From Thomas Woolner 20 February 1871
The Athenæum
Feb: 20th 71
My dear Mr. Darwin
Pray accept my thanks for your kindness in sending me the great book, which I need not say I shall read with the most extraordinary interest; and I hope some day at Down to have the pleasure of talking with you u⟨pon⟩ these high matters.1
I see that the Woolnerian ⟨tip⟩ occupies an honourable posi⟨tion⟩2
Very truly you⟨rs⟩ | T. Wo⟨olner⟩
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Thanks CD for sending his book [Descent].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7497
- From
- Thomas Woolner
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Athenaeum Club
- Source of text
- DAR 181: 161
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7497,” accessed on 29 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7497.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19