To the Linnean Society 4 March [1871]1
Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.
March 4th
My dear Sir
I feel bound to obey the request of the Council of the Linn. Soc. & give my opinion of Mr M. Weale’s papers.2 From what I remember of them they will require great condensation. I am, however, so much fatigued by the publication of my book on the Descent of Man,3 that I really cannot bear the thought of the labour of condensation. I will, however make any suggestions which may occur to me.
Pray believe me, My dear Sir | Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin
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
Thinks J. P. M. Weale’s papers all require great condensation.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7544
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Linnean Society
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Linnean Society of London (Report on J. P. Weale Society Paper SP1250)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7544,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7544.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
