WCP3480

[1]¹

17 West Hill

Highgate

London N1.

30-1-1911

Dear Sir,

I venture to take the liberty of writing to you, because having just read your book "The World of Life"² I have something to communicate which I think will interest you. It is that many years ago (over fifty years) I had three remarkable dreams clear, distinct impression [2] and full of wonder for me[.]

The first was a dream experience of being soaring through the dimensions with Christ as my guiding influence.

It began here from this planet and with music the mind enchanting and such. And the strange part of his is that I am wholly unmusical. Such scenery I have never seen before nor since. This dream gave to me ideas & ideals for garden cities and when Mr [illeg.] book "To [illeg.]" was published the first part of it [3] I was quite familiar with in my own thoughts and had often given out the same to friends when on walking tours during holidays.

The second dream my experience was that I was in the next world of "heaven" as it is spoken of Christ Himself was my guide explaining which it was and what was the life there. From this I dream gathered impressions of religion, which presented my commentary myself with any denomination. Also I saw or learnt in this dream that the worthy departed did influence life on this planet and really carried on progress by impart- [4] new ideas and theory [2 words illeg.] to human beings, I remember distinctly saying in any dream "but I don't see how it is done" (as in my mind I thought to do it the "angels" must be constantly visiting people on the earth) The answer was by a force unseen, unheard but it enters the mind. This is suggestion.

The third dream was on matters private & personal.

I have only give these dreams in the [2 words illeg.], but they have influenced my whole life. You will see that your book is profoundly interesting to me. I am an elderly person.

I remain | dear Sir | Yours truly | Maria C Hendry³ [signature]

Mr. Alfred Russell Wallace