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Alfred Russel Wallace
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Alfred Russel Wallace : Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection
H. J. Jackson notes how annotations made in 1871 by Francis Palgrave in his copy of Alfred Russel Wallace, Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection (1870) show development of Palgrave's response (including objections) to the argument of the text.
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Francis Palgrave Print: Book
Alfred Russel Wallace : Darwinism: An Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection with Some of its Applications
'My father spoke at this time [1891] warmly of the gallant spirit of Sir Edward Reed's lines on the Fleet in the St James' Gazette; and said he liked much of Wallace's Darwinism, which he was reading.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Tennyson Print: Book, Serial / periodical
Alfred Russel Wallace : My Life; A Record of Events and Opinions.
'The Meeting then considered the Life & Works of Alfred Russel Wallace. Walter S. Rowntree gave us an account of Wallace's life from the autobiography reading a number of well chosen extracts. This was followed by a paper from Henry M. Wallis on his scientific work and one from Mrs Smith on his psychical work.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Walter S. Rowntree Print: Book
Alfred Russel Wallace : [psychical writings]
'The Meeting then considered the Life & Works of Alfred Russel Wallace. Walter S. Rowntree gave us an account of Wallace's life from the autobiography reading a number of well chosen extracts. This was followed by a paper from Henry M. Wallis on his scientific work and one from Mrs Smith on his psychical work.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Ann Smith Print: Book
Alfred Russel Wallace : [scientific writings]
'The Meeting then considered the Life & Works of Alfred Russel Wallace. Walter S. Rowntree gave us an account of Wallace's life from the autobiography reading a number of well chosen extracts. This was followed by a paper from Henry M. Wallis on his scientific work and one from Mrs Smith on his psychical work.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Henry Marriage Wallis Print: Book
Alfred Russel Wallace : The Malay Archipelago The Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise
'At other times he would tell me about the Malay Archipelago and the Malays and show me pictures in A. R. Wallace's book about that part of the world.
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He would read to me about far away places, explaining how the natives built their houses on poles driven into the river beds of eastern rivers.'