To John Murray 31 December [1867]1
Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E.
Dec 31st.
My dear Sir
Mr. Clair Grece has asked me to give him an introduction to you. He wishes to publish & translate from the German a large & profound work on the principles of english grammar, & the believes the work to possess the highest value.2 I have not the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with Mr. Grece, but he was so kind as to send me translations of several passages in Greek authors bearing on Natural Selection;3 and I believe him to be endowed with much learning. I do not doubt that he would bring out an excellent translation of the work which interests him so much.4
I remain, my dear Sir | yours sincerely | Charles Darwin
To | John Murray Esqre | 50 Albemarle St
Footnotes
Summary
Introduces Clair Grece who wishes to translate a work on English grammar from the German.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-5743
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Murray
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42153 ff. 64–65)
- Physical description
- LS(A) 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 5743,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-5743.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 15