CLXXXV. Carlyle. Chelsea, 28 September, 1870. Delay in receiving Emerson's last letter.—Correction of error in address of books.—Emerson's lectures.—Philosophies.—Too late for him to come to America.
CLXXXVI. Emerson. Concord, 15 October, 1870. The victim of
miscellany.—Library Edition of Carlyle's Works received.—
Invitation.—The privilege of genius.—E.R. Hoar.—J.M. Forbes.—
The growing youth.—The Lowell race.
CLXXXVIa. Emerson. Concord, 10 April, 1871. Account of himself and his work.—Introduction to Plutarch's Morals.—Oration before the New England Society in New York.—Lectures at Cambridge.—Reprint of early writings.—About to go to California.
CLXXXVII. Carlyle. Chelsea, 4 June, 1871. Gap in correspondence.—Unfriendly winter.—Completion of Library Edition of his Works.—Significance of piracy of Emerson.— Conditions in America.—Anti-Anarchy.—J. Lee Bliss.—Finis of the Copper Captaincy.
CLXXXVIII. Emerson. Concord, 30 June, 1871. Return from
California.—California.—The plains.—Brigham Young.—Lucy
Garbett.—Carlyle's ill-health.
CLXXXIX. Emerson. Concord, 4 September, 1871. Introduction of his son Edward.
CXC. Emerson. Baltimore, 5 January, 1872. Last instalment of Library Edition of Carlyle's Works received.—Felicitations on this completion.—Happiness in having been Carlyle's contemporary and friend.—Carlyle's perversities.—Proposes to "retire and read the authors."—Carlyle's talk.
CXCI. Carlyle. Chelsea, 2 April, 1872. Excuses for silence.— Ill-health.—Emerson's letter about the West.—Aspect and meaning of that Western World.—Ruskin.—Froude.—Write.
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