Letters of a Lunatic / A Brief Exposition of My University Life, During the Years 1853-54

A sequence of personal letters recounts the author's troubled year at a metropolitan university, offering a first-person defense against perceived slights, professional attacks, and classroom disturbances. The correspondence details confrontations with institutional authorities, noisy and disorderly student conduct, perceived insults at public events, complaints about supernatural interruptions in academic spaces, appeals to municipal and legal authorities, and reflections on the need for academic liberty and university reform. The author frames the narrative as a moral and professional vindication, explaining motives for public disclosure and urging attention to institutional justice and sound education.