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292 MY LIFErich and poor—the very circumstances which drovethem to emigrate led to a natural selection of the mostenergetic, the most independent, in many respects thebest of their several nations. Such a people, furthertried and hardened by two centuries of struggleagainst the forces of nature and a savage population,and finally by a war of emancipation from the tyrannyof the mother country, would almost necessarilydevelop both the virtues, the prejudices, and even thevices of the parent stock in an exceptionally highdegree. Hence, when the march of invention and ofscience (to which they contributed their share) gavethem the steamship and the railroad ;when Californiagave them gold and Nevada silver, with the prospectof wealth to the lucky beyond the dreams of avarice;when the great prairies of the West gave them illimitableacres of marvellously fertile soil ;—it is notsurprising that these conditions with such a peopleshould have resulted in that mad race for wealth inwhich they have beaten the record, and have produceda greater number of multi-millionaires thanall the rest of the world combined, with the disastrousresults already briefly indicated.But this is only one side of the American character.Everywhere there are indications of a deeplove of nature, a devotion to science and to literaturefully proportionate to that of the older countries ;while in inventiveness and in the applications ofscience to human needs they have long been inthefirst rank. But what is more important, there is alsorapidly developing among them a fullrecognition ofthe failings of our common social system, and a determinationto remedy it. As in Germany, in France,and in England, the socialists are becoming a powerin America. They already influence public opinion.
A LECTURE-TOUR IN AMERICA 293and will soon influence the legislatures. The glaringfact is now being widely recognized that with them,as with all the old nations of Europe, an increase inwealth and in command over the powers of naturesuch as the world has never before seen, has notadded to the true well-being of any part of society.It is also indisputable that, as regards the enormousmasses of the labouring and industrial population, ithas greatly increased the numbers of those whoselives are "below the margin of poverty," while, asJohn Stuart Mill declared many years ago, it has notreduced the labour of any human being.An American (Mr. Bellamy) gave us the booksthat first opened the eyes of great numbers ofeducated readers to the practicability, the simplicity,and the beauty of Socialism. It is to America thatthe world looks to lead the way towards a just andpeaceful modification of the social organism, basedupon a recognition of the principle of Equality ofOpportunity, and by means of the Organization ofthe Labour of all for the Equal Good of all.
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UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILL10
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PREFACE TO THE NEWEDITIONAmong the
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PREFACE TO THE ORIGINALEDITIONThe p
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CONTENTSCHAPTERPAGEI. My Relatives
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ILLUSTRATIONSAlfred R. WallaceFront
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MY LIFEA RECORD OF EVENTS AND OPINI
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MY RELATIVES AND ANCESTORS 3How or
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MY RELATIVES AND ANCESTORS 5master
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MY RELATIVES AND ANCESTORS 7in 1837
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MY RELATIVES AND ANCESTORS 9England
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MARY ANNE WALLACE. AGED 1 8.{.4i ti
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12 MY LIFEwere told it was a histor
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14 MY LIFEtrout in their season. It
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i6MY LIFEtwo to the woods beyond, t
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18 MY LIFEamid which I have lived a
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20 MY LIFEhair was of a very light
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22 MY LIFEwe often saw him standing
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24 MY LIFEwas an old-fashioned mill
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CHAPTER IIIMY SCHOOL LIFE AT HERTFO
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28 MY LIFEThis was appropriate, as
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30 MY LIFElaziness and ignorance we
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32 MY LIFEOur regular games were cr
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34 MY LIFEIn an article on the civi
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36 MY LIFEoutside by which hay coul
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38 MY LIFEmy father's family, to be
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40 MY LIFEof Wakefield," and some o
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42 MY LIFEextempore prayers, the fr
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44 MY LIFEemployed all lived in the
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46 MY LIFEopportunity one day to re
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;48 MY LIFEdenied free-will, becaus
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soMY LIFEexpired at the ages of thi
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52 MY LIFEchildren ; but difficulti
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54 MY LIFEword of censure, for the
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56 MY LIFEbeneficial results at whi
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CHAPTER VSURVEYING INBEDFORDSHIREIt
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6oMY LIFEchurch spires of Barton an
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64 MY LIFEthe roadside, were six an
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'"66 MY LIFEBedfordshire, to which
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•68MYLIFEtwo shops, and, like mos
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'70 MY LIFEAt the same time the can
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72^MY LIFEa development of glaciers
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—CHAPTER VIRADNORSHIREIn the autu
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76 MY LIFElike Wales, where, from a
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78 MY LIFEwhich he told us where to
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8oMY LIFEwas simple robbery, as the
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82 MY LIFEbe well for a moment to s
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—;84 MY LIFEthe banks of every ri
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86 MY LIFEcertainly was, both unjus
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88 MY LIFEmile of the summit, makin
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RESIDENCE IN SOUTH WALES 89bounded
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PLAN OF TOP OF BEACONS.SECTION OF T
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92 MY LIFEfirst went to Senni Bridg
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RESIDENCE IN SOUTH WALES 93Among th
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RESIDENCE IN SOUTH WALES 95mountain
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RESIDENCE IN SOUTH WALES 97nearly s
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;RESIDENCE IN SOUTH WALES 99the pri
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CHAPTER VIIISELF-EDUCATION IN SCIEN
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SELF-EDUCATION IN SCIENCE, ETC. 103
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CHAPTER IXLIFE AT LEICESTER AND NEA
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LIFE AT LEICESTER AND NEATH 123or p
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LIFE AT LEICESTER AND NEATH 125effe
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LIFE AT LEICESTER AND NEATH 127foun
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IN DERBYSHIRE.[To face p. 129.
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LIFE AT LEICESTER AND NEATH 129many
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LIFE AT LEICESTER AND NEATH 131to N
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LIFE AT LEICESTER AND NEATH 133Itco
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LIFE AT LEICESTER AND NEATH 135the
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lORTH-YR-OGuF, VALE OF NEATH.\Tofac
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138 MY LIFEas a memorial of a Roman
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—I40MY LIFEone, and before sunris
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142 MY LIFEConscientiousness ought
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;CHAPTER XFOUR YEARS IN THE AMAZON
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IN THE AMAZON VALLEY 145publication
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;IN THE AMAZON VALLEY 147directions
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IN THE AMAZON VALLEY 149" My canoe
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IN THE AMAZON VALLEY 151ornaments,
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IN THE AMAZON VALLEY 153the hold, w
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IN THE AMAZON VALLEY 155our boats h
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'IN THE AMAZON VALLEY 157her averag
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—IN THE AMAZON VALLEY 159going co
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IN THE AMAZON VALLEY i6ia mattress
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A. R. WALLACE. AGED 30.{To fact- p.
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i64MY LIFEable to begin the work wh
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i66MY LIFEI had brought with me voc
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i68MY LIFEgroups illustrating the l
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—170 MY LIFEbooks, and had spent
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172 MY LIFEwished to walk, and woul
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174 MY LIFEsand-grouse, and sand-la
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176 MY LIFEwork again till six : co
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——178 MY LIFEIn another letter
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l8oMY LIFEfashionable society at th
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ai82MY LIFEhe cannot bring the dead
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i84MY LIFEIn a letter to Bates, dat
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i88MY LIFEwet in Celebes, while it
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And190 MY LIFEsharp attack of inter
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192 MY LIFEThe effect of my paper u
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194 MY LIFEtherefore, that I may ha
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—196 MY LIFEcontinued perseveranc
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198 MY LIFEbecause they are so much
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—200 MY LIFEwith one or other of
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202 MY LIFEfor a place to stand the
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204 MY LIFEbeetles,and land-shells,
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Lombok.
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208 MY LIFEof the whole lepidoptero
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210 MY LIFEforms, which in the few
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212 MY LIFEMany of these had appear
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214 MY LIFEthus became intimate wit
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2i6MY LIFErocks, among which were t
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SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY WORK 217and
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SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY WORK 219ver
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LYELL AND DARWIN 221manners, his fu
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—LYELL AND DARWIN 223and allied q
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LYELL AND DARWIN 225Sir Charles quo
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LYELL AND DARWIN 227he usually did
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—LYELL AND DARWIN 229" My dear Wa
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LYELL AND DARWIN 231I was so anxiou
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LYELL AND DARWIN 233" Down, January
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LYELL AND DARWIN 235" I am delighte
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LYELL AND DARWIN 237subdued colorat
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"CHAPTER XVIHERBERT SPENCER, HUXLEY
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—SPENCER, HUXLEY, AND OTHERS 241e
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SPENCER, HUXLEY, AND OTHERS 243see
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"SPENCER, HUXLEY, AND OTHERS 245def
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SPENCER, HUXLEY, AND OTHERS 247fanc
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SPENCER, HUXLEY, AND OTHERS 249Lyel
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SPENCER, HUXLEY, AND OTHERS 251Broo
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;340 MY LIFEthat occurred in his pr
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342 MY LIFEhimself to be searched s
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344 MY LIFEhow, under similar condi
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346 MY LIFE—At another special se
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348 MY LIFEthis curtain on which sa
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—This350 MY LIFEmasses can so lon
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352 MY LIFEfrom the table, looking
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a354 MY LIFEwho is buried at Laleha
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356 MY LIFElittle, a place was made
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358 MY LIFEof them were of large si
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36oMY LIFEand copper mining all his
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362 MY LIFEhundred pounds. And it w
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3^4MY LIFEmidway with two discs on
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!366 MY LIFEand the moment the latt
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—368 MY LIFEIn thus writing to Ha
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370 MY LIFEBailey for further libel
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—"372 MY LIFEthey are cowering be
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374 MY LIFEobtaining a receipt for
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376 MY LIFEsuggestion from without.
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3/8 MY LIFEparts of my " Wonderful
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38oMY LIFEerrors, and were often in
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382 MY LIFE3. In 1867 I gave a prov
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384 MY LIFEof brilliant male colora
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386 MY LIFEI have been unable to fi
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"388 MY LIFEupper rows of cells hav
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CHAPTER XXIVPREDICTIONS FULFILLED:
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392 MY LIFEanother book, neither ha
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394 MY LIFEme in this house—an Au
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396 MY LIFEthe statement that his s
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1INDEXAAar, the gorge of, 301Abyssi
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;INDEX 401Cox, Mrs, Robert, 325Cox,
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;INDEX 403Hurstpierpoint, 213, 216H
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INDEX 405Newton, Professor A., 256,
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;INDEX 407Spruce, Dr, R., I first m
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