From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Frederick William Herschel, 1st baronet
Date:
11 Nov [1859]
Source of text:
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
Summary:
Sends a copy of Origin as a measure of his respect and in recognition of the obligation he feels he owes to JFWH’s book [A preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy (1831)]. "Scarcely anything in my life made so deep an impression on me."
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project