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Page 35
This came through the village of Hertingfordbury , about a mile off , and then
through the fine park of Panshanger , about two miles long and containing about
a thousand acres . This park was open to the public , and we occasionally went
there ...
This came through the village of Hertingfordbury , about a mile off , and then
through the fine park of Panshanger , about two miles long and containing about
a thousand acres . This park was open to the public , and we occasionally went
there ...
Page 48
In the fields around were some fine trees , and I think there was a pond or a
stream near the house and a small village not far off . I and my companion played
and roamed about where we liked , but what most struck me was the fruit -
gathering ...
In the fields around were some fine trees , and I think there was a pond or a
stream near the house and a small village not far off . I and my companion played
and roamed about where we liked , but what most struck me was the fruit -
gathering ...
Page 77
As a prime factor in this question , it must always be remembered that rent , both
in villages and towns , was in most cases less than half what it is at present , and
this more than compensated for the few cheaper articles of food and clothing to ...
As a prime factor in this question , it must always be remembered that rent , both
in villages and towns , was in most cases less than half what it is at present , and
this more than compensated for the few cheaper articles of food and clothing to ...
Page 95
Gradually , for many years , he had been elaborating his theory of human nature ,
and longing for an opportunity of putting his ideas in practice . And now he had
got his opportunity . He had an extensive factory and workshops , with a village ...
Gradually , for many years , he had been elaborating his theory of human nature ,
and longing for an opportunity of putting his ideas in practice . And now he had
got his opportunity . He had an extensive factory and workshops , with a village ...
Page 96
The condition of the families who had immigrated to the village was also very
lamentable . The people lived almost without control in habits of vice , idleness ,
poverty , debt , and destitution . Some were drunk for weeks together . Thieving
was ...
The condition of the families who had immigrated to the village was also very
lamentable . The people lived almost without control in habits of vice , idleness ,
poverty , debt , and destitution . Some were drunk for weeks together . Thieving
was ...
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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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