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To J. D. Hooker   10 December [1875]1

2. Bryanston St | Portman Sqr

Dec 10th

My dear Hooker

We have come up for 10 days holiday; the first half here & second half at 6, Queen Anne St.—2

Now if by any lucky chance you shd be forced to come to London do try & come to luncheon any day at 1 oclock.

Ever Yours | C. Darwin

1
The year is established by the reference to CD’s visit to London (see n. 2, below).
2
CD was in London from 10 to 20 December 1875 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)); he and Emma Darwin planned to divide their time between Henrietta Emma Litchfield’s home at 2 Bryanston Street, and Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s home at 6 Queen Anne Street. In the end they spent the whole time at 2 Bryanston Street because George Howard Darwin, who was already staying at 6 Queen Anne Street, was unwell (Emma Darwin to Leonard Darwin, 20 December [1875] (DAR 239.23: 1.39)).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 Sqr] before del ‘Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-10293,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-10293