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In Harriet Smith's intro to Vol. I of the actual Autobiography, she describes Neider's methods in the brief terms they deserve, with a few more follow-up references. Let's hope to be hovering round in 2099 when the actual Autobiography (in which Ben's name figures prominently!) is named one of the 100 most important books of the 21st century.
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From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Dave Davis <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2024 12:09 PM
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [External] Charles Neider, editorial reputation?
Blasphemy! ;-)
DDD
On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 12:08 PM Paul Kleven <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> As I recall, he enthusiastically cut passages that he considered extraneous
> from the last third of his edition of Huck Finn, stating the percentage of
> words he had cut from each chapter.
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> On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 7:02 AM Dave Davis <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
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> > > Singularly informative essay, Barbara! Thanks
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> > DDD
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