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Letter from A. R. Wallace to his daughter Violet, from Parkstone, Dorset 4 Oct 1895, re bills from Violet's dressmaker and dentist; instructions for obtaining a copy of the County History of Lancashire; death of Crumpet, a family cat, and the fate of her kittens; A. R. Wallace's article on language published, leading article on it in the "Daily Chronicle"; regards to Eleanor; Ma's (Annie Mitten) health; Violet's brother William still at Govan. Place: Dorset England Notes: The article referred to is "The Expressiveness of Speech, or Mouth-Gesture as a Factor in the Origin of Language", Fortnightly Review 58, (n.s, 64, o.s.) 528-43, 1 Oct 1895. |
