BIB_ID
408954
Accession number
MA 9198.14
Creator
Caird, John, 1820-1898.
Display Date
[1887?] August 23.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 18.0 x 11.2 cm
Notes
Acquired as part of a large collection of letters addressed to William Angus Knight, Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews and Wordsworth scholar. Items in the collection have been individually accessioned and cataloged.
The year of writing is not provided, however the letter discusses issues related to his book "Spinoza" which was published by Blackwood and Sons in 1888 as part of a series edited by Professor Knight and titled "Philosophical Classics for English Readers. The year of writing may be 1887. It should be noted, however, that with the publication of the volume on Leibniz in 1884, Blackwood lists the volumes "In Preparation" which includes Caird's volume on Spinoza.
Written on the stationery of The University, Glasgow however that has been crossed through and "Fountain St. / Buxton" written beneath it.
The year of writing is not provided, however the letter discusses issues related to his book "Spinoza" which was published by Blackwood and Sons in 1888 as part of a series edited by Professor Knight and titled "Philosophical Classics for English Readers. The year of writing may be 1887. It should be noted, however, that with the publication of the volume on Leibniz in 1884, Blackwood lists the volumes "In Preparation" which includes Caird's volume on Spinoza.
Written on the stationery of The University, Glasgow however that has been crossed through and "Fountain St. / Buxton" written beneath it.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from William Angus Knight, 1908.
Summary
Concerning the arrangement with the publishers for the book on Spinoza; saying "All right! I am glad your worry is over as to this business. Whatever arrangement satisfies the publishers will satisfy me; only it is ridiculous to speak of 5000, & if they are losers by my unfortunate production I am still quite willing to forego the £50. I am glad for another reason to get your letter, for I was beginning to fear that continued illness prevented your writing. I wish it were possible for your doctor to prescribe abstinence from paper, pen & ink for a year. We are jogging along in a humdrum way here. My wife has, however, greatly benefited by the waters. The only conscious effect in my case is a deeper than even the normal depth of intellectual stagnation."
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