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WCP1998

Letter (WCP1998.1888)

[1]

WYCHFIELD,

CAMBRIDGE.

Jy 21/97

Dear Mr Wallace

The enclosed interesting letter from my father1 must I think have been lent by you to somebody or perhaps lost in some other way. I saw it in a book list and managed to get it[.] [2] As I know you would like to have it with your others I return it, and I should be glad to know if I may publish it[.] I am preparing a volume of purely scientific letters2 and find it even more difficult than choosing the ones for the Life & Letters3 [3] — I hope you are continuing well —

With kind regards | yours vy truly | Francis Darwin4 [signature]

1
Darwin, Charles Robert (1809-1882). British naturalist, geologist and author, notably of On the Origin of Species (1859).
2
Darwin, F. and Seward, A. C. eds. 1903. More letters of Charles Darwin. A record of his work in a series of hitherto unpublished letters. London: John Murray.
3
Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. London: John Murray. Two volumes.
4
Darwin, Francis ("Frank") (1848-1925). British botanist; 3rd son of Charles Robert and Emma Darwin.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1998.1888)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Mcauley, Fiona Marguerite [2014-08-04] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-08-04] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2025-03-03]

Please cite as “WCP1998,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1998