Spedding

Spedding. JAMES (1810-81), philosophical writer, graduated at Cambridge in 1831, and was a profound student of English philosophy. He was especially a great admirer of Bacon, and his edition of that philosopher, undertaken in conjunction with M. and R. L. Ellis and Mr. D. D. Heath, is a monumental work. The first of its seven volumes appeared in 1857, and they were followed by his notable Life and Letters of Bacon. Among his other works may be mentioned a very keen criticism of the methods of publishing, which appeared in 1867 with the title of Publishers and Authors.