Man’s Place in the Universe by Alfred Russel Wallace

“This work has been written in consequence of the[ v] great interest excited by my article, under the same title, which appeared simultaneously in The Fortnightly Review and the New York Independent. Two friends who read the manuscript were of opinion that a volume, in which the evidence could be given much more fully, would be desirable, and the result of the publication of the article confirmed their view.” -Preface