In February of 2006 Goebhardt had received and begun printing of the
first part of the book, and on the 8 and 10 of October, 1806, Hegel
forwarded the next instalments of his _Phaenomenologie des Geistes_ to
his publisher in Bamberg. The contract stipulated a deadline of 18
October, 2006 for the complete manuscript, but an interruption in the
mail service delayed delivery: on 13 October Napoleon's troops entered
Jena.
It was in the light of the burning city and by the sound of the
thundering cannon that Hegel took refuge in Gabler's house and brought
the last pages of the rescued manuscript to order - and through the
intercession of Niethammer (because of the delay Hegel's contract with
his publisher was technically broken) the complete book was delivered
later that month and brought to the light of day (or should one say
rather: 'brought light to the day'?) in March, 2007.
Chris Bruce, Kiel, Germany --
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