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WCP2744

Letter (WCP2744.2634)

[1]

Wadham College.

Oxford.

Dec. 11, 1894.

Dear Mr. Wallace

I am sending herewith separate copies of two recent papers of mine, thinking that you may perhaps like to have them — The "Pierine" paper1 is the result of considerable labour, extending over some years.

I hope I may say, without [2] impertinence, that I have derived the greatest pleasure and help from your writings. I have found them stimulating and inspiriting to the highest degree. In my work on the Pierines, especially, I have felt what I owed to your initiative and example, and I have all along hoped that much of it the paper, at any rate [3] might meet with your approval.

Believe me | Very sincerely yours | F. A. Dixey-2 [signature]

[4]3

1
Dixey, Frederick A. 1894. On the Phytogeny of the Pierinæ, as illustrated by their Wing-markings and Geographical Distribution. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, vol. 42, Issue 2, pp. 249-334.
2
Dixey, Frederick Augustus (1855-1935). President of the Royal Entomological Society of London and a distinguished British entomologist.
3
In ARW’s handwriting, “F A Dixey”.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2744.2634)]

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Transcribed by Siewert, Betsy [2019-01-03] Transcription checked by Siewert, Betsy [2019-01-03] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2744,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2744