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WCP2407

Letter (WCP2407.2297)

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CHALLENGER EXPEDITION OFFICE,

32 QUEEN STREET, EDINBURGH,

20 May 1889

My Dear Sir

Will you accept my very best thanks for the copy of your new book1 which I am now reading with very great interest and profit.

Yours sincerely | John Murray2 [signature]

1
Wallace, A. R. 1889. Darwinism: an exposition of the theory of natural selection with some of its applications. London & New York: Macmillan & Co.
2
Murray, John (1808-1892). Third generation proprietor of the British Murray family publishing house of London and author of guide books. Notably published the Quarterly Review and Darwin's Origin of Species.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2407.2297)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Taylor, Simon [2015-04-07] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-04-07] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2407,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2407