WCP2231

Letter (WCP2231.2121)

[1]1

13 Walker Street.

Edinburgh.

10 Decr. 1869

Dear Sir,

The concluding quotation and remarks thereafter in your notice of Mr Murphy's2 work, in the current number of "Nature"3 lead me to the conclusion that you are not acquainted with the system of biological philosophy which I have been building [2] up for some[?] years past[?] on the fundamental[?] principle which you seem to think new or given by Mr Murphy. I have the pleasure to request your acceptance of a copy of the second Edition of my work in which I have all my teachings of a practical psychology. In Chapter [3] XIII of the first volume and in the whole of the second I think you will find matter that will interest you. Should this be so[,] a critical notice of the purely biological portion[?] might be useful. I am

Dear Sir | Yours very truly | T Laycock [signature]

A[lfred]. R[ussel]. Wallace Esq.

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1
The first page of this letter is written on mourning stationery.
2
Murphy, Joseph John (1827-1894). Irish author on philosophy, logic, psychology and religion.
3
A review of Joseph John Murphy's book. See Wallace, A. R. 1869. Habit and Intelligence, in their Connection with the Laws of Matter and Force. Nature. 1(25 November): [pp. 105-107] & (2 December): [pp. 132-133].
4
An annotation in pencil on the top margin reads "? Laycock".

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Transcribed by Kodra, Ina [2018-08-15] Transcription checked by Costa, Leslie [2020-06-09]

Please cite as “WCP2231,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2231