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Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 29 Oct 1894 re recovery from damage to his eyesight, unable to read or write for previous month; Ma (Annie Wallace) reading papers to him, learning Poe's "Farewell to Earth" by heart to pass the time; visit of Miss Heaton from Natal with a trap-door spider for Violet, can supply a chameleon if wanted; "Clementina" (Clement Reid?) has left for Corfe; rearrangement of furniture in study (sketch plan included). Place: Africa Dorset England |
