Charles Albert Watts (The Rationalist Press Association) an Ernst Haeckel, London, 7. September 1904

The

Rationalist Press Association,

Limited.

Registered Offices –

5 & 6, Johnson’s Court, Fleet St., London, E. C.

September 7th 1904

Dear Professor Haeckel,

Re: the complementary volume of „The Riddle of the Universe”, of course we must purchase the English and American rights; but I hope that you will not wish us to pay so much as 5000 marks. May I remind you that for the „Riddle” the fee was 2000 marks, and that it is largely owing to our enterprise that the work has been such a remarkable success in England? We are also entitled to some credit for the production of the German edition at one mark. You will remember that you wrote to me that it was because of our issuing the book at sixpence in England, and obtaining such an unprecedented circulation, that you were emboldened to publish in a similarly cheap form in Germany. Under these circumstances may I venture to suggest that you will be good enough to accept 4000 marks for the English and American rights of your new work? Rather than forfeit the privilege of issuing the book in this country and the United States, we would pay a further sum; but our resources are not considerable, and we are naturally anxious not to undertake || too great a liability.

With cordial greetings and best wishes,

Faithfully yours,

Charles A. Watts.

S.

Brief Metadaten

ID
52604
Gattung
Brief ohne Umschlag
Institution von
The Rationalist Press Association
Entstehungsort
Entstehungsland aktuell
Großbritannien
Entstehungsland zeitgenössisch
Großbritannien
Datierung
07.09.1904
Sprache
Englisch
Umfang Seiten
2
Umfang Blätter
1
Format
20,5 x 25,9 cm
Besitzende Institution
EHA Jena
Signatur
A 52604
Zitiervorlage
Watts, Charles Albert an Haeckel, Ernst; London; 07.09.1904; https://haeckel-briefwechsel-projekt.uni-jena.de/de/document/b_52604