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WCP4455

Letter (WCP4455.4760)

[1]

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Dorset.

Novr 12th. 1912

My dear Poulton1

I really know nothing of Dr. Karl Jordan’s2 work except that he has described many Lepidoptera and published a Catalogue or Monograph of Papilionidae. But that is hardly sufficient for me to recommend him for the F.R.S.

As for Miss Pascoe’s3 address, it was 1 Burlington Road, Paddington, but I think [2] she has sold that house & now lives near Reigate somewhere.

But I will send and get her address from her friend here — Miss Jaguet4— & enclose it in this letter.

I am — for me— very busy now with two small books on hand, one semi-philosophical — on Environment & Morality5 — promised this 2 years — & the other on the Labour [3] Problem. But I now have to work very slowly, & the war-news every day must be read —

Yours very truly| Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

P.S. Miss Pascoe’s address is Horley, Surrey.

A.R.W.

1
Poulton, Edward Bagnall (1856-1943). British entomologist. Hope Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Jesus College.
2
Jordan, Heinrich Ernst Karl (1861-1959). German-British entomologist with special interest in the taxonomy and classification of butterflies, beetles and fleas.
3
Pascoe, Flora (-). Eldest daughter of Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe.
4
Jaguet has not been identified.
5
Wallace, A. R. 1913. Social environment and moral progress. London, New York, Toronto & Melbourne: Cassell & Co., Ltd.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4455.4760)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lord, Annette [2012-07-19] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Envelope (WCP4455.4761)

Envelope addressed to "Prof. E. B. Poulton F.R.S., Wykeham House, Oxford", with stamp, postmarked "BROADSTONE | 1 PM | NO 13 | 12". Note on front of envelope in Poulton's hand: "Nov 12. 1912"; postmark on back. [Envelope (WCP4455.4761)]

Please cite as “WCP4455,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4455