RECORD: Dixie, Florence. 1882.05.28. [Recollection of Darwin in a letter to Francis Darwin]. CUL-DAR198.54. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 4.2021. RN1

NOTE: Dixie dedicated her book, In the Land of Misfortune (1882) to Darwin:

"TO THE LATE CHARLES DARWIN, Esq., THESE PAGES ARE RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED, BY ONE WHO WAS HONOURED WITH HIS FRIENDSHIP, AND TO WHOM HIS WORKS HAVE EVER BEEN A SOURCE OF ADMIRATION AND DELIGHT."

Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library.

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Dear Mr Darwin,

Some time ago I sent yr late lamented father a copy of my book "Across Patagonia," which he was good eno' to say he appreciated, and before leaving for Africa last year during the Boer War, I solicited & obtained his permission to dedicate my forthcoming book of travels in South Africa to him. – It is now ready for publication but I hesitate to make use of Mr. Darwin's name without first receiving your permission to dedicate the book to the memory of one whose humble admirer I have ever been, & whose books have afforded me many a pleasant hour's reading. Apologising for troubling you I remain

Sincerely yours,

Florence Dixie

From Lady Florence Dixie.

Bosworth Part

Hinckley

Leicestershire

May 28th 1882

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