December 26, 1836.My dear Sir,—
I have read your paper with the greatest pleasure, and should like to point out several passages which require explanation, and must have a word or two altered, but it would be impossible in a letter. I have made notes on them, and hope you will call here before you read the paper. Will you come up on Monday, January 2, and come and dine with us at half-past five o'clock, or come at five, and I will go over the paper before dinner? No one dines with us but Mr. and Mrs. Horner and one daughter, and Mr. Horner will be glad to renew his acquaintance with you.
Ese es el primer párrafo de la carta que Sir Charles Lyell, Geólogo él, le escribió a Charles Darwin a fines de 1836. La correspondencia conocida de Darwin hasta el año 1869 está disponible online. O casi toda. Tanto las cartas que envió como las que recibió están transcriptas. Uno las puede leer, imprimir, buscar por fechas o por temas. Y siguen agregando material. Impresionante como documenta esta gente. Felicitaciones...
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