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To J. V. Carus   17 November [1873]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. [2 Bryanston Street, London.]

Nov. 17th

My dear Sir

I write one word just to say that I am beginning to prepare a new & corrected Edit. of the “Descent of Man”. I mention this in case a new Edit. should ever be wanted in Germany.2

I sincerely hope that you are well & remain | Yours very truly | Ch. Darwin

1
The year is established by the reference to CD’s starting work on the second edition of Descent (see CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II).
2
The first edition of Descent had been translated by Carus and published in two German editions (Carus trans. 1871 and Carus trans. 1871–2); he also translated the second edition into German (Carus trans. 1875).

Manuscript Alterations and Comments

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Please cite as “DCP-LETT-9147,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-9147