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"It has always been large, especially since he became so celebrated; and, to tell the truth, I am persuaded that, in the future, the correspondence of Proudhon will be his principal, vital work, and that most of his books will be only accessory to and corroborative of this. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN LARGE ESPECIALLY SINCE HE BECAME SO CELEBRATED AND TO TELL THE TRUTH I AM PERSUADED THAT IN THE FUTURE THE CORRESPONDENCE OF PRUDENT WILL BE HIS PRINCIPAL VITAL WORK AND THAT MOST OF HIS BOOKS WILL BE ONLY ACCESSORY TO AND CORROBORATIVE OF THIS
daughter, aided by a few friends. It was incomplete when submitted to Sainte Beuve, but the portion with which the illustrious academician became acquainted was sufficient to allow him to estimate it as a whole with that soundness of judgment which characterized him as a literary critic. He would, however, caution readers against accepting the biographer's interpretation of the author's views as in any sense authoritative; advising them, rather, to await the publication of the remainder of Proudhon's writings, that they may form an opinion for themselves.--Translator. In an important work, which his habitual readers certainly have not forgotten, although death did not allow him to finish it, Sainte Beuve thus judges the correspondence of the great publicist:-- "The letters of Proudhon, even outside the circle of his particular friends, will always be of value; we can always learn something from them, and here is the proper place to determine the general character of his correspondence. THEM RATHER TO AWAIT THE PUBLICATION OF THE REMAINDER OF PRUDENT'S WRITINGS THAT THEY MAY FORM AN OPINION FOR THEMSELVES TRANSLATOR AND FOOTNOTE THE CORRESPONDENCE OF P J P PRUDENT THE FIRST VOLUMES OF WHICH WE PUBLISH TO DAY HAS BEEN COLLECTED SINCE HIS DEATH BY THE FAITHFUL AND INTELLIGENT LABORS OF HIS DAUGHTER AIDED BY A FEW FRIENDS IT WAS INCOMPLETE WHEN SUBMITTED TO SAINT BERVE BUT THE PORTION WITH WHICH THE ILLUSTRIOUS ACADEMICIAN BECAME ACQUAINTED WAS SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW HIM TO ESTIMATE IT AS A WHOLE WITH THAT SOUNDNESS OF JUDGMENT THAT CHARACTERIZED HIM AS A LITERARY CRITIC IN AN IMPORTANT WORK WHICH HIS HABITUAL READERS CERTAINLY HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN ALTHOUGH DEATH DID NOT ALLOW HIM TO FINISH IT SAINT BERT THUS JUDGES THE CORRESPONDENCE OF THE GREAT PUBLICIST THE LETTERS OF PRUDENT EVEN OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE OF HIS PARTICULAR FRIENDS WILL ALWAYS BE OF VALUE WE CAN ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING FROM THEM AND HERE IS THE PROPER PLACE TO DETERMINE THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF HIS CORRESPONDENTS
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