Antedated Books

Abstract

I AM sorry to have to trouble you again under this heading, but Mr. Sharpe's second letter necessitates a short reply. I did not accuse Mr. Sharpe, in rny original letter, of having wilfully misdated his book, I never even mentioned his name. I merely stated the facts and added a few comments to show that the date was a matter of some importance. Mr. Sharpe is now angry because I do not withdraw a charge which I never made. If he had simply explained in his first letter that the misdate was an error of his publisher and promised that it would not occur again, the matter would have been ended. When he proceeded to attack me for doing what I believed to be my duty, he naturally provoked an unpleasant answer.