+ Bookm 52:557 F ’21 1150w
“Letters rarely disclose so much of a man in his entirety as do these. They are eloquent in manner and equally eloquent in their self-revelation. They are not merely ‘The letters of William James’; they are the record of an epoch in the history of philosophy and the chronicle of a notable family.”
+ Boston Transcript p10 D 8 ’20 2150w
“Although the correspondence with his colleagues all over the world will be perhaps most eagerly read, the family letters are the most beautiful. But there are some letters which should never have been printed. In moments of heat and irritation James said things about persons he met and even about his colleagues at Harvard, which should not have been preserved in cold type.” W: L. Phelps
+ − N Y Times p2 D 12 ’20 1650w
“Whether we are seeking enjoyment or mental and spiritual uplift, we may approach these letters with assurance.” Joseph Mosher
+ Pub W 98:1894 D 18 ’20 470w
“As there has been no other American, and indeed, no other man, like William James, so there can never be another collection of letters like his, full of a unique and precious personality. All who care for genius in its most human and most winning manifestations will find the book a treasure-house.”
+ Springf’d Republican p7a D 12 ’20 2600w
JASTROW, MORRIS, jr. Book of Job; its origin, growth and interpretation. *$4 Lippincott 223