The same reasons, whether they be limited to ill health, or also dealt with behavioral matters, caused him to resign a corresponding position that he held at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. from 1889 to 1902. In a short time he moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, intending to devote himself exclusively to literary work. A serious and almost fatal illness interfered with his plans.Flaherty, Matthew. "Charles Warren Stoddard." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 19 Apr. 2023 He published his Exits and Entrances, a book of essays and sketches which he called his favorite work, probably because it told of his friendship with Stevenson and of other literary acquaintances.
