To P. L. Sclater 4 November [1870]
Summary
Asks PLS whether he will look over list of names of birds [for Descent] to make sure they are spelled correctly. "I have a most unfortunate weakness … to copy proper names incorrectly".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
| Date: | 4 Nov [1870] |
| Classmark: | Zoological Society of London (GB 0814 BADD (Darwin)) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7356 |
To P. L. Sclater 9 November 1870
Summary
Thanks PLS for his generous offer to go over the part on birds [in Descent]. Does not think PLS realises that there are more than 200 pages – most of which will have nothing new for him.
W. H. Hudson’s proofs have arrived ["Letters on the ornithology of Buenos Ayres", Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. (1870): 87–9, 158–60, 332–4, 545–50, 671–3, 748–50, 798–82; (1871): 4–7, 258–62, 326–9].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
| Date: | 9 Nov 1870 |
| Classmark: | Zoological Society of London (GB 0814 BADD (Darwin)) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7362 |
To P. L. Sclater 11 November [1870]
Summary
Accepts PLS’s offer to read proofs of [Descent].
W. H. Hudson’s paper is interesting.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
| Date: | 11 Nov [1870] |
| Classmark: | Kotte Autographs (dealers) (April 2019) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7366 |
To P. L. Sclater 21 November [1870]
Summary
Sends two sheets [of Descent] for correction of names of birds. PLS will save him many disgraceful misspellings. Descent now being prepared in five foreign editions.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Philip Lutley Sclater |
| Date: | 21 Nov [1870] |
| Classmark: | Zoological Society of London (GB 0814 BADD (Darwin)) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7379 |
