The book "Professor Royce's Appeal for Protection to the Corporation and Trustees of Harvard University" by Francis Ellingwood Abbott is an important document that has caused considerable public outcry. In this book, Professor Royce appeals to the higher authorities of Harvard University with a request to compensate him for the damage caused by public defamation. The author, a wise and well-balanced scientist, reveals in detail all the circumstances of this scandalous case and proves the groundlessness of the accusations made against him. For readers, this book will be an important source of information about important aspects of higher education, principles of justice and morality in the academic environment.