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WCP3304

Letter (WCP3304.3272)

[1]1

BAIN

14 CHARLES ST.

HAYMARKET

LONDON, S. W.

15 Feb. 1911

Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace

Sir,

A customer of mine, who has been reading your book "The World of Life",2 asks me to ascertain for him the origin of the four quotations given, two proceeding & two following the title pages.

I have identified No. 3 "All nature &c.", but cannot trace the others. Can you, without trouble, give me the information required, & greatly oblige[.]

Yours faithfully | James Bain3 [signature]

1
In ARW’s handwriting, “Answd”. The letter has not been found.
2
Wallace, A. R. 1910. The world of life: a manifestation of creative power, directive mind and ultimate purpose. London: Chapman & Hall.
3
Bain, James Stoddart (1872-1943). British bookseller.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3304.3272)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2014-11-05] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-11-05] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3304,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3304