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To Alfred Russel Wallace Esq[ui]re

Godalming London.

Your excellent work on "Land Nationalisation" has [1 word illeg.] the ardent desire in my mind to make it — if possible accessible to the German and Hungarian population of this my present home and fatherland, by requesting you to give me the permission to translate it into the German and Hungarian language.

I beg to inform you Sir, 'that I am a poor language master in this town and since 25 years Lecturer of the English language in the university here — having a large family to provide for and very limited means you will gear Sir' by giving your permission for my translating your noble book — as good both to the population of this country as to the thankful family of[.]

Your most humble servant | James Egan [signature]

Budapest 1883 April 14^th

H^o 25 Bodzafa Street