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WCP4154

Letter (WCP4154.4175)

[1]1

Parkstone, Dorset.

Novr. 16th. 1889

My dear Mr. Meldola2

I return you with many thanks the two books you were so good as to lend me for railway reading. "The Golden Nugget" is delightful but the other book— "As it was written" is one of the most horrible stories I ever read— too demonical & painful for my taste, though undoubtedly very cleverly & powerfully written.

I enclose a few Zoo. tickets & remain | yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

Mr. R. Meldola.

1
In unknown handwriting, "Mr. Alfred R. Wallace Naturalist"
2
Meldola, Raphael (1849-1915). British chemist and entomologist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4154.4175)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Watkins Sophia [2012-08-16] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4154,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4154