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Letter from A. R. Wallace to his son William from Broadstone, Dorset, 3 Nov 1907 annotated in WGW's? hand " Mars | Spruce"; re proofs of "Mars" ("Is Mars Habitable?"), all William's suggestions adopted, Lowell quoted on atmosphere of Mars; Lowell doing a series of popular articles in "Century" magazine so a "fair stand-up fight" between him and A. R. Wallace; will now continue with work on "Spruce", ("Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon and Andes" by Richard Spruce, ed. and condensed by A. R. Wallace, Dec. 1908) intends to include matter from Spruce articles and reports for Linnean Society, Geographical Society and Blue books and some new letters, cutting out much of the Journal and botanical matter to make the book more readable; supposes they must wait 6 months for the "Widows" (Scottish Widows insurance?). Place: Broadstone Dorset England Notes: OLD REF Letters re books and writing 1903-1907: WP1/19/9/11 |
