Talk:The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe/Volume 1/MS. found in a Bottle
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I was just looking at the online version of this in the 1839 Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque version at http://wyllie.lib.virginia.edu:8086/perl/toccer-new?id=Eaf320v1.xml&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=7&division=div1
I note that neither the opening epigram nor the terminal note appear in that edition. It would be interesting to know which version our text came from. It appears not to have been unusual for Poe to make changes between one edition and the next. Eclecticology 18:51, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Recent edits[edit]
These changes are the same as eapoe.org, which is usually reliable. OTOH, About.com disagrees, and there is a copy archived here; the latest being Feb 2007, which also disagrees. John Vandenberg 01:13, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- Well, let's not make assumptions as to who originated the mistake and who continued it, but my guess is that eapoe.org's text was copy and pasted here and at about.com. But, compared to my book-format collected works, these recent changes match up. Frankly, I support these edits. Even if incorrect to Poe's versions, they do not break the spirit of the story or anything like that. What do you think? --Midnightdreary 02:00, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- Which edition are you proof reading it against ? I'm more than happy to keep these changes if they appeared in a print edition; I would be even more happy if I could put my hands on a copy of the original! We usually keep strictly to published editions. John Vandenberg 02:32, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- I just now compared it with my Castle Books (2002) collected works, the "Raven Edition" by P. F. Collier & Son (1902), and The Book League of America (1941) collections - they all seem to match the current edit. I guess eapoe.org just had a couple innocent typos - even Jeff Savoye is human! I vote we keep it as is, with these edits. --Midnightdreary 12:54, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- Great. There are lots of editions, so it is quite likely that different websites have different editions. My guess is that we now have the revised edition, but previously we had the original 1833 edition. Maybe Eclecticology can recall what the source was. p.s. thanks for cleaning up after me at w:MS. Found in a Bottle. John Vandenberg 14:34, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- I don't even know if it was an edition or version problem... I personally think it was just a couple innocent typos. But, who knows? --Midnightdreary 16:42, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
- Please note that texts on eapoe.org carry a proofing mark in small print at the very end of the page. If the text does not have a mark of S:1, S:2, or higher, then it has not yet been closely proofed. This is a huge and on-going project, especially as multiple texts are presented for most works.--Outis 08:35, 06 December 2007 (UTC)
- That's something I didn't know... and hadn't noticed! Thanks for pointing it out! --Midnightdreary 05:17, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
- Please note that texts on eapoe.org carry a proofing mark in small print at the very end of the page. If the text does not have a mark of S:1, S:2, or higher, then it has not yet been closely proofed. This is a huge and on-going project, especially as multiple texts are presented for most works.--Outis 08:35, 06 December 2007 (UTC)
- I don't even know if it was an edition or version problem... I personally think it was just a couple innocent typos. But, who knows? --Midnightdreary 16:42, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
- Great. There are lots of editions, so it is quite likely that different websites have different editions. My guess is that we now have the revised edition, but previously we had the original 1833 edition. Maybe Eclecticology can recall what the source was. p.s. thanks for cleaning up after me at w:MS. Found in a Bottle. John Vandenberg 14:34, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- I just now compared it with my Castle Books (2002) collected works, the "Raven Edition" by P. F. Collier & Son (1902), and The Book League of America (1941) collections - they all seem to match the current edit. I guess eapoe.org just had a couple innocent typos - even Jeff Savoye is human! I vote we keep it as is, with these edits. --Midnightdreary 12:54, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
- Which edition are you proof reading it against ? I'm more than happy to keep these changes if they appeared in a print edition; I would be even more happy if I could put my hands on a copy of the original! We usually keep strictly to published editions. John Vandenberg 02:32, 17 November 2007 (UTC)