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This collection includes all suriving letters to and from Wallace during this period. They include a surprising number of humorous moments and offer wonderful insights into the mind of one of the Victorian era's most accomplished scientists. He was second to no one, the mighty Darwin included. * Geographical, Jon Wright * As Sir David Attenborough says in his foreword, Wallace is one who deserves every credit. When he took his great step forward for mankind, he did it at the risk of his life. * Northern Echo, Steve Craggs 21/09/2015 * The letters give a unique insight into one of the great natural history journey's of the 19th century * Network Reviews * This heartwarming anthology regales us with the day-to-day adventures that led to his independent arrival at the theory of evolution by natural selection, in missives so fresh they could come from Facebook... If Wallace has been overlooked by history, these letters suggest he wouldn't give a damn. * BBC Wildlife Magazine, Amy-Jane Beer *

This heartwarming anthology regales us with the day-to-day adventures that led to his independent arrival at the theory of evolution by natural selection, in missives so fresh they could come from Facebook... If Wallace has been overlooked by history, these letters suggest he wouldn't give a damn. BBC Wildlife Magazine, Amy-Jane Beer

This collection includes all suriving letters to and from Wallace during this period. They include a surprising number of humorous moments and offer wonderful insights into the mind of one of the Victorian era's most accomplished scientists. He was second to no one, the mighty Darwin included. Geographical, Jon Wright As Sir David Attenborough says in his foreword, Wallace is one who deserves every credit. When he took his great step forward for mankind, he did it at the risk of his life. Northern Echo, Steve Craggs 21/09/2015 This heartwarming anthology regales us with the day-to-day adventures that led to his independent arrival at the theory of evolution by natural selection, in missives so fresh they could come from Facebook... If Wallace has been overlooked by history, these letters suggest he wouldn't give a damn. BBC Wildlife Magazine, Amy-Jane Beer

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John van Wyhe is a historian of science, Senior Lecturer in the Departments of Biological Sciences & History, and a Fellow of Tembusu College at the National University of Singapore. He is the founder and Director of Darwin Online and Wallace Online, Professorial Fellow of Charles Darwin University, Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and a Scientific Associate of the Natural History Museum (London). He lectures and broadcasts on Darwin, Wallace, and the history of science around the world. Kees Rookmaaker is a biologist specialising in the history of zoology. He has worked for the past eight years on Darwin and Wallace, including work on transcriptions of notebooks and letters. He has also edited detailed surveys of all letters received by the Museum of Zoology, University in Cambridge during the 19th century. He is the author of over 200 papers and several books. He received the Founder's Medal of the Society for the History of Natural History.

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