From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin
Date:
5 July 1844
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR A4)
Summary:
Asks that in the event of his death, Emma should have the sketch of his species theory edited and published. Suggests possible editors, among them Lyell, Edward Forbes, and J. D. Hooker. [CD annotation on cover: "Hooker by far best man to edit my species volume Aug 1854".]
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project