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WCP3463

Letter (WCP3463.2950)

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3. 12. 03

Dear Sir

I herewith return the volume you so kindly lent to me, and for which I tender my sincere thanks.

The book has bewildered me, for, till quite recently, I was a disbeliever in spiritualism.

But the more I read the "Poems from the Innerlife" the conviction of the truth in them was forced on me until I could no longer doubt.

I have not yet finished "Miracles & Modern Spiritualism"1 [2] but am deeply interested in the book and am enjoying it.

I did not think the "Prophecy of Valoe" very characteristic of Poe2 but it is a fine poem, and the others do not seem to leave any room for doubt.

The thought that hides under the words seem to have the same feeling of "celestially" that Poe's have.

I am in no hurry for the vol of Poe I sent and should again like to express the indebtedness I am in.

Yours very truly | Ernest Marriott3[signature]

1
Wallace, A. R. 1896. Miracles and modern spiritualism. Revised edition, with chapters on apparitions and phantasms. London: George Redway.
2
Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849). American poet and writer.
3
Marriott, Ernest (1882-1918). Librarian, caricaturist and dramatist.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3463.2950)]

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Revision history

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

Please cite as “WCP3463,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3463