REH’s Writings

Exact textual stateDraft

The Influence of the Movies — Draft 1

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units1

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Characters in this exact text

Unnamed moviegoer writing from Sing SingUnnamed moviegoer writing from Sing Sing — A satirical letter writer who claims that imitating films transformed his life.On Pagefirst: Sentiment, printed p. 305 / PDF p. 323

Surviving manuscript evidence

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Draft 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript

Extent1 pageCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 1 page / 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 65028

Original typescript (OT).

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Influence of the Movies, The (d1) · TSS 65028 · spreadsheet rows 8098–8098

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

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Sentiment (2009 first printing), pp. 305–306.Later publication / editionAuthority basis: Editorially mediated witness · Treatment: Unknown / not yet reviewed

Sentiment (2009 first printing), pp. 305–306.