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The chief Humanitarians of the Nineteenth Century, in the opinion of Alfred Russel Wallace.

1. Robert Owen,¹ of New Lancock, the truest philanthro^pist one of the wisest and most practical workers.

2. Leo Tolstoy,² a grand writer, and perhaps the only true follower of Christ.

3. Edward Bellamy,³ the first and best expounder of theoretical and practical Socialism[.]

4. Robert Blatchford,⁴ the greatest English exponent of Socialism and Humanity.

5. Elizabeth Fry,⁵ the great Prision reformer.

6. John Ruskin,⁶ the great ^{prose poet and} ideal Socialist[.]

7. Shelley,⁷ the poet of freedom and nature.

8. Walt Whitman,⁸ the poet and friend of man.

9. William Watson,⁹ the poet of international Justice[.]

10. Edwin Markham,¹⁰ the poet of Brotherhood.

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The Ten chief Humanitarians of the Nineteenth Century.

1 Robert Owen, a true lover of mankind, the wisest and most practical of workers.

2 Leo Tolstoy, a grand writer, perhaps the only true follower of Christ.

3 Edward Bellamy, the first and best expounder of Socialism both in theory and in pure ^{the details} of its practical working.

4 Robert Blatchford, the greatest English exponent of Socialism and humanity.

5 Elizabeth Fry, who by the power of love reformed the most degraded criminals.

6 John Ruskin, the greatest prose poet, and teacher of a true social economy.

7 Shelley, the poet of freedom and of nature.

8 Walt Whitman, the poet of human nature and the friend of man.

[2] 9 William Watson, the poet of international Justice.

10 Edwin Markham, the poet of the Brotherhood of Man.

Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

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ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE, the Co-Discoverer with Darwin² of the Theory of Evolution, is one of the world's greatest scientists:

1 OWEN. 2 TOLSTOY 3 BELLAMY. 4 ROBERT BLATCHFORD. 5 ELIZABETH FRY.

6 RUSKIN. 7 SHELLEY. 8 WHITMAN. 9 WM. WATSON. 10 EDWIN MARKHAM