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To R. F. Cooke   [after 25 October 1881?]1

Down, Beckenham, Kent | (Railway Station, Orpington S.E.R.)

My dear Sir

I have no corrections. I am extremely pleased at the sale of my book and utterly astonished.2 I declare that the publication of a book is nothing better or worse than a gambling transaction! and we are all gamblers!

Yours very sincerely | Ch. Darwin

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1
The date is conjectured based on the possible relationship between this letter and the letter from R. F. Cooke, 25 October 1881.
2
In his letter of 25 October 1881, Cooke had informed CD that a third printing of Earthworms was required and had asked whether CD had corrections.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13433,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13433