NEW Hume web biblio 26_08_2004.qxd 01/09/2004 10:39 Page i A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HUME’S WRITINGS AND EARLY RESPONSES James Fieser NEW Hume web biblio 26_08_2004.qxd 01/09/2004 10:39 Page ii This edition published by Thoemmes Press, 2003 Thoemmes Press 11 Great George Street Bristol BS1 5RR, England http://www.thoemmes.com A Bibliography of Hume’s Writings and Early Responses. © James Fieser, 2003, 2005 NEW Hume web biblio 26_08_2004.qxd 01/09/2004 10:39 Page iii CONTENTS Preface v Major Events in Hume’s Life 1 Bibliography of Hume’s Writings 3 Bibliography of Early Responses to Hume. 65 Index of Authors 181 Index of Topics 203 iii NEW Hume web biblio 26_08_2004.qxd 01/09/2004 10:39 Page iv NEW Hume web biblio 26_08_2004.qxd 01/09/2004 10:39 Page v PREFACE This document contains two separate bibliographies. The first is a “Bibliography of Hume’s Writings” that I constructed for my own benefit while preparing the Early Responses to Hume series. Although it does not merit printed publication in its present state, Thoemmes Press has offered to typeset it at their expense, with the belief that, as a freely available computer file, it will be useful for Hume scholars as it is. It is my hope that someone in the future will prepare a more definitive work of this sort. The second is “A Bibliography of Early Responses to Hume,” which is taken directly from the final pages of Early Responses to Hume’s Life and Reputation (2003). This is also made freely available through the generosity of Thoemmes Press. The “Major Events in Hume’s Life” and indexes are also taken directly from that work. James Fieser 1 May 2003 v NEW Hume web biblio 26_08_2004.qxd 01/09/2004 10:39 Page vi NEW Hume web biblio 26_08_2004.qxd 01/09/2004 10:39 Page 1 MAJOR EVENTS IN HUME’S LIFE 1711: Born in Edinburgh, April 26; divides his time between the family homes at Ninewells and Edinburgh until he leaves the area in 1734. 1721–1725: Attends Edinburgh University. 1729–1730: Becomes ill, peaking in the winter of 1730. 1731: Composes “Essay on Chivalry.” 1734: Writes to physician about lingering illness. Works in merchant’s office in Bristol for a few months; in Summer leaves for France, studying and writing Treatise of Human Nature. 1737: In Fall leaves France for London, revising and publishing Treatise. 1739: Treatise, Vols. 1 and 2 published in January; in February leaves London for his family in Ninewells and Edinburgh. 1740: Treatise, Vol. 3 published in Summer. 1741: Essays Moral and Political, Vol. 1 published. 1742: Essays Moral and Political, Vol. 2 published. 1744–1745: Unsuccessful candidate for Chair of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University. 1745: Sometime in Spring Hume’s mother dies; in April moves to Weld Hall near St. Albans, for one year as tutor to the Marquis of Annandale. 1746: In May recruited as secretary to General St. Clair for an expedition against Quebec; plans change in August and are instructed to attack the French coast of Brittany; set sail in September. 1747: In June is in London; returns to Ninewells in Autumn. 1748: In London in January; in February goes to Vienna and Turin as secretary to St. Clair; Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding published in April. 1749: In Summer moves from London to his family at Ninewells and Edinburgh. 1751: In Summer permanently moves from Ninewells to his own residence in Edinburgh, for seven-year stay; unsuccessful candidate for a Chair at Glasgow; Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals published in December. 1752: Political Discourses is published in February; begins five-year position as Keeper of the Advocates’ Library in Edinburgh at £40 a year. In September gets his apartment at Riddle’s Land, Lawnmarket. 1753: In May moves to Jack’s Land, Canongate. 1 NEW Hume web biblio 26_08_2004.qxd 01/09/2004 10:39 Page 2 2 A Bibliography of Hume’s Writings and Early Responses 1754: The History of Great Britain (James I and Charles I) published; disputes with Library curators and gives income from Keeper position to Thomas Blacklock. 1756: Five Dissertations suppressed in January; unsuccessful effort made to excommunicate Hume from the Church of Scotland. The History of Great Britain (Death of Charles I to the Revolution) published. 1757: Four Dissertations published in February; resigns Librarian position. Involved in dispute surrounding John Home’s Douglas. 1758: Visits London. 1759: The History of England (Tudors) published. 1761: Visits London; The History of England (early periods) published. 1762: Moves to James’s Court. 1763: In October moves to Paris for two and a half years working for the British Embassy under Earl of Hertford, first as personal secretary. 1765: In July is promoted to secretary of the Embassy as Hertford prepares to leave; serves as Chargé d’Affaires (senior-most official) for four months until the new Ambassador arrives; pensioned. 1766: In January leaves Paris and resides in London; disputes with Rousseau; returns to Edinburgh in September. 1767: In February moves from Edinburgh to London for one year as Under- Secretary of State for the Northern Department. 1768: In July appointment ends when his superior leaves office; pension increased. 1769: In August moves from London to Edinburgh. 1770: Attacked in Beattie’s Essay; in Autumn engaged in building new house in St. Andrew’s Square. 1771: In Spring leases James’s Court apartment to Boswell; moves to St. Andrew’s Square. 1775: Composes “Essay on the Authenticity of Ossian’s Poems”; becomes ill. 1776: Writes “My Own Life”; in May and June visits London and Bath; on August 25 dies in Edinburgh; on August 29 buried at Calton Burial Ground. 1777: “My Own Life” published. 1779: Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion published. 1783: Unauthorized publication of Essays on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul. NEW Hume web biblio 26_08_2004.qxd 01/09/2004 10:39 Page 3 A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HUME’S WRITINGS Constructing a bibliography of Hume’s writings is a challenging task since he published a large number of items during a span of over 35 years, most of which he continually revised, often shifting the placement of material and changing titles. Also, during his life and after, many of his works went through numerous editions. The present bibliography is an attempt to consolidate at least some of the complex data on the subject that appears in many separate sources. It is in no sense definitive and has at best provisional value since we can expect scholars in the future to overturn common assumptions about the publishing history of known editions of Hume’s works. This is especially the case with the Clarendon Edition of the Works of David Hume (in progress), which will systematically update the bibliographical record on the early editions of Hume’s writings. I have physically examined only a handful of the several hundred books listed below and have thus relied on previous bibliographical citations for everything else. These citations unfortunately include inaccu- racies and reflect inconsistent pagination conventions used by librarians who originally recorded the information. Although I have tried to be thorough in my compilation of this material, particularly with 18th century English language editions of Hume, I cannot claim that this bibliography is complete. The entries below on foreign language editions of Hume’s writings are inten- tionally selective, due largely to limited foreign language resources available to me. The main sources of information for this bibliography were electronic bibli- ographical databases, especially the English Short Title Catalogue, OCLC, RLIN, and several online library catalogues. In addition to these I have relied on printed works listed at the close under “Bibliographical Resources.” 3 NEW Hume web biblio 26_08_2004.qxd 01/09/2004 10:39 Page 4 4 A Bibliography of Hume’s Writings and Early Responses Contents 1. A Treatise of Human Nature (1739–1740). 2. An Abstract of a Book Lately Published (1740). 3. Essays Moral and Political, 2 vol., (1741–1742). 4. Queries and Answers Relating to Sir Robert Walpole’s Character (1742). 5. A Letter from a Gentleman to his Friend in Edinburgh (1745). 6. True Account of the Behaviour and Conduct of Archibald Stewart (1748). 7. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748). 8. The Petition of the Grave and Venerable Bellmen (or Sextons) of the Church of Scotland (1751). 9. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751). 10. Political Discourses (1752). 11. Scotticisms (1752). 12. Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects (1753). 13. History of England (1754–1762). 14. Four Dissertations (1757). 15. Letter to Critical Review (1759). 16. Essays Moral, Political and Literary. 17. A Concise and Genuine Account of the Dispute Between Mr. Hume and Mr. Rousseau (1766). 18. Advertisement to Manstein’s Memoirs of Russia (1770). 19. Sixteen Notes on Walpole’s Historic Doubts (1769). 20. My Own Life (1777). 21. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (1779). 22. Essays on Suicide and Immortality (1783). 23. Other Editions of Hume’s Writings. 24. Posthumous Publications from Manuscripts. 25. Letters and Manuscript Deposits. 26. Bibliographical Resources. NEW Hume web biblio 26_08_2004.qxd 01/09/2004 10:39 Page 5 A Treatise of Human Nature 5 1. A TREATISE OF HUMAN NATURE (1739–1740). Hume composed his three-volume Treatise of Human Nature in his early 20s while in La Flèche, France; the first two volumes appeared together in 1739, and the third in 1740. A manuscript dated September 26, 1738 exists of the agreement between Hume and his bookseller John Noon for the first two volumes (National Library of Scotland, MS 23159, item 5).