13/5/91
When I lately sent you two small books, dear Dr Bride, published by J. Spottiswood Wilson, I had not made myself acquainted with their contents. He was a member of Gregory's North Australian Expedition to which he was appointed by Sir Roderick Murchison.1 Thus these books were sent to me as a former traveling companion of his. Neither of the two books I have read, as my little occasional sparetime was taken up by geographic work lately. I find now however from a letter of a friend, to whom I gave a copy, that the book on the nebular theory2 contains some irreligious ideas in the worst of wording and I would therefore beg of you to put these books, if you keep them at all so far aside that they are not accessible to the generality of readers. I regret very much my incautiousness.
Regardfully your
Ferd. von Mueller.3
Please cite as “FVM-91-05-13a,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on