Ɛpsilon

WCP2781

Letter (WCP2781.2671)

[1]

7, Kensington Park Gardens.

London.W.

Oct. 23rd, 1899

My dear Wallace,

Very gladly do I give you the copyright of the articles you wrote in the Quarterly Journal of Science. I don't suppose I have any copyright in the journal or its articles now, as it has ceased to exist so long. But such as I have you are welcome to.

I am gratified at what you say about the concluding part of my B.A. Address at Bristol.1 No one knows what courage was required to deliver it. I had been privately warned that I should be hissed off the platform. There was not a dissentient note, but I could not know in advance that those who came to curse would join in the applause.

With kind regards, | believe me, | very truly yours, | William Crookes2 [signature]

1
Crookes, William, et al. 1898. The Wheat Problem: Based on Remarks Made in the Presidential Address to the British Association at Bristol in 1898.
2
Crookes, William (1832-1919). British chemist, physicist, science journalist, and spiritualist. Secretary of the Royal Institution.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2781.2671)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Congerton, John [2018-11-27] Transcription checked by Congerton, John [2018-11-27] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2781,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2781