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To Grant Allen   26 May [1879]

From Mr. C. Darwin, Down, Beckenham.

Have you seen an article on you by a great man, Delboeuf, in Revue Scientifique no—17th May 24th 79?—1 It has pleased me greatly on your account.— I suppose you cd. easily see it in London; otherwise I could lend it you.—

C.D

No answer necessary

May. 26th.

ApcS

Postmark: MY 27 | 79

1
In his article ‘Le sens des couleurs chez les animaux d’après M. Grant-Allen’ in Revue scientifique de la France et de l’étranger, 24 May 1879 (Delboeuf 1879), Joseph Delboeuf had reviewed Allen’s book on the colour sense (G. Allen 1879a).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 Mr.] altered from ‘Mrs.’

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