WCP2915

Letter (WCP2915.2805)

[1]1

Napoli

20th 19082

Sir,

As an admirer of your talent and a student of your works, I should be happy if, through your permission, I were allowed to translate into Italian your book Darwinism, with which you [1 word illeg.] so valuable3 [2] a service to the cause of spiritualism and civil progress.

Hoping to recieve a formable answer, I have the honour, Sir to be, your most obdient servant,

[signature] Frederic Versionii [?]4

(Director of the Grov. Bib.) [?]

[4] [1 word illeg.]5

1
Letter head with logo, text reads "Biblioteca Provinciale Di Napoli"
2
Text in margins "Asked £10 on [1 word illeg.]"
3
Written by hand "(Via Duomo 219)"
4
British museum stamp to left of signature.
5
One word written in pencil, page is otherwise blank.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2915.2805)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Sherwood, Danni [2020-06-09] Transcription checked by Lo, Yen [2020-10-30]

Please cite as “WCP2915,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2915