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To Bartholomäus von Carneri   12 March 1872

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. [9 Devonshire Street, London.]

Mar 12. 1872

Sir

I am at present staying away from home,1 but on my return to Down in a fortnight’s time I will look for some German translations of my works, which I shall have much pleasure in sending to yr Society.2

If I have no German translations to spare I will send some English editions.

With my best wishes for the success of your Society, I have the honour to remain, Sir, | your obedient servt | Ch. Darwin

LS

1
CD was in London from 16 February to 21 March 1872 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)).
2
Carneri may have asked for books for the Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Steiermark (Natural science association of Steiermark), of which he was a member. CD’s current German translator was Julius Victor Carus; earlier translations had been made by Heinrich Georg Bronn.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-8241F,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-8241F