To A. R. Wallace   18 January [1871]1

Down. | Beckenham | Kent. S.E.

Jan 18th

My dear Wallace

I hear you are to review my book in Academy; so I have thought it wd. save you trouble to have a copy as soon as possible.—2 I have asked Mr. Murray to get Vol. I bound & sent to you.3 Vol. II. will be delayed 10 or 14 days by Index: otherwise thank all the powers it is completed.4 Do not swear at me more than you can help.—

Ever yours | C. Darwin

1
The year is established by the reference to Wallace’s review of Descent (see n. 2, below).
2
Wallace reviewed Descent in the Academy, 15 March 1871, pp. 177–83.
3
CD refers to John Murray. See letter to R. F. Cooke, 17 January [1871].

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

0.1 Beckenham] before del ‘Bromley.’

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-7446,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-7446