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WCP4398

Postcard (WCP4398.4661)

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[4 February 1895]1

My dear Poulton2

I send you two copies of the first part3 of my criticism of Bateson4 & Galton,5which has been delayed, after proofs corrected, 4 months & now cut in two. Please give the other to Lankester6 if he cares about having it, & I will send copies to anyone else who is interested in the subject.

Very truly yours| Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

Parkstone, Dorset.

1
. Date written on the front of the postcard.
2
Poulton, Edward Bagnall (1856-1943). British entomologist. Hope Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Jesus College.
3
Wallace, A. R. 1895. The method of organic evolution, I. Fortnightly Review (n.s.) 57 (338): 211-224.
4
Bateson, William (1861-1926). Pioneering British geneticist and supporter of the work of Gregor Mendel. One of the key figures behind the modern synthesis in evolutionary biology.
5
Galton, Francis (1822-1911). British biostatistician, polymath and founder of eugenics. One of the key figures in 19th Century research into heredity. Half-cousin of Charles Darwin.
6
Lankester, Edwin Ray ("Ray") (1847-1929). British authority zoology. Made important contributions to comparative anatomy, embryology, parasitology, and anthropology.

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Transcribed by Lord, Annette [2012-07-17] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4398,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4398