From G. H. Darwin [1–4 April 1871]1
New University Club | St. James St.
Dear Father,
I found that my 2nd. correction was nothing— the other was Livornia as I wrote you on the d2 The £1.1 watch lost 3 minutes in an hour & so I took it back & got a 30s one—wh they warrant. Balfour3 has put off our play expedition till Thursday & so I shall dine tomorrow at 7 unless I hear to contrary
Your affectionate son | G H Darwin
I’ve got the pho’s but I think you ought to go & look a some of them.4 One seems to me to represent shyness.—
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of Charles Darwin: an annotated bibliographical handlist. 2d edition. Folkestone, Kent: William Dawson & Sons. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, Shoe String Press.
Hill, Cuthbert William. 2007. Picture postcards. 2d edition. Princes Risborough, Bucks.: Shire Publications.
Summary
Mentions some photos relating to expression.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7790
- From
- George Howard Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- New University Club
- Source of text
- DAR 210.2: 22
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7790,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7790.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19