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RECORD: Litchfield, Henrietta Emma. 1888.11.03. Letter to Emma Darwin. CUL-DAR245.121. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2023. 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-DAR245 contains correspondence and papers of Henrietta Emma Darwin, later Litchfield.

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31, Kensington Square, W.

Dearest Mother – They tell me it still goes on raining as if it never would stop. […]

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& he said that he had no doubt. […]

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warmth & the roses! […]

I have had such a gush of gratitude from my young

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Fournier for the photo of Father. I sent him also a bit of M.S. of the Orchid book, wh. calls for still m. enthusiastic thousands of thanks.

He says Father & Mr Huxleys books are v. badly translated. e.g. in Mr Huxley "fresh water" is translated to "eau frailled" […]

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)