Ɛpsilon

WCP779

Postcard (WCP779.951)

[1]

Parkstone, Dorset.

Decr. 15th. 1900.

Dear Mr. Smith1

Many thanks for revising & completing The Ghost. Your father's2 recital of it at the Entomological Club Suppers used to be one of our greatest treats.

yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Smith, Edgar Albert (1847-1916). Zoologist who worked especially on molluscs, at the British Museum (Natural History).
2
Smith, Frederick (1805-1879). British entomologist specialising in the Hymenoptera. Father of Edger Albert Smith.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Postcard (WCP779.951)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Linden, Tess [2013-08-19] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-08-19] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2024-12-24]

Please cite as “WCP779,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP779