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WCP4208

Letter (WCP4208.4263)

[1]

Parkstone, Dorset.

Novr. 7th. 1890

Dear Mr. Cockerell1

There is no hurry about the notes for "Island Life".2 I shall take the whole winter to make the corrections, as I shall hardly begin till after ‘Xmas having alterations in my house going on. I wish you success for the Plymouth post, & have good hopes if Ray Lankester3 advised you to apply.

Yours faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

Shall be happy to see you any time. A.R.W.

1
Cockerell, Theodore Dru Alison (1866-1948). Brother of Sydney Carlyle Cockerell. British-born American zoologist, taxonomist, and museum curator. ARW referred him as the 'Slugophilite'.
2
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.
3
Lankester, Edwin Ray ("Ray") (1847-1929). British authority zoology. Made important contributions to comparative anatomy, embryology, parasitology, and anthropology.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4208.4263)]

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Transcribed by Catchpole, Caroline [2012-04-16] Transcription checked by Royce, Isobel [2012-08-23] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Transcription (WCP4208.5308)

[1]

Parkstone, Dorset.

Nov. 7th. 1890

Dear Mr. Cockerell1

There is no hurry about the Notes for "Island Life."2 I shall take the whole winter to make the corrections, as I shall hardly begin till after Christmas having alterations in my house going on. I wish you success for the Plymouth post, and have good hopes if Ray Lankester3 advised you to apply.

1
Cockerell, Theodore Dru Alison (1866-1948). Brother of Sydney Carlyle Cockerell. British-born American zoologist, taxonomist, and museum curator. ARW referred him as the 'Slugophilite'.
2
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.
3
Lankester, Edwin Ray ("Ray") (1847-1929). British authority zoology. Made important contributions to comparative anatomy, embryology, parasitology, and anthropology.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Transcription (WCP4208.5308)]

For more information about the transcriptions and metadata, see https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info/content/epsilon

Revision history

Transcribed by Lo, Yen-Nyuk [2019-12-17] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4208,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4208