WP - The Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

WP6/11/12 Papers re Social environment and moral progress
Cutting made by Durant's Press Cuttings, London, of a long
review of Alfred Russel Wallace's book ''Social environment and
moral progress'' (London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne,
1913) from ''Young man'' May, 1913, pp. 153-156 inclusive.
Marked for ''J Marchant, Public M''. The review, titled ''Highways
and Byways of Character and Literature. Dr. Alfred Russel
Wallace. A prophet of Fire and Hope'' is by the editor, and
includes a photograph of Wallace seated at a desk.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Marchant, Sir James, 1867-1956, Knight
National Council of Public Morals
Place: Britain
WP6/11/13 Papers re Social environment and moral progress
Cutting made by Durant's Press Cuttings, London, of a review of
Alfred Russel Wallace's book ''Social environment and moral
progress'' (London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, 1913)
from the ''Rochdale Observer'' 5 Apr 1913, headlined ''Militant at
90. Dr. A. R. Wallace's New Book.'' Attachment annotated in
Alfred Russel Wallace's? hand in blue pencil ''Very fine''.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Place: Britain
WP6/11/14 Papers re Social environment and moral progress
Buff envelope approximately 23 cm x 15.5 cm, printed with the
address of Taylor Bros. Leeds, addressed to Alfred Russel
Wallace, stamped, and postmarked Leeds April 1913; annotated
on the back in blue pencil in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand ''Press
notices of new book sent me '', in lead pencil in Alfred Russel
Wallace's? WGW's? hand ''Social Environment'' and in Richard
Wallaces? hand in lead pencil ''Press cuttings''; containing when
listed cuttings separately recorded as WP6/1-13
Name: Taylor Bros., fl 1913
WP6/12 Readers’ correspondence and related papers
12 letters 1889-1899 from readers of books by Alfred Russel
Wallace, most annotated in his hand, and related papers,
comprising:.
1. Letter from Frederick Simon, London 15 May 1899
2. Letter from R C A Prior, London 1 Jun 1889
3. Letter from J? Muswell? Seale?, Bedford, 3 Oct 1889, 4 ff.
4. Letter from Miss Margaret Benson, Croydon, 30 Jan 1890, 3 ff.
5. Letter from E B Titchener, Oxford, 27 Jan 1890 enclosing 9
pages of specific corrections, on Alfred Russel Wallace's books
'Darwinism…' (1889) and 'Natural Selection and tropical nature:
Essays..' (1891) particularly on subject of sexual selection; some
annotations in Alfred Russel Wallace's? WGW's? hand; rough
plans of a house in pencil in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand on back
of letter.
6. Letter from James Sibree, London, 3 Mar 1892
7. Letter from A B Meyer, Dresden, 6 Nov 1892
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