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John Stuart Mill Autograph Letter Signed

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John Stuart Mill Autograph Letter Signed
<B>John Stuart Mill Reflects on <I>The Arabian Nights</B></I>,</B></I> <B>Autograph Letter Signed</B></I> "<I>J. S. Mill</B></I>" Two pages, 5" x 7", np, nd. In full: <I>"My dear Sir, The subject we talked of yesterday, the Arabian Nights, appears to me to be better and better the more I think of it- & Robertson also likes it exceedingly. We will therefore consider it as settled & I am heartily glad we have so good a prospect. Ever Truly Yours</B></I>" <I>Arabian Nights</B></I> was one of his childhood favorites. While Mill was most noted for his work <I>A System of Logic,</B></I> perhaps his most accomplished writing came with his wife at his elbow in an endeavor to promote the liberation of women in <I>Subjection of Women.</B></I> Fine condition. <I>From the Henry E. Luhrs Collection.</B></I>
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