WCP2623

Letter (WCP2623.2513)

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THE UNIVERSITY,

ST. ANDREWS. N. B.

March 20 1903.

Dear Mr. Wallace,

Do you remember being my guest some 30 years ago, when the British Association met in Dundee? Since then I have met you only once, I think, at the Macmillan's in London.

I am leaving St Andrews after a professorship of 27 years, and go to Malvern for the rest of our life. My object in writing to you today is to tell you that I am working at a subject of special scientific interest to you, & [2] of engrossing philosophical importance to me, viz. the future life, its evidences, & the literature of the subject which I am trying to trace through the writings of all nations so far as I can giving brief summaries of the most notable discussions. You have written a good deal on the subject, I know: but will you kindly tell me what you consider most central in your writing in the way of evidence.

believe me | sincerely yours, | William Knight2 [signature]

In ARW’s handwriting, “Answd”. The letter has not been found.
Knight, William Angus (1836-1916). Scottish philosopher, educationalist and churchman. Professor of Moral Philosophy at St. Andrews University in Scotland.

Please cite as “WCP2623,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2623