nevoanada: Charles Darwin Cross writing (technique used for saving paper), 1828My dear Fox I a
nevoanada:Charles Darwin Cross writing (technique used for saving paper), 1828My dear Fox I am dying by inches, from not having any body to talk to about insects: — my only reason for writing, is to remove a heavy weight from my mind, so now you must understand, what you will perceive before you come to the end of this; that I am writing merely for my own pleasure & not your’s. — I have been very idle since I left Cambridge in every possible way & amongst the rest in Entomology. I have however captured a few insects, about which I am much interested: My sister has made rough drawings of three of them… -- source link
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