From H. W. Monk   27 August 1880

16 Sydney Street | Onslow Square | Chelsea | London S.W.

27th. August 1880—

Professor Darwin

Dear Sir

I have been lecturing in Canada all last winter, and only arrived in England last week—

My purpose is to direct some attention to a great truth which seems to have been hitherto overlooked by the Scientific and Philosophic world; consequently, I naturally wish much to consult with a few men who are the most distinguished for their scientific attainments, before I begin to publish my ideas in England by lecturing or otherwise.1 Would you kindly mention time and place that I could see you— If I could meet any of your friends at the same time, it would of course be so much the better—

Faithfully your’s | Henry Wentworth Monk

While in Canada, Monk had campaigned for the restoration of Palestine as part of a scheme for a world government based in Jerusalem; he resided in England from 1880 to 1883 trying to gain support for his scheme (DCB). No record of Monk’s meeting CD has been found.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-12702,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-12702