INDEX 



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Vassar College, America, A. R. Wal- 

 lace lectures at, ii. 112, 113 



Venezuela, A. R. Wallace visits, i. 285 



Verdi, description of railway journey 

 to, ii. 175 



Vergez, Dr., of Bareges, ii. 304 



" Vestiges of the Natural History of 

 Creation," correspondence on, i. 254, 

 355. 362 



■ Vicar of Wakefield, The," read by 

 A. R. Wallace, i. 74 



Villeneuve, i. 414 



"Vision of Judgment," William Wal- 

 lace's opinion of, i. 1 13 



" Vital Statistics," by Pierce, ii. 351 



Volckman, Mr. W., ii. 277 



Voorst, Mr. Van, " Palms of the 

 Amazon and Rio Negro," published 

 by, i. 321 



«• Voyage up the Amazon, A," by 

 W. H. Edwards, i. 264 



W 



Waghorn, Lieut., route from Alexandria 

 to Suez made by, i. 335 



Waigiou Island, i. 370, 371, 372 



Walker, General Francis, A. R. Wal- 

 lace makes the acquaintance of, ii. 

 109, 116 



Wallace, Alfred Russel : Child- 

 hood and Youth, i. 1-78 — 

 relatives and ancestors of, i. 1-6 ; 

 account of the life of his father, i. 

 6-14 ; account of lives of his brothers 

 and sisters, i. 14-16 ; his description 

 of his father's appearance and cha- 

 racter, i. 16-19 > earliest recollec- 

 tions of Usk, i. 20 ; fishing for 

 lampreys, i. 22 ; memories of Usk 

 Castle, i. 23 ; psychological peculi- 

 arity of, i. 24 ; childish dream of, i. 

 27 ; removal of the family to Hert- 

 ford and recollections of the journey, 

 i. 30 ; first school, i. 31 ; beginning 

 of friendship with George Silk, i. 32 ; 

 description of Hertford and surround- 

 ings, i. 33-45 ; attends Grammar 

 School, i. 46 ; first serious illness, i. 

 46 ; visit to Norfolk, i. 47 ; account of 



life at school, i. 48-58 ; feelings of 

 shame and misery at having to help 

 teach, i. 58-62 ; home life described, 

 i. 63 ; occupations, 64-69 ; boarded 

 with Miss Da vies, i. 69 ; family 

 affairs, i. 72 ; influences, i. 74 ; daily 

 routine, i. 76; religious training, i. 77 

 London, i. 79-105 — 

 goes to his brother John in London, 

 i. 79 » on the condition of working 

 men, i. 80-86 ; evening occupations, 



86 ; influence of Robert Owen on, 



87 ; religious views of, i. 88 ; political 

 views of, i. 89 ; on the principles of 

 Robert Owen, i. 89-91 ; sketch of 

 the life and work of Robert Owen, i. 

 91-105 



Surveying, i. 106-198 — 

 goes to his brother William in 

 Barton, and begins education as 

 land surveyor, i. 106 ; interest in 

 geology, i. 108 ; interest in natural 

 history, i. 1 1 1 ; description of Barton 

 and its inhabitants, i. in— 115 ; goes 

 to Hoddesdon, i. 116 ; life at Turvey 

 described, i. 1 18-128 ; life and work 

 at Silsoe, L 129, 130 ; survey of 

 Soulbury, i. 131 ; goes to Leighton 

 Buzzard, i. 134 ; learns watchmaking 

 with Mr. Matthews, i. 135-139 ; 

 journey to Kington, i. 140 ; returns 

 to land surveying and enters the office 

 of Messrs. Sayce, i. 141 ; fellow- 

 clerks, i. 142 ; Stephen Pugh's verses 

 to, 1. 143 ; goes to New Radnor for 

 correction of map, i. 143 ; surveying 

 with William at Rhaidr-Gwy, i. 145 ; 

 narrow escape and serious illness, i. 



146 ; returns to office at Kington, i. 



147 ; surveying at Llanbister, i. 148 ; 

 reminiscences, i. 149 ; criticism of 

 the "General Inclosure Act," i. 151— 

 158; "Land Nationalization: its 

 Necessity and its Aims," and " Studies 

 Scientific and Social," written by, i. 

 158 ; surveying in Brecknockshire, i. 

 160-167 ; interest in Welsh language, 

 i. 167-169 ; back again at the King- 

 ton office, i. 170; account of Jack 

 Mytton of Halston, i. 171-174; on 

 inequality of inheritance, i. 175-177 ; 



