The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

336 Pages·1992·11.1 MB·English

by  National Research Council

THE GENTLE ART
Off
MAKING ENEM
AS PLEASINGLY EXEMPLR
IN MdNT INSTANCES, WHEREIN THE SERIC
OF THIS E.JRTH, CAREFULLY EXASPERATl
BEEN PRETTILY SPURRED ON TO UNSEE
AND INDISCRETION, WHILE OVERCOME BY.
UNDUE SENSE
(
The rare Ft-w, w/ro, early In Llf^
bu'vi!ridThemselvesoftheFriendship
i/ the Aftwy, these, pathetic Papers
areinscribed
E EXPLODED PLOT
With regardtothismatter, towhich toe have already
alludedonapreviousoccasion, Messrs. LttvisandX;efwis
have received thefollowing letterfrcnt Messrs. Field
and TWr, fthe Leadenhall Press, Dated March 25j
'*Wehaveseentheparagraphiffyesterday*x 'PallMail
Gtnette'relatingtothepublicationofMr.Whistier'sletters.
Y"oumayliketoknotothatiuerecentlyputIntotypefor a
certainpersonaseriesofMr. Whistler's letters and other
matter^taking itforgrantedthatMr.Whisthrhadgiven
fermission. Quite recently, however', andfortunately in
timetostopthetuorkbeingprinted^weweretoldthatAfr.
We
fWtistbrobjectedtohislettersbeingpublished* then
s<'rttfortheperson inquestiont amitoldhitn that until he
obtained Mr. W/tistier's sanction w* ticdined to proceed
furtherwith the'workt which)*weway tellyou,isjinhhed
amicatt reiidy Jar printing) and the type distributed.
Fromthetimeofihisintertne'Wwehavenotseen rhearA
Ji'umthepersuninyue*thnt andtherethematterrests*'*
MR.
HUNT
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Mr.Whntltr ha, dcmlcfed ;, a . '
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-* GREAT LFTERMT CURIOSfTT
ILiftfV'tUyteentheprintedbookitselfoftheCollected
sWoritimitn\g;a!liffy>fr.mKpicri,fsw./l/f.7,nV4fI-/h.re,stwyhl,oesoef,.tph.uebplriecfa-at.icoenanhda,sacpcresosvoeryd G"aPzeatltle.M"alMlarch29.
t'ontmfntt"i,sw, thevvvrrtstyleofWesterneditorship; tohile x^9**
thtJittistttwj;efjettofMr. Whistler*$ literature upon the
enstr4aAJJburnedhhfngers<with/V,isamusinglysJiowrt.
la theindexcuvwrsuch well-known names as Mr.J.
C.lkntt\\A\W.,Mr.T.dboucherc,Mr,Ruskm,Mr.Linlsy
&wl>-wrtft Mr. Swinhurne^Tom Taylor^ Mr,Frith,and
Rtt(tti, y'hcJdmovs tataloguc ofthe "Second JZxhtbi-
tmn o/ Ft*ice Etchingst February 19, 1883," w tohiek
Aft, ff'Aitfht'yuvttsthecr/jf/a,Mahogiven.
EFFORT
Wehearthatathirdattempthasbeenmadeto product.
the pirated copy ofMr. Whistler** collected -writings.
Gazette,"April9, Messrs.LewisandLewishaveatoncetakenlegalstepsto
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stop the edition (printed in Paris) at the Customs.
cablegram has been received byMr. Whistler's solicitors
statingthatMessrs* Stakes'*name has been affixed to the
title-pageofthepiratedbookwithoutthe sanction ofthose
tublishers.
NOY8
'S
IN the prfscnrr of a continued Attempt to issue a spurious and
|jarbl*tl version of Mr. WhistIcr*H wriiinij.s, tliu Publisher lias
ut>t;uut*it his primi'-.torit to i>rintj out tlu* prvjumtvolume printed
unilcM his own iuHJirdi.u** can* uiui ,'iupt-r\ition.
KXTRMRflltMRT PJRJ
wilkatttAifkntrwhJgg cr Mrttenf, u feiHf/tr* fclhffiaa of
Mr\ Hyiiffftr*m*ritin*ptt*Ittttrt.'*tdirt'thlttt*' /t(furtxt&r'*i\t' f"r>d."
<4*ii it*trttttffftl mMir Aiw.J^ enfkt wry^< /*i/i <j<vo- * *
fliikmcnt* /f#pj*ifi thattltt hxik w*ii m'(M**l!y intyf*
ami r<ft*JVJ^" w<r,iw/ ih* jC'/4 ttwi / ^f/ffjf // jf^<r
wcrl itmulfantoiuff ift Kftgltirfdiuttlsfmtriftt. *l'Mt<auitd
fiffrfi?ofxttrttyHpMthtMrttf'irtitwsduti#gt&eintcntwl
c?w/4/ fww /* ^at* bftn (e grtdt. In titry z&nt "mtli*
titmt ofturfwriding wytftry, yvifi tuffi*itrtf to arwit
r, WAuthr"*at!t*fi<toifavugIt til^m Ait rapid ***:f/cw,
ttift*JtftvittnJLtrttti*nurtimtntititdt taktvutimtnt-
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SEIZURE OF MR. WIHSnF.R'S
WRITINGS
TAcpiratedcollectionofletter^ iuritingx)<&* tovohoie
frustrated publication in tkit country and jfmerica ti/
"JVrfwYork
HJSetriMaoltdt,"MLaotnttetAan93, jawe alreadJy &llude.d** ioas seized itn jUntevtrf**.' &( f^
l8*- printers1! on Friday!ast~the u<fydayof itt contracted
delivery. T</;^persistent and reallydttfcrattspf.salnt&r
mt#t*volumeofdifficult birth^bajftid in his attempt i
productitinLondonandNew York,badkeen tratktd f
AntwotrpbyMessrs.Ltwi*andLewis,* andheweiJinitUy
brought down by Maitre Maeterlinck^th& dhtinguhhtd
lawyera/thatcity.
"M.US3JEURS LES