Acknowledges proofs of Erasmus Darwin.
Acknowledges proofs of Erasmus Darwin.
Sends his corrected proofs [of Erasmus Darwin] for CD’s approval, with questions and final arrangements.
Final decisions about the printing of Erasmus Darwin.
E. Krause has sent his corrected proofs with suggestions and questions.
Suggests £20 as a fair payment for his work on Erasmus Darwin.
Thanks CD for a copy of Erasmus Darwin.
Since CD has decided not to answer S. Butler’s charge, WSD will not reply either.
Will look over Francis Darwin’s lecture ["Climbing plants"] with a view to publishing it in Popular Science Review [19 (1880): 213–29].
The article [Francis Darwin, "Climbing plants"] has appeared in Popular Science Review [n.s. 4 (1880): 213–29].
Asks CD to allow John [Richard de Capel] Wise to dedicate a poem to him.
John Wise is much pleased by CD’s permitting the dedication of Wise’s poem to him; it will be an ouvrage de luxe, with drawings by Walter Crane [The first of May, a fairy masque; presented in a series of 52 designs by Walter Crane (1881)].
Asks CD to join in a testimonial supporting James Murie’s candidacy for Librarian of Linnean Society.