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From Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos1   12 August 1878

Madrid | (Esparteros, 9, prãl.) | Institucion Libre de Enseñanza | Comision de Propaganda | Particular

le 12 Août 1878—

Très respectable Monsieur

J’ai l’honneur de vous prier l’envoi, tantôt que possible, “d’une indication bibliographique fort complète de toutes vos œuvres publiées”.2

En vous remerciant d’avance, j’ai le plaisir de me signer votre très humble serviteur | H. Giner de los Ríos | Sécrétaire

A Ch. Darwin Esqr.

1
For a translation of this letter, see Appendix I.
2
CD had been made an honorary professor of the Institución Libre de Enseñanza in 1877 (Boletín de la Institución Libre de Enseñanza 1 (1877): 123). See letter from Eugenio Montero Ríos and Jacinto Mesía, 16 January 1878.

From Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos1   12 August 1878

Madrid | (Esparteros, 9, prãl.) | Institucion Libre de Enseñanza | Comision de Propaganda | Particular

12 August 1878—

Most respectable Sir

I have the honour to request that you send, as soon as possible, “very comprehensive bibliographic information on all your published works”.2

Thanking you in advance, I have the pleasure of signing myself your most humble servant | H. Giner de los Ríos | Secretary

Ch. Darwin Esqr.

1
For a transcription of this letter in its original French, see p. 345.
2
CD had been made an honorary professor of the Institución Libre de Enseñanza in 1877 (Boletín de la Institución Libre de Enseñanza 1 (1877): 123). See letter from Eugenio Montero Ríos and Jacinto Mesía, 16 January 1878.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11653A,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11653A