My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köide |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 43
Page xv
31 , after " and " insert " they . " last line but one , for “ open ” read " apart . " „ 251 ,
Plate inscription is wrong way up . „ 319 , last line , for " further ” read “ farther . ”
but one , for “ reaching " read " . we reached . " for " reached ” read “ arrived at .
31 , after " and " insert " they . " last line but one , for “ open ” read " apart . " „ 251 ,
Plate inscription is wrong way up . „ 319 , last line , for " further ” read “ farther . ”
but one , for “ reaching " read " . we reached . " for " reached ” read “ arrived at .
Page 13
... old - fashioned house with a large garden , where my father passed the last
few years of his life in comparative freedom from worry about money matters ,
because these had reached such a pitch that nothing worse was to be expected .
... old - fashioned house with a large garden , where my father passed the last
few years of his life in comparative freedom from worry about money matters ,
because these had reached such a pitch that nothing worse was to be expected .
Page 14
reached their majority had little or nothing to start with in earning their own living ,
except a very ordinary education , and a more or less efficient training . The
oldest son , William , was first articled to a firm of surveyors at Kington ,
Herefordshire ...
reached their majority had little or nothing to start with in earning their own living ,
except a very ordinary education , and a more or less efficient training . The
oldest son , William , was first articled to a firm of surveyors at Kington ,
Herefordshire ...
Page 15
On the whole , both the Wallaces and the Greenells seem to have been rather
long - lived families when they reached manhood or womanhood . The five
ancestral Wallaces of whom I have records had an average age of seventy 1 ] MY
...
On the whole , both the Wallaces and the Greenells seem to have been rather
long - lived families when they reached manhood or womanhood . The five
ancestral Wallaces of whom I have records had an average age of seventy 1 ] MY
...
Page 16
Of our own family , my brother John reached seventy - seven , and my sister
Fanny eighty - one . My brother William owed his death to a railway journey by
night in winter , from London to South Wales in the miserable accommodation
then ...
Of our own family , my brother John reached seventy - seven , and my sister
Fanny eighty - one . My brother William owed his death to a railway journey by
night in winter , from London to South Wales in the miserable accommodation
then ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able Amazon appeared asked beautiful become birds boys brother brought called carried character collections colour complete considerable continued course deal described determined English equally fact father feet five forest four frequently gave give given groups half hand heard hundred idea insects interesting island kind land later less letter lived London look means miles months mountain native nature nearly Neath never obtained occurred once passed perhaps period persons plants portion probably produced reached remained remark remember Rio Negro river round seemed seen short side Society sometimes soon species stayed thing thought told took town usually valley various village walk week whole writing
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |