Mrs.
Alexander Carlyle, however, wished for another editor.

The copyright was Froude's, and no one could reprint the book in Great Britain without his consent.

At that time there was no international copyright between the United Kingdom and the United States.

A distinguished American professor, Mr.Eliot Norton, was invited by Mary Carlyle to re-edit the book beyond the Atlantic, and he undertook the task.

Froude always thought that Professor Norton should have communicated with him, and the public will probably be of the same opinion.