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To D. F. Nevill   29 November 1881

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

Nov. 29th 1881

Dear Lady Dorothy Nevill

I have had much pleasure in signing the little book. I rarely come to London, but on the 2 last occasions, I had hoped for the honour & pleasure of calling on you. Time & strength, however, failed me.— I am glad that you have been at all interested by my book on earth-worms.—1

I beg leave to remain | Your Ladyships | Faithfully & obliged | Charles Darwin

1
The letter from Nevill regarding Earthworms has not been found. She was not on CD’s presentation list, so presumably she bought a copy and sent it to be signed.

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 (Railway … S.E.R.)] parentheses added

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-13521,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-13521