Ɛpsilon

WCP3231

Letter (WCP3231.3199)

[1]

Leckhampton House,

Cambridge.

Oct. 26. 1905.

My dear Mr. Wallace,

It is difficult to tell you how intensely we shall value this most profoundly interesting gift1 from you. We have already plunged deeply into it, and cannot put the book down.

Only 3 years ago I spent 6 months in Colorado & know every inch of that ground you traversed: — and Glen Eyrie was my head quarters!

Every line of your book is full [2] of memories to me; in those subjects that my Husband2 and I cared for above all others: — and in all the other topics you deal with, & touch on, I feel the deepest & keenest possible interest. — How glad I am you have written this book.—

My son3 cares very much for his father's work here — & has the same quality of mind. All your books are loved & reverenced & read over & over again in this [3] house — and you are truly a friend to Frederic Myers children through your books — & what their father and I feel for you. —

Always yours most sincerely | Eveleen Myers4 [signature]

1
Wallace, A. R. 1905. My life: A record of events and opinions. London: Chapman and Hall. Two volumes.
2
Myers, Frederic William Henry (1843-1901). British poet, classicist, philologist, and founder of the Society of Psychical Research. Brother of Arthur Thomas Myers.
3
The Myers had two sons: the novelist Leopold Hamilton (1881-1944) and Harold Hawthorn (1886-1952).
4
Myers (née Tennant), Eveleen (1856-1937). British photographer. Married Frederic William Henry Myers in 1880.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3231.3199)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Paterson, Gavin [2020-06-09] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3231,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3231