic William Farrar
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
- Physical description
- LS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4913,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4913.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 13
