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WCP1666

Transcription (WCP1666.1540)

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Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Dorset.

Jan. 11th. 1913.

Dear Dr Littledale2

Many thanks for your kind congratulations and good wishes. I am glad to say I feel still able to jog on a few years longer in this VERY GOOD world, for those who can make the best of it.

I am now suffering most from "eczema," which has settled in my legs so that I cannot stand or walk for any length of time. Perhaps that is an outlet for something worse, as I still enjoy my meals and usually feel as well as ever, though I have to be very careful as to what I eat.

With best wishes for your prosperity, | Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace.

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This letter was probably typewritten by WGW. It was reproduced in, Marchant, James ed. 1916. Alfred Russel Wallace letters and reminiscences. London: Cassell. Volume 2, p. 136.
2
Littledale, Herbert Edward (1873-1950). ARW's doctor. Born in Wicklow, Ireland. Married Violet Gwendolen Hill on 17 June 1905 in Broadstone, Dorset. He died in Ashford, Kent.

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Transcribed by Buckingham, Amanda Belle [2014-09-02] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-09-02] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2025-03-03]

Published letter (WCP1666.6491)

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TO DR LITTLEDALE

Old Orchard, Broadstone, Dorset. January 11, 1913.

Dear Dr Littledale, — Many thanks for your kind congratulations and good wishes. I am glad to say I feel still able to jog on a few years longer in this very good world — for those who can make the best of it. I am now suffering most from "eczema," which has settled in my leg, so that I cannot stand or walk for any length of time. Perhaps that is an outlet for something worse, as I still enjoy my meals, and usually feel as well as ever, though I have to be very careful as to what I eat. — With best wishes for your prosperity, yours very truly, ALFRED R. WALLACE.

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Status: Draft transcription [Published letter (WCP1666.6491)]

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

Please cite as “WCP1666,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1666