(urth) Interlibrary Loan

Marc Aramini marcaramini at gmail.com
Sun Apr 28 14:02:01 PDT 2019


Yes every edition but the Ace uses the Scribner flawed printing.

On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 1:58 PM PAUL RYDEEN <rydeen at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> The Gollancz SF Masterworks ebook has "fifteen" (spelled out).
>
>
> On Apr 28, 2019, at 10:25 AM, Marc Aramini <marcaramini at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> See page 161- “it must have weighed a good fifteen pounds” - I have had
> translators contact me and had to explain it should be fifteen hundred
> pounds.
>
> On Sunday, April 28, 2019, Ab de Vos <foxyab at casema.nl> wrote:
>
>> I have the Charles Scribner's Sons edition of Fifth Head (New York,
>> 1972). Is that one corrupted as well?
>> Op 28-4-2019 om 01:16 schreef Marc Aramini:
>>
>> Copy editors managed to mess up the horn reveal in reprints of Long Sun
>> and I insist the ace version of Fifth Head is the least corrupt. Wolfe was
>> very mad about the switching of horn for I about two thirds of the way
>> through exodus in reprints. He wanted the reveal at that dinner scene.
>>
>> On Saturday, April 27, 2019, PAUL RYDEEN <rydeen at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I've never been sure how much leeway an editor really has. Would they
>>> really cut whole scenes they didn't like?  Do they redo things wholesale or
>>> just fix things and make recommendations?   Since Wolfe picked this editor,
>>> can we rely on his pick?  Even if Wolfe were alive, how much of the
>>> editor's influence would make it to publication?  And if the answer is the
>>> editor has a lot of sway, how many of his edits would the author notice on
>>> review?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 26, 2019, at 9:55 PM, Bailey Swartz <bsswartz at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I like to have faith that Wolfe (who so carefully constructed each work)
>>> anticipated the possibility of posthumourous publication and made
>>> appropriate plans for that eventuality.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 7:51 PM Eric Bourland <eb at hwaet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am wondering what result we would get if, individually and noisily,
>>>> we reached out to Tor editors and implored them to do basic proofreading on
>>>> the new novel, but make no changes in its substance, and publish it as Mr.
>>>> Wolfe wrote it. I am willing to act on this.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *******
>>>>
>>>> Eric Bourland
>>>>
>>>> eb at hwaet.com
>>>>
>>>> https://www.hwaet.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Urth <urth-bounces at lists.urth.net> *On Behalf Of *Marc Aramini
>>>> *Sent:* Friday, April 26, 2019 8:25 PM
>>>> *To:* The Urth Mailing List <urth at lists.urth.net>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: (urth) Interlibrary Loan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> One hopes. Yes that’s how I feel about those who would edit Wolfe.he
>>>> can create meaning in so many ways that every reader will certainly miss,
>>>> especially in his post 2000 work.
>>>>
>>>> (I’m glad cell phones made top posting the de facto response - I
>>>> remember the days of the list when it was a sin.) I have always preferred
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> On Friday, April 26, 2019, Evan Pickett <picketter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm reminded of a scene from The Insider, although Mr. Wolfe would
>>>> probably not ever take this tone:
>>>>
>>>> https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/724e8b4b-0515-48cf-b7f2-e49501158ca4
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Surely any editor would know by now that Gene Wolfe chose his words
>>>> with care?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Evan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 3:48 PM Marc Aramini <marcaramini at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
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