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Letter written by Charles Darwin
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embossed "Down, Beckenham, Kent," Nov 29, 1881. On mourning stationery
[death of his brother Erasmus] to
Lady Dorothy Nevill for whom he had signed a copy of his latest book, The Formation
of Vegetable Mould, Through the Action
of Worms. "...I rarely come to London, but on the two last occasions I
had hoped for the honour & pleasure of calling on you.
Time & strength, however, failed me. I am glad that you have been at all
interested by my book on earth-worms..."
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