This novel was written in 1896, working up notes made at different times over the preceding year, and was first serialized in the Americn journal Atlantic monthly as The old things. Full details of all publications known to me containing the tale can be found in the first section of the bibliography.
The e-text on this web-site is taken from the first London book edition (Heinemann, 1897), subject to the editor’s standard editorial method. Six emendations have been made in preparing this text from the source, required by typographical errors and loose sorts, as detailed below:
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location in 1897 Heinemann edition |
original text | correction |
|---|---|---|
| page 3, line 11 | dulness | dullness |
| page 39, line 2 | <space>ears | tears |
| page 88, line 26 | so, | so. |
| page 104, line 3 | said<space> | said: |
| page 139, line 8 | Gereth s | Gereth’s |
| page 177, line 25 | know, | know? |
Because of the production method the text has been proof-read twice, but only by this editor, so it is possible that an error has slipped through twice – offers of proofing assistance will be gratefully received by Adrian Dover.
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The spoils of Poynton
on
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