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Comber, ?, Mrs, fl 1898<br />

Nietzsche, Friedrich , 1844-1900<br />

Ackland, ?, Mr, fl 1898<br />

Place: Dorset England Germany<br />

<strong>WP</strong>1/2/117 Letters to Violet <strong>Wallace</strong><br />

Letter from <strong>Alfred</strong> <strong>Russel</strong> <strong>Wallace</strong> to his daughter Violet, from<br />

Parkstone, Dorset 1 Dec 1898, re a melancholy letter (from<br />

Germany?) from her; news of William in America; reading ''On<br />

the face of the waters'' and ''<strong>The</strong> Red badge of courage''; visit from<br />

Mr Hudson who is staying with Dr Geikie, talks with him about<br />

insects, sense of direction in migrating birds, his article in<br />

''Saturday Review'' on behaviour of young vipers; Mr Ackland; the<br />

''Clarion''.<br />

Name: <strong>Wallace</strong>, <strong>Alfred</strong> <strong>Russel</strong>, 1823-1913<br />

<strong>Wallace</strong>, Violet, born 1869<br />

<strong>Wallace</strong>, William Greenell, born 1871<br />

Hudson, William Henry, 1841-1922<br />

Geikie, Sir Archibald, knight, 1835-1924<br />

Spruce, Richard, 1817-1893<br />

Ackland, ?, Mr, fl 1898<br />

Place: Dorset England<br />

Notes: Annotated in blue pencil in an unknown hand ''W H<br />

Hudson''<br />

<strong>WP</strong>1/2/118 Letters to Violet <strong>Wallace</strong><br />

Letter from <strong>Alfred</strong> <strong>Russel</strong> <strong>Wallace</strong> to his daughter Violet, from<br />

Parkstone, Dorset 19 Dec 1898, re letters from her brother<br />

William; drainage work in road and garden; bulb plantings in<br />

garden; slipping bed quilts; learning German, recommending<br />

staying with a large family to improve conversational skills;<br />

correspondence with and proposed visit from Mr Howard on his<br />

model city and book ''<strong>The</strong> garden city''; recent visit from Mr<br />

Hudson and conversation on birds, snakes and books; Hudson's<br />

''Naturalist in La Plata''; young chemistry student from Canterbury<br />

to visit for advice on collecting natural history specimens.<br />

Name: <strong>Wallace</strong>, <strong>Alfred</strong> <strong>Russel</strong>, 1823-1913<br />

<strong>Wallace</strong>, Violet, born 1869<br />

<strong>Wallace</strong>, William Greenell, born 1871<br />

Howard, Sir Ebenezer, knight, 1850-1928<br />

Hudson, William Henry, 1841-1922<br />

Place: Dorset England<br />

<strong>WP</strong>1/2/119 Letters to Violet <strong>Wallace</strong><br />

Letter from <strong>Alfred</strong> <strong>Russel</strong> <strong>Wallace</strong> to his daughter Violet, from<br />

Parkstone, Dorset 23 Jan 1899, re her birthday; drainage work;<br />

visit from Miss D'Arcy; Swanley Gardening College and<br />

gardening as a profession for women; news of her brother William<br />

who has sent the mounted head of a deer; ''Clarion'' and<br />

''Chronicle''.<br />

Name: <strong>Wallace</strong>, <strong>Alfred</strong> <strong>Russel</strong>, 1823-1913<br />

<strong>Wallace</strong>, Violet, born 1869<br />

96<br />

1 Dec 1898<br />

19 Dec 1898<br />

23 Jan 1899<br />

<strong>WP</strong>1

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