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WCP1804

Letter (WCP1804.1693)

[1]

Pen-y-Bryn, St. Peter’s Road,

Croydon.

Novr. 13th. 1880

Dear Dr. Norris1

I have not a spare copy of my "Miracles & Modern Spiritualism",2 but I send you by post one of my book on "Natural Selection".3 The last two chapters may perhaps interest you, and the notes and the end in which I display the cloven foot of Spiritualism. Please accept the book as a remembrance of my very pleasant visit to you and your amicable family.

I enclose a list of shrubs [2] and flowers which I add think would all grow in your garden & make it look pretty all the year round.

Please give them it to your eldest daughter as she seems to be head gardener in your establishment.

Believe me | yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

[3] P.S. Remember to get "Choses de l’Autre Monde" par Eugene Nus— Paris, Dentu, Palais Royal (3 ½ francs)

1
Norris, Richard Hill (1830-1916). British physiologist, spiritualist and photographer.
2
Wallace, A. R. 1875. On miracles and modern spiritualism. Three essays. London: James Burns.
3
Wallace, A. R. 1871. Contributions to the theory of natural selection. A series of essays. Second edition, with corrections and additions. London: Macmillan & Co.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1804.1693)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Rosen, Gabriel [2013-07-15] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-07-16] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2025-03-03]

Please cite as “WCP1804,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1804