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Page 12
... as cheap as possible ; and , probably from having introductions to some
residents there , fixed upon Usk , in Monmouthshire , where a sufficiently roomy
cottage with a large garden was obtained , and where I was born on January 8 ,
1823 .
... as cheap as possible ; and , probably from having introductions to some
residents there , fixed upon Usk , in Monmouthshire , where a sufficiently roomy
cottage with a large garden was obtained , and where I was born on January 8 ,
1823 .
Page 13
Out of the wreck of the solicitor ' s fortune my father obtained a small portion of the
money due , with promises to pay all at some future time ; and I recollect his
having frequently to go to London by coach to interview the solicitor , and try to
get ...
Out of the wreck of the solicitor ' s fortune my father obtained a small portion of the
money due , with promises to pay all at some future time ; and I recollect his
having frequently to go to London by coach to interview the solicitor , and try to
get ...
Page 14
On her return she started the school at Hoddesdon , but after my father ' s death
in 1843 , she obtained a position as a teacher in Columbia College , Georgia , U .
S . A . , then just established under the Bishop of Georgia ; and she only ...
On her return she started the school at Hoddesdon , but after my father ' s death
in 1843 , she obtained a position as a teacher in Columbia College , Georgia , U .
S . A . , then just established under the Bishop of Georgia ; and she only ...
Page 17
... Bowdler ' s edition of Shakespeare came out he obtained it , and often read a
play to the assembled family . In this way I made my first acquaintance with Lear
and Cordelia , with Malvolio and Sir Andrew Aguecheek , with the thrilling drama
...
... Bowdler ' s edition of Shakespeare came out he obtained it , and often read a
play to the assembled family . In this way I made my first acquaintance with Lear
and Cordelia , with Malvolio and Sir Andrew Aguecheek , with the thrilling drama
...
Page 26
... I obtained a striking proof of the accuracy of my memory of those scenes and
objects . Although the town of Usk had grown considerably on the north side
towards the railway , yet , to my surprise and delight , I found that no change
whatever ...
... I obtained a striking proof of the accuracy of my memory of those scenes and
objects . Although the town of Usk had grown considerably on the north side
towards the railway , yet , to my surprise and delight , I found that no change
whatever ...
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| Title | My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köide My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Author | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead, 1905 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 juuli 2007 |
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