April 23, 1953

Dear Solovine,

First let me thank you for your grandiloquent answer to my academic message. Your answer would have done honor to the court of Frederick II.

If Gauthier-Villars wants to put the three publications mentioned into one volume for republication, I have no objection. Nor am I opposed to the publication of the popular book. I am sending you my only copy of the original German edition (which I wish you would return as soon as you can). Second, I am sending you a press copy of the last edition, which contains some additions; and third, a copy of an Appendix which I wrote, in German of course, for the new English edition, which is to appear soon. Please return the German text after you have finished the translation, assuming, naturally, that you like this treatise.

I was duly pleased by the newspaper reports. I was deeply moved by your having taken the trouble to copy one of them for me. In one of the articles the sad feeling of loneliness is attributed, amusingly enough, to old age instead of to youth.

With my cordial greetings
Your         

A. Einstein