| Ref No | WP/1/1/193 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/1/193 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William Wallace, from Broadstone, Dorset |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William from Broadstone, Dorset, 3 Nov 1907 annotated [in William Greenell Wallace's hand] 'Mars Spruce'; re proofs of 'Mars' ('Is Mars Habitable?'), all William's suggestions adopted, Lowell quoted on atmosphere of Mars; Lowell doing a series of popular articles in 'Century' magazine so a 'fair stand-up fight' between him and Alfred Russel Wallace; will now continue with work on 'Spruce', ('Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon and Andes' by Richard Spruce, ed. and condensed by Alfred Russel Wallace, Dec. 1908) intends to include matter from Spruce articles and reports for Linnean Society, Geographical Society and Blue books and some new letters, cutting out much of the Journal and botanical matter to make the book more readable; supposes they must wait 6 months for the 'Widows' [Scottish Widows insurance]
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Lowell, Percival, 1855-1916
Spruce, Richard, 1817-1893
Place: Broadstone Dorset England
Notes: OLD REF Letters re books and writing 1903-1907: WP1/19/9/11 |
| Date | 3 Nov 1907 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| PX5672 | Lowell; Percival (1855-1916); Astronomer | 1855-1916 |
| PX2508 | Spruce; Richard (1817-1893); Botanist | 1817-1893 |
| PX5162 | Wallace; William Greenell (1871-1951); Electrical engineer | 1871-1951 |