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WCP3089

Letter (WCP3089.3057)

[1]

Flexford House,

near Guildford.

Feb. 18. 1871.

My Dear Sir,

I take the liberty of writing to ask you whether it wd. be agreeable to you to write for the Fortnightly Review1 on Mr. Darwin's forthcoming work.2 I should value such an article extremely highly.

We should ask you to take a guinea and half per page — an inadequate fee enough, I admit.

It wd. give me very great satisfaction, if you cd. accede to my proposal; and in any case I hope you will forgive me for intruding upon you.

Believe me, dear Sir, | Yours very truly, John Morley.3 [signature]

Alfred R. Wallace, Esq.

1
Wallace, A. R. 1871. Review [of The Descent of man by Darwin]. Academy, vol. 2 (15 March): 177-183.
2
Darwin, C. R. 1871. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. London: John Murray. Two volumes.
3
Morley, John (1838-1923). Viscount Morley of Blackburn. British politician, writer and editor of the Pall Mall Magazine.

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Transcribed by Beros, Matt [2020-03-19] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2020-03-19] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3089,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3089