Letter from Sigmund Freud to Karl Abraham, November 21, 1912

142F

Vienna IX, Berggasse 19
21 November 1912

Dear Friend,

So I can expect to see you sooner than intended, on the 24th inst. in Munich.1 Meanwhile a bitter cup has passed you by. Ferenczi and Rank have undertaken the editorship of the new journal. For your kind willingness I owe you an explanation of the choice. I had begun negotiations with a Berlin publisher,2 which seemed promising. If they had come to anything I should have asked you to undertake it, with Eitingon's help. But the Berlin publisher let me down and, as I had to decide on Heller, the publisher of , I could only choose the editor in the neighbourhood of the publisher. I know that you will not take this amiss.

I have had a great deal of worry and anger over the affair. All our internal and external colleagues have come with us, only Jung (!) and Juliusburger, who does not seem to be informed at all and therefore does not wish to sever the connection with the , have declined.3 In addition, one Viennese has also expressed certain reservations.4 But the bliss of being rid of Stekel is worth some sacrifice.

I hope there will be an hour for an intimate exchange of thoughts in Munich, and send my cordial greetings to you and your whole house, cordially yours,

Freud