The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-13
PrTNAMS REPLY TO KIPLING.
They Impeach His Facts ms We'll as Resent
His Language.

Und"r the heading. "Kipng vs.. Putnam"
G. T. Putnam's Sons have issued circular
containing extracts from kiplings letter in
this months number of the AWtitOr. a London
magazine. and comments 10y the firm on these
extracts. The -iuthor was out last Friday
According to q called synopsis Of the letter,
kiplinE "traverses the putnams' allegations
that he refused specifications. adding that at
any time between March IL and April -
settlement could have been made. II such had
boon desired by the putnams." In reply the
publishers print extracts from letter received
by them from Killings lawyer on March 81.
In which he says:
Il am authorized to say that no settlement
can be made. nor is there any use in discussing
the question OF settlement excepting on a basis
of reasonable but substantial damages to be
paid Mr.. kipling for the injury done him"
cor in other words" said n member Of the
firm yesterday. the only settlement possible
was for us to lie down and let him walk over
US. There was never tho least desire on our
part, he cont inued, for any lit gution. and ""
should have been more than pleased to settle
the case fairly outside the courts"
Answering Mr. kipling'S contention that they
have produced an Incomplete sct II books the
firm in their circular maintain that the "s"t rs
i stood was more complete than any other that
Another charge made by the author is that
the Putnams have attempted both hv IN" title
on every volume my autograph in fac-simile
and an imitation Of an elephants head which
is the distinguishing mark OF my outward
Bound edition. to max" the public believe that
their venture had my sanction" To which the
Putnnns reply:
THE sets were bound in n variety Of styles.
just fifteen sets and no NOR" were put M in
buckr ram with the elephants head, and il has
been shown that neither was the elephants
head in any way an imitation Of tn" cameo of
cral appearance OF the binding ~ any sense
IN imitation Of the binding OF the Outward
Bound edition
They have used in part" says KiplinG
matter written and authorized by mo. in
part matter written hut not authorized. IN
| me The publishers contend that tn" only
| part ~ the set not written and authorized by
| Kipliug is "A Ken of Klpling." which. they
| say, makes no pretence Of being issued under
| the authority Of Mr.. kiphng
The paragraph which has particularly Of
| Tended the PutnamS is this one with which Kip
| ling concludes his letter to the AWtor:
They have made me responsible before
| public to whom | do peculiarly owe tn" bnst
! and most honest work that can turn out. for
! an egregious. padded fake. And all these
! things they did. taking advantage Of that pub
| point Of death"
| The Putrams do not think that their edition
/ can be fairly characterized as IAN egrcgious.
! padded fake" and they resent warmly the in
! sinuntton that they tried to make capital out
! of Klpling's illness Their reply is:
| hand in tn" early fall. and the later ones Were
! started some time before Mr.. Kipng'S illness
| namely. in early January, As there was de-
! lay in securing the sheets of certain of the
| books which tho publishers Were recruiting.
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