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WCP3611

Letter (WCP3611.3512)

[1]

Frith Hill, Godalming.

Decr. 22nd. 1888.

Dear Mrs. Purkis1

I do not know whether any of my books besides the "Malay Archipelago"2 have been translated into French. I rather think "Island Life"3 has, but I am not sure.

I am still as much a spiritualist as ever, but I do not think my book on Spiritualism4 has been translated into French. I can however recommend to your friend an excellent & very [2] interesting book — "Choses de l’autre Monde" by Eugène Nus. Published at Paris, which will serve to show her that Spiritualism is a reality & that many eminent men believe in it.

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

1
Purkis has not been identified.
2
Wallace, A. R. 1880. La Malaisie: rècits de voyages et ètudes de l'homme et de la nature. Abregès par H. Vattemare. Paris.
3
Wallace, A. R. 1880. Island life: or, the phenomena and causes of insular faunas and floras, including a revision and attempted solution of the problem of geological climates. London: Macmillan & Co. French translation not found.
4
Wallace, A. R. 1875. On miracles and modern spiritualism. Three essays. London: James Burns.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3611.3512)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Cooper, Rod [2013-07-11] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-07-11] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3611,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3611