| Ref No | WP/1/1/197 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/1/197 |
| Title | Alfred Russel Wallace to William Greenell Wallace from Old Orchard, Broadstone, Wimborne (Dorset) |
| Description | Letter annotated [in William Greenell Wallace's hand] 'Ref to O.M.' and 'lecture'; re doctor's Douglas Wood's report on William's health; sending a cheque; his own health improving; outline of lecture (for the Royal Institution) done, title to be 'The World of Life: As Visualised and Interpreted by Darwinism'; wooden fence almost finished; proofs of index to Spruce book ('Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon and Andes' by Richard Spruce, ed. and condensed by Alfred Russel Wallace, Dec. 1908) only just arrived, six weeks after mss sent, so publication of book may be delayed; reading 'The Yellow Room', in the style of Gaborian, not as good as Sherlock Holmes; has decided O.M. means 'Old Man'; sending book ['My Life'] to Benham today.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Waugh, [ ] fl 1907
Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
Spruce, Richard, 1817-1893
Gaborian, Emil, fl 1890
Leroux, Gaston , died 1927
Doyle, Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan, knight, 1859-1930
Benham, ?, fl 1908
Place: Broadstone Dorset England
Notes: OLD REF Letters re R I lecture and Medals 1908 and 1909: WP1/19/11/2 |
| Date | 6 Nov 1908 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates | Source |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 | [Source: http://www.wku.edu/%7Esmithch/index1.htm] |
| PX5255 | Waugh; ? fl 1907 (fl 1907) | fl 1907 | |
| PX677 | Darwin; Charles Robert (1809-1882); Naturalist | 1809-1882 | |
| PX2508 | Spruce; Richard (1817-1893); Botanist | 1817-1893 | |
| PX5677 | Gaborian; Emil (fl 1890) | fl 1890 | |
| PX5678 | Doyle; Sir; Arthur Ignatius Conan (1859-1930); Author | 1859-1930 | |
| PX5162 | Wallace; William Greenell (1871-1951); Electrical engineer | 1871-1951 | |