This sixth volume of a projected twelve continues the series of
William James's correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues
that was begun in volume 4. Consisting of some 400 letters, with an
additional 400 calendared, it offers a complete accounting of his
correspondence for the years 1885-89.
During this period and after years of false starts and
procrastination, James completed most of the work on the book that
was to become a classic in its field, The Principles of Psychology.
It was also during these years that he became more directly
involved in the world of psychical research. Most of his efforts in
this area were devoted to Leonora Piper, the American trance
medium, but he also found time for correspondence with fellow
inquirers in Europe such as Frederic William Henry Myers and Edmund
Gurney. James's interest in his graduate students is apparent in
his correspondence with, among others, George Santayana and Charles
Augustus Strong, who in beginning their own academic careers still
sought their mentor's advice and support. Established
correspondents -- colleagues such as Josiah Royce, Granville
Stanley Hall, Shadworth Hollway Hodgsone, Theodule Ribot, Charles
Renouvier, and Charles Sanders Peirce -- return in this volume as
they continue their dialogue with James about the psychological and
philosophical issues of the day.
There were also many changes in James's family life during these
years -- the death of his youngest son, Herman James, and the birth
of his daughter, Margaret Mary. And, because his wife Alice and the
children were away from home for long periods of time, letters to
Alice dominate the volume -- letters that reveal the emotional
support andaffirmation that James drew from his wife. These were
also the years when James was at his most sociable, sometimes
making three or four social calls a day and reporting daily to
Alice the bits of Cambridge and Boston gossip.
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