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... while my father had continued the register to include his own family of nine
children , of whom I am the only survivor . My paternal grandfather was married at
Hanworth , Middlesex , in 1765 , and the parish register describes him as William
...
... while my father had continued the register to include his own family of nine
children , of whom I am the only survivor . My paternal grandfather was married at
Hanworth , Middlesex , in 1765 , and the parish register describes him as William
...
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The result was that my father had to bear almost the whole loss , and this
considerably reduced his already too scanty income . Whether he made any
other or what efforts to earn money I do not know , but he continued to live in
Marylebone till ...
The result was that my father had to bear almost the whole loss , and this
considerably reduced his already too scanty income . Whether he made any
other or what efforts to earn money I do not know , but he continued to live in
Marylebone till ...
Page 16
He continued to wear the frilled shirt and thick white neckties , but never wore any
outer clothing but black , of the cut we now term a dresssuit , but the coat double -
breasted , and the whole rather loose fitting . He also wore large shoes and ...
He continued to wear the frilled shirt and thick white neckties , but never wore any
outer clothing but black , of the cut we now term a dresssuit , but the coat double -
breasted , and the whole rather loose fitting . He also wore large shoes and ...
Page 17
He had had some injury to one of his ankles which often continued to trouble him
, and gave him a slight lameness , and in consequence of this he never took very
long walks . He was rather precise and regular in his habits , quiet and rather ...
He had had some injury to one of his ankles which often continued to trouble him
, and gave him a slight lameness , and in consequence of this he never took very
long walks . He was rather precise and regular in his habits , quiet and rather ...
Page 32
Thus began the friendship of George Silk and Alfred Wallace , which , with long
intervals of absence at various periods , has continued to this day . The way in
which we were brought together throughout our boyhood is very curious . While
at ...
Thus began the friendship of George Silk and Alfred Wallace , which , with long
intervals of absence at various periods , has continued to this day . The way in
which we were brought together throughout our boyhood is very curious . While
at ...
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| Title | My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köide Bell's Indian and colonial library My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Author | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | G. Bell & Sons, 1905 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 10 mai 2018 |
| ISBN | 059800596X, 9780598005960 |
| Length | 447 pages |
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