From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
3 Jan [1867]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 158–160)
Summary:
Sorry about enormous size of Variation MS, but cannot shorten it now. If JM is afraid to publish, CD will consider agreement cancelled. Suggests he ask someone with judgment to read the MS. Has written concluding chapter on man. Whether it will be included depends on size of volume.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project