Professor Royce’s Libel

The author of the novel “Professor Royce’s Libel” is Francis Ellingwood Abbott. It is an impassioned plea for justice as well as a defense of Abbot’s standing. The book is regarded as a painstakingly crafted argument that tackles an intellectual controversy. Josiah Royce made a statement that Abbot believed unjustly harmed his reputation, and that is why he is responding to it. The book is free on Project Gutenberg and has cultural significance.