The Letters of William James, Vol. 1
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Philosopher, psychiatrist, world traveler, artist, medical student...there are few people who have lived as varied and interesting a life as William James. This, as well as the fact that he was a member of one of the most famous intellectual families in American history, makes this collection of his letters a valuable resource as well as a thoroughly delightful read. Dating from his eighteenth year (1860) until the year of his death (1910), 'The Selected Letters of William James' offers a very intimate look at the man, with insights into his personality and intellectual development that no b...
Chapters (144)
- THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM JAMES
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- DATES AND FAMILY NAMES
- THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM JAMES
- I INTRODUCTION
- II 1861-1864
- To his Family.
- To Miss Katharine Temple (Mrs. Richard Emmet).
- To his Family.
- To Mrs. Katharine James (Mrs. William H.) Prince.
- To his Mother.
- To his Sister (age 15).
- III 1864-1866
- To his Mother.
- To his Parents.
- To his Father.
- To his Father.
- To his Parents.
- IV 1866-1867
- To Thomas W. Ward.
- To Thomas W. Ward.
- To his Sister.
- To O. W. Holmes, Jr.
- V 1867-1868
- To his Parents.
- To his Mother.
- To his Father.
- To O. W. Holmes, Jr.
- To Henry James.
- To his Sister.
- To his Sister.
- To Thomas W. Ward.
- To Thomas W. Ward.
- To Henry P. Bowditch.
- To O. W. Holmes, Jr.
- To Thomas W. Ward.
- To his Father.
- To Henry James.
- To his Father.
- VI 1869-1872
- To Henry P. Bowditch.
- To O. W. Holmes, Jr., and John C. Gray, Jr.
- To Thomas W. Ward.
- To Henry P. Bowditch.
- To Miss Mary Tappan.
- To Henry James.
- To Henry P. Bowditch.
- To Henry P. Bowditch.
- To Charles Renouvier.
- VII 1872-1878
- To Henry James.
- Henry James, Senior, to Henry James.
- To his Family.
- To his Sister.
- To his Sister.
- To his Sister.
- To Henry James.
- To Miss Theodora Sedgwick.
- To Henry James.
- To Henry James.
- To Charles Renouvier.
- VIII 1878-1883
- To Francis J. Child.
- To Miss Frances R. Morse.
- To Mrs. James.
- To Josiah Royce.
- To Josiah Royce.
- To Charles Renouvier.
- To Charles Renouvier.
- To Mrs. James.
- To Mrs. James.
- To Henry James.
- To his Father.
- To Mrs. James.
- IX 1883-1890
- To Charles Renouvier.
- To Henry L. Higginson.
- To H. P. Bowditch.
- To Thomas Davidson.
- To G. H. Howison.
- To E. L. Godkin.
- To E. L. Godkin.
- To Shadworth H. Hodgson.
- To Henry James.
- To Shadworth H. Hodgson.
- To Carl Stumpf.
- To Henry James.
- To W. D. Howells.
- To G. Croom Robertson.
- To Shadworth H. Hodgson.
- To his Sister.
- To Carl Stumpf.
- To Henry P. Bowditch.
- To Henry James.
- To his Sister.
- To Henry James.
- To Charles Waldstein.
- To his Son Henry (age 8).
- To his Son Henry.
- To his Son William.
- To Henry James.
- To Miss Grace Norton.
- To G. Croom Robertson.
- To Henry James.
- To E. L. Godkin.
- To Henry James.
- To Mrs. James.
- To Miss Grace Norton.
- To Charles Eliot Norton.
- To Henry Holt.
- To Mrs. James.
- To Henry James.
- To Mrs. Henry Whitman.
- To W. D. Howells.
- X 1890-1893
- To Mrs. Henry Whitman.
- To G. H. Howison.
- To F. W. H. Myers.
- To W. D. Howells.
- To W. D. Howells.
- To Mrs. Henry Whitman.
- To his Sister.
- To Hugo Münsterberg.
- To Henry Holt.
- To Henry James.
- To Miss Grace Ashburner.
- To Henry James.
- To Miss Mary Tappan.
- To Miss Grace Ashburner.
- To Theodore Flournoy.
- To William M. Salter.
- To James J. Putnam.
- To Miss Grace Ashburner.
- To Josiah Royce.
- To Miss Grace Norton.
- To Miss Margaret Gibbens (Mrs. L. R. Gregor).
- To Francis Boott.
- To Henry James.
- To François Pillon.
- To Shadworth H. Hodgson.
- To Dickinson S. Miller.
- To Henry James.
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