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Martin Zehr <[log in to unmask]>
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I'm beginning to wonder whether Kevin should issue a "Correcta" sheet,
i.e., a listing of those statements which were original to the editors and
correct.  Certainly it would be an easier undertaking, and "undertaking"
seems appropriate to the project.
Martin

On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Peter Salwen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Oh, no -- they absolutely did not. Not even close.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:15 PM, Arianela . <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for showing that the Library of Congress is making an effort
> > to deal with this production.  I won't take the time to compare the two
> > collections of errors we now can see, but I hope they took in all that
> > was originally presented in this Forum.
> > Arianne Laidlaw
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Peter Salwen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > That is discouraging, but Twain didn't have much use for critics, did
> he
> > > ("the most degraded of all trades")?
> > >
> > > For anyone who's interested, by the way, you can find a bunch of
> > > *additional* errors & omissions on the LOC's own errata sheet, which is
> > > online at
> > > http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2015/Files/TwainErrataSheet-Feb11-2015.pdf
> .
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:29 AM, Arianela . <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I hope that is so.  I notice the Amazon notice says that they are out
> > >> of stock, but I was also disappointed to see some favorable reviews.
> > >> Sigh
> > >> Arianne Laidlaw
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 11:52 AM, Barbara Schmidt <
> [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > Arianne,
> > >> >
> > >> > To the best of my knowledge, the book was pulled from shipping and
> > >> > further publication shortly after the problems were first
> acknowledged
> > >> and
> > >> > has never been rereleased.
> > >> >
> > >> > Barb
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Arianne Laidlaw A '58
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Arianne Laidlaw A '58
> >
>

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