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From A. E. Darwin   12 November [1879]1

17. North St. | Derby.

Nov. 12th.

My dear Cousin—

I am writing for my sister Violetta, as she has been out of health for some time past & is unable to write herself—to thank you very much for so kindly sending her a copy of the Life of our grandfather.2 She has been reading the book with much interest— & says she thinks it was a most happy thought on your part, to write it, as it really seems a simple act of justice toward his memory— Also it has frequently occurred to her, when reading the Temple of Nature, how she wished it could be known that your own discoveries have been thus foreshadowed by him—3 She desires me to give you her kindest regards—

Believe me ever— | Your affect. Cousin | Anne Eliza Darwin

1
The year is established by the reference to Erasmus Darwin.
2
Violetta Harriot Darwin’s name appears on the presentation list for Erasmus Darwin (see Appendix IV). Her drawings of Breadsall Priory and Elston Hall were used in the book (see letters from V. H. Darwin, 4 April 1879 and n. 1, and 5 June [1879]).
3
The temple of nature (E. Darwin 1803) traced the development of life from a ‘single living filament’ to human society.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12309,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12309