Concerning the Suppressed Book. 569 



[ Times, June /j.th^\ 

 MR. SPENCER AND MR. HARRISON. 



To the Editor of the Times. 



SIR : Allow me to supplement my letter telegraphed yesterday, 

 partly to explain how the thing arose, and partly to correct an im- 

 pression made by your leader of to-day. I was wrong in assenting 

 to the republication by Messrs. Appleton. I ought to have borne 

 passively the threatened evils of republication by other publishers, 

 and, as my friend has been connected with publishing in New York 

 for thirty years, I supposed his impression that these were coming 

 was correct. But my decision was made in a hurry, without due 

 thought. Believing there was no time to lose, I telegraphed reply, 

 and by the next post indicated corrections to be made in the state- 

 ments of my views. And here I wish to point out that the notes I 

 indicated were not criticism of Mr. Harrison's opinions, but corrected 

 versions of my own. Any others, if there are any, are Prof. You- 

 mans's. I go on to explain that my mind was so engrossed with the 

 due presentation of the controversy that the question of copyright 

 never occurred to me ; and the thought that Mr. Harrison might not 

 like his articles republished was excluded by the impression given- 

 me that others would republish them if the Appletons did not. 

 Hence my error. But my error does not, I think, excuse Mr. Harri- 

 son's insult. By cancelling the rest of the edition and the plates I 

 have done all that remains possible to rectify the effects of my mis- 

 take. I am, faithfully yours, 



HERBERT SPENCER. 

 ILFRACOMBE, June 3. 



[ Times, June 6th .] 

 MR. HARRISON AND MR. SPENCER. 



To the Editor of the Times. 



SIR : May I once more trespass on your space by asking you to 

 publish the following letter from Mr. Harrison ? 



I am, faithfully yours, HERBERT SPENCER. 



"38 WESTBOURNE TERRACE, W., June 4, 1885. 



"DEAR MR. SPENCER : As.you still appear to think (in spite of 

 my public disclaimer) that I have brought against you a charge of 

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