The Philosophical Writings of Edgar Saltus

6x9 | 366 pages with a foreword by Chip Smith "Considered individually, The Philosophy of Disenchantment and Anatomy of Negation would stand as valuable contributions to the literature of philosophical pessimism and supernatural skepticism respectively. Taken together, the effect is alchemic – and volatile." —Chip Smith, from the foreword. “I wrote The Philosophy of Disenchantment, which is, I think, the gloomiest and worst book ever published. Out of sheer laziness, I then produced a history of atheism, The Anatomy of Negation, which has been honoured by international dislike. Need I state that of all my children it is the one that I prefer?” —Edgar Saltus On Edgar Saltus. “America has not produced a round dozen of authors who equal him in brilliancy of style. The neglect of this man is one of the most astounding phenomena in the history of American letters.” —Carl Van Vechten “There are three mysteries in American literature—the appearance of Edgar Allen Poe, the disappearance of Amb