From H. W. Bates 15 November 1873
1, Savile Row, | Burlington Gardens, | W.
Nov 15 1873
My dear Mr Darwin
Enclosed is Wallace’s reply.1 You will perceive that he is at present unaware of the scope & nature of the revision required, & I should think they ought to be very exactly defined if he is employed; otherwise he would be likely to query the reasoning.
Yours sincerely | H W Bates
[Enclosure]
The Dell, Grays, Essex.
Novr. 14th. 1873
Dear Bates
Thanks for your note. I shall be glad to undertake the revision of Darwin’s Descent of Man—always supposing Mr Darwin likes me to do it, & also that it is well paid for, as it will be a stiff job.
I shall be very glad to see & review Belt’s Book.2
In haste | Yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace
Footnotes
Bibliography
Descent: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1871.
Summary
Encloses A. R. Wallace’s reply [in which he says he will undertake revision of Descent if CD wishes]. HWB says this shows that Wallace is unaware of the scope of revision; suggests need for well-defined terms.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9144
- From
- Henry Walter Bates
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- R. Geogr. Soc.
- Source of text
- DAR 160: 89, 90
- Physical description
- ALS 1p, encl ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9144,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9144.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 21