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
'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
'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
'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
'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
'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.
[...] 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.'
Century: 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Conrad Print: Book
'I have been reading Wallace in "the Academy" ... in future histories of science the Wallace-Darwin episode will form one of the few bright points among rival claimants...'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Erasmus Darwin
'I have been greatly interested by the second article in the 'Spectator', and by Wallace's long article in the 'Academy'. I see I have had no influence on him, and his Review' has had hardly any on me.'
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Darwin Print: Serial / periodical
'You may as well say, which is a truth, that I do read bi[o]graphy and memoirs.
History has a fascination for me. Naval, military, political'. [The following was deleted
by Conrad in proof]. 'For instance, favorite books of his are Wallace's "Malay
Archipelago," Darwin's "Voyage of a Naturalist," Whymper's "High Andes", the sea
yarns of Cooper and Marryat and the novels of Dickens.'
Century: 1850-1899 / 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Conrad Print: Book
'You may as well say, which is a truth, that I do read bi[o]graphy and memoirs.
History has a fascination for me. Naval, military, political'. [The following was deleted
by Conrad in proof]. 'For instance, favorite books of his are Wallace's "Malay
Archipelago," Darwin's "Voyage of a Naturalist," Whymper's "High Andes", the sea
yarns of Cooper and Marryat and the novels of Dickens.'
Century: 1850-1899 / 1900-1945 Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Conrad Print: Book
