An undated draft letter to an unnamed scholar

An undated draft letter to an unnamed scholar

Correspondence

An undated draft letter to an unnamed scholar [clearly Arthur Henry Bleek] from Wilhelm Bleek. Bleek enquires about the translation of his privately published German-language book "On the Origin of Language". He informs the recipient of having written to Macmillan about undertaking the English publication. He provides details of the book, including possible difficulties/controversies in translating it, and explains why he approached the scholar in question, mentioning their shared surname.

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Wilhelm Bleek (draft letter re English translation of "On the Origin of Language")

1. Bleek wrote another, earlier draft letter to Arthur H Bleek focussing more on their shared family name and antecedents [see C11.1].