WCP1510

Letter (WCP1510.1289)

[1]

Feb[ruar]y 15. 1876

Dear Wallace

I have read the Preface1 & like & approve of it much[.] — I do not believe that there is a word which Darwin would wish altered[.] — It is high time this modest assertion of your claims as an independent originator of Natural Selection sh[oul]d be published.

ever most truly | Cha[rles] Lyell [signature]

1
Lyell probably refers to the preface of Wallace, A. R. 1876. The Geographical Distribution of Animals With a Study of the Relations of Living and Extinct Faunas as Elucidating the Past Changes of the Earth's Surface, 2 vols. London, UK: Macmillan & Co.

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Transcribed by Cooper, Rod [2013-05-13] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2019-12-20]

Published letter (WCP1510.6394)

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SIR G. LYELL TO A. R. WALLACE

February 15, 1876.

Dear Wallace, — I have read the Preface, and like and approve of it much. I do not believe there is a word which Darwin would wish altered. It is high time this modest assertion. of your claims as an independent originator of Natural Selection should be published. Ever most truly, | CHA. LYELL.

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Status: Draft transcription [Published letter (WCP1510.6394)]

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Transcribed by Congerton, John [2019-12-17]

Please cite as “WCP1510,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 20 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1510