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WCP3407

Letter (WCP3407.3375)

[1]1

Broadstone, Wimborne

Novr. 27th. 1907

Messrs. Macmillan & Co.2

Dear Sirs

I suppose (& hope) my little book on "Mars"3 will be published before Christmas.

Will you be so good as to send copies to the four gentlemen whose names and addresses are given over leaf, & who gave me information; and please send me 12 copies for personal friends.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Oval ink stamp, “G.B.M” and date stamped “28 NOV 1907”.
2
Macmillan, Frederick Orridge (1851-1936). Eldest son of Daniel Macmillan, a founding partner in the bookselling and publishing firm of Macmillan & Co.
3
Wallace, A. R. 1907. Is Mars habitable? A critical examination of Professor Percival Lowell's Book "Mars and its canals," with an alternative explanation. London and New York: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3407.3375)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Pulice, John [2013-08-14] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-08-14] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3407,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3407