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To G. A. Eisen   3 December 1871

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

Dec 3. 1871

Dear Sir,

I am much obliged to you for your kindness in sending me your memoir, so well illustrated, on Earth-worms.1 I am at present by an odd chance observing one little point in their habits, & consequently I shall be very glad to learn something from you, by the aid of one of my sons who knows a little Swedish, with respect to the places frequented by the various species etc.—2

With my best thanks & respect | I remain dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin

LS photocopy

1
CD refers to Eisen’s recently published volume on Scandinavian earthworms (Eisen 1871).
2
CD was gathering data on the volume of earth raised to the surface by worms (see letter from L. C. Wedgwood, 20 November [1871] and n. 2). CD probably refers to his son George Howard Darwin; for George’s translating from Swedish, see the letter to G. H. Darwin, 25 [October 1874] (Calendar no. 9697).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-8093,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-8093