To James Crichton-Browne 26 March [1871]1
Down,
March 26,
My dear Sir
I have just despatched one of your photographs of insane woman with wonderfully bristling hair to be engraved.2 I cannot remember whether I stated that I should like to have some engraved.3 I suppose there can be no objection. I see in newspapers that photographers sometimes prosecute people for taking their photographs. If I do not hear, I will assume I may have the photograph engraved. I shall be anxious to see the other photographs which you said you would lend me for inspection4 I have been making immense use almost every day of your MS.5 The book ought to be called by Darwin & Browne?6
Yours very sincerely | C. Darwin.
Do not, I beg you, if well enough, forget to tell me sometime about the pupils of eyes under rage and terror.7
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Expression: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1872.
Summary
Has sent photographs of insane woman to be engraved. Assumes JC-B has no objection.
Is making immense use of JC-B’s MS. The book ought to be described as "by Darwin & Browne".
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8253
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- James Crichton-Browne
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- DAR 143: 341
- Physical description
- C 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8253,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8253.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 19
