send for mr sowerberry

what fun. the university of nebraska press has just published the first two volumes of its planned 140 volume edition of "the complete letters of henry james". volume 1 is u.s.$90. volume 2 is $95. if this trend continues volume 140 will be $785. i love academic publishers. they know just how to price their books so as to discourage all possible interest in the subject. it works every time. any wonder the humanities are moribund?