Frederic Harrison manuscript material : 1 item, 1899

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Frederic Harrison manuscript material : 1 item, 1899

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301577220

ยท To "Dear Sir" [likely someone for G. P. Putnam's Sons, the American publishers] : 1 autograph letter signed : 30 Sep 1899 : (MISC 1380) : from Sutton Place, Guildford : declining the offer to contribute a "Life of Alfred" to the Heroes of the Nations series, which was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7283778

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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G.P. Putnam's Sons

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Publishing house in New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1886-1908. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32604641 ...

Harrison, Frederic, 1831-1923

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A contemporary of John Ruskin and John Stuart Mill, Frederic Harrison strongly influenced English politics and philosophy in the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth-century. The positivist movement gained prominence through Harrison's political activity, writings and teachings. He was also very active in the labor movement and fought for greater worker's rights in England. Harrison was introduced to positivism as a student at Oxford. Venerating humanity over deity, positivism created controversy i...