The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Goodwin, Leslie E. 1929.11.01. Letter to ?. CUL-DAR262.6.3. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2023. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR262.6 contains letters concerning the sermon read at Darwin's funeral at Westminster Abbey in 1882.

The sermon was published in Harvey Goodwin-Carlisle (1883), Walk in the regions of science and faith, chapter 10, pp. 265-310. The biographical memoir of Harvey Goodwin, Bishop of Carlisle (1896) was written by Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley and the pages covering the funeral of Darwin are from 223-25.

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Dec: 26th 1929—

My dear Sir

Please accept my sir, hearty thanks for your most valued "Christmas Card" which reached me on Christmas morning.

With regard to the publication of my Father's memorial sermon, preached in Westminster Abbey, all I have

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To say is that Major Darwin can do with it whatever he thinks right.

Personally I should feel very pleased if he can find room for it in the 1932 No: of whatever book or magazine he may have in mind. A short time ago

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I sent the sermon to Henshaw Ward, the author of "Evolution for John Doe"— a great admirer of Darwin. When he returned it he wrote me a very grateful letter— He regretted it had never been published.

Anyhow I leave the matter entirely in the hands of Major Leonard Darwin.

With kind regards,

I am yrs. truly—

Leslie E. Goodwin

[In Leonard Darwin's hand:] P.T.O

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I certainly hope that it may be published sometime

Leonard Darwin

Jan 3. 30

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