First Publication

matthew.malthouse · 14 Jul 2003, 07:19 · from urth-v0307.mbox · original

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From: matthew.malthouse at guardian.co.uk
Subject: (urth) First Publication
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:19:43 +0100
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On 13/07/2003 22:41:57 James Jordan wrote:

>         BUT, Trollope wrote for serialized publication. The first part=20
of
>a given book or series was in magazine print before the later parts were
>even written, as I understand it. Wolfe worked over the New Sun books=20
FOUR
>times before initial publication.=20

Eh?  Was the MS complete before initial publictaion?

If so what caused the delays in first the UK edition?

A friend recommended me TBotNS before the third volume was published. When=20
it was I bought the three books [Arrow, 1st UK pbk] believing that it was=20
a trilogy.  I was very upset to find that there was a fouth and I had to=20
wait for it.

The ISFDB gives 1980, '81, 81 and 82 as first publication dates which I=20
would assume to be US: can't get to my copies to check as I'm at work.

Matthew

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