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WCP3365

Letter (WCP3365.3333)

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Frith Hill, Godalming.

Sept.r 12th. 1887

My dear Lubbock1

On my return from America2 a few weeks ago I found your beautiful little volume The Pleasures of Life3 (among many others) for which accept my best thanks.

I am unfortunately suffering from weak eyes & can read or write but little, yet an hour which I have given to glancing at your chapters have shown me much with which I can cordially sympathise.

Believe me | yours faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Lubbock, John (1834-1913). First Baron Avebury. British archaeologist, politician, philanthropist and polymath.
2
ARW’s North American lecture tour spanned from October 1886 to August 1887.
3
Lubbock, John. 1887. The Pleasures of Life, Complete. London and New York, Macmillan.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3365.3333)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Hansman, Emily [2013-07-12] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-07-12] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3365,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3365