WCP6403

Letter (WCP6403.7402)

[1]1

191, Camden Road,

London, N.W.

January 15th., 1917.

W. G. Wallace2 Esq.,

Ashley Chambers,

Boscombe, Hants.

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your letter of the 11th. inst[ant]. My Anthology, which is to be entitled "The Indictment of War"3, will consist of quotations condemnatory of war from every possible point of view, by leading writers — theologians, politicians, scientists, philosophers, poets, men of letters, etc. — of all ages, irrespective of nationality, political or religious creed, and it will not be published by or for any political or religious party. I think this will be quite satisfactory to you, and thank you for your permission.

I have the permission of the English publishers of both books4, conditional, of course, to you also being agreeable and I will write to the Editor of "The Clarion"5 and also to the American publishers6 if you would be good enough to let me know who these are.

Thanking you in anticipation, [hand-written]

Yours faithfully | H. Stanley Redgrove7 [signature]

1
This is a carbon copy of a typewritten transcript. The page is numbered [WP16/1/65] in pencil in the top RH corner.
2
Wallace, William Greenell (1871-1951) Electrical engineer, second son and third child of ARW.
3
Redgrove, H. S. & Rowbotham J. H. (1919) The Indictment of War: Compiled from the Works of the World's Greatest Minds, London, C. W. Daniel Ltd.
4
These are ARW’s My Life (see Endnote 8) and Studies Scientific and Social (see Endnote 9).
5
Weekly newspaper founded by Robert Blatchford and Alexander M. Thompson in Manchester in 1891. It was a socialist publication, adopting a British-focused perspective on political affairs.
6
Identity of US publisher of My Life provided by recipient, see Endnote 8. Studies Scientific and Social was published in the USA, see Endnote 9.
7
Redgrove, Herbert Stanley (1887-1943) British chemist who helped to form the Alchemical Society in London.

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Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2018-08-15]

Please cite as “WCP6403,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP6403