It was this similarity of tastes which led to
her close intimacy and subsequent marriage, in 1866, with Wallace. Their
married life was an exceedingly happy one. She was able to help him in
his scientific labours, and she provided that atmosphere in the home
life which enabled him to devote himself to his many-sided enterprises.
And nothing would give him more joy than to know that this book is
dedicated to her memory.
[Illustration: THE GRAVE OF ALFRED RUSSEL AND ANNIE WALLACE]
Soon after Wallace's death a Committee was formed (with Prof. Poulton as
Chairman and Prof. Meldola as Treasurer) to erect a memorial, and the
following petition was sent to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster
Abbey:
We, the undersigned, earnestly desiring a suitable national
memorial to the late Alfred Russel Wallace, and believing that no
position would be so appropriate as Westminster Abbey, the
burial-place of his illustrious fellow-worker Charles Darwin,
petition the Right Reverend the Dean and Chapter for permission to
place a medallion in Westminster Abbey. We further guarantee, if
the medallion be accepted, to pay the Abbey fees of L200.
ARCH. GEIKIE
WILLIAM CROOKES
A.B. KEMPE
E. RAY LANKESTER
D.H. SCOTT
D. PRAIN
A.E. SHIPLEY
RAPHAEL MELDOLA
P.A. MACMAHON
JOHN W. JUDD
OLIVER J. LODGE
E.B. POULTON
A. STRAHAN
H.H. TURNER
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