To W. H. Flower 13 October [1871]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
Oct 13th.
My dear Mr Flower
I thank you sincerely for your very kind letter,—2 I am sure that I have always found you most goodnatured in giving me information, but I did not know whether I might not be trespassing too far. The best & safest plan, from what you say, will be to strike out all about the larynx in the Cetaceans, which I have done.—3 Yours truly obliged | Ch. Darwin
The M.S. has come just at the right time for me.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Origin 6th ed.: The origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. 6th edition, with additions and corrections. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Summary
Will strike out passage on larynx in cetaceans from his MS [of Origin, 6th ed.].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8008
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Henry Flower
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- John Innes Foundation Historical Collections
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8008,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8008.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
