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27: 124: 242:. The later Edel-Powers edition includes many more personal notes. Though sometimes trivial, this additional material gives some insight into James' everyday schedule, his wide circle of friends and acquaintances, and even his financial affairs. 191:
that eliminated critical commentary on James' finished works, and added substantial new material from other, less formal notes written by James. The new edition also cleared up some obscure references to people mentioned in the
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and Kenneth Murdock. The editors pointed out notebook entries that eventually turned into finished works by James, and then went beyond that simple editorial function to discuss and evaluate the works themselves.
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feature encouraging comments by James to himself. A famous example is his brief but emotional note after the failure of his play,
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development in his fictions, as well as their overall structure and length. James himself seems to have referred to the
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Some objected to such critical commentary, while others accepted it as the editors' opinion and nothing more. In 1987
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are of substantial value. They show James thinking through various possibilities for character and
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edited by F. O. Matthiessen and Kenneth Murdock (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1981)
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weren't published until 1947, when they appeared in a heavily annotated edition compiled by
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edited by Leon Edel and Lyall Powers (New York: Oxford University Press 1987)
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edited by Leon Edel and Lyall Powers, Oxford University Press edition 1987
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edited by F. O. Matthiessen and Kenneth Murdock, First edition 1947
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For those interested in the planning and writing of fictional
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American-British novelist and critic
F. O. Matthiessen
Leon Edel
Lyall Powers
narratives
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New York Edition
Guy Domville
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Entries from the Notebooks for The Spoils of Poynton. A number of other Notebook entries are available at this site.
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