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Doveshill,

Ensbury Park,

Bournemouth.

Hants².

Oct[ober]. 26th 1933.

Herr Eugen Hornung³

Dear Sir,

Your letter asking for information which will be of use to you in writing a biography of my father, Alfred R. Wallace, has been forwarded to me by the Secretary of the British Association⁴.

You will find a great deal of the particulars you require in "Letters and Reminiscences of Alfred Russel Wallace"⁵, by James Merchant⁶, published by Cassell & Co. L[imite]d. at 25/-⁷, 2 volumes.

It is, I believe, out of print but you may find it in one of your larger libraries or obtain a copy from one of the London dealers. If you are unsuccessful I may be able to find you a copy.

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^{Two of} Dr Wallace’s two surviving children (one son died in early childhood⁸) are still alive. The elder, Miss Violet Wallace⁹, resides at Hurstpierpoint in Sussex where our mother’s sisters¹⁰ still live.

I was formerly an electrical engineer and now live in Bournemouth. I am married¹¹ and have two sons aged 11 and 9 years respectively¹².

I send you an obituary notice written by Professor E.B. Poulton, F.R.S, &c, of Oxford, for the Royal Society, which may be of use in your work.

Yours faithfully, | W. G. Wallace¹³ [signature]