tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570718375010661810.post4331297509723289344..comments2024-03-15T18:01:26.787-05:00Comments on Melvilliana: Moby-Dick in the Western Literary MessengerScott Norsworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00458190971293597545noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570718375010661810.post-10446405413090914172017-01-17T10:13:29.234-06:002017-01-17T10:13:29.234-06:00You made me re-read those great paragraphs, thanks...You made me re-read those great paragraphs, thanks. I don't know how it was with editors and reviewers, but Jesse Clement's excerpts here are not the usual ones, the most usual one being of/from chapter 61, Stubb Kills a Whale.Scott Norsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458190971293597545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570718375010661810.post-73768046831767424032017-01-17T10:00:58.395-06:002017-01-17T10:00:58.395-06:00The two paragraphs beginning "As the three bo...The two paragraphs beginning "As the three boats lay there" are two of the greatest paragraphs in the whole book.<br /><br />So what were the logistics of notices like these at that time. Did the editor/reviewer actually read the book and make a selection? Or was the extract just copied from another newspaper (certainly done in some cases)? Or did the publisher send review copies with specific suggested quotations for notice ("your readers might enjoy page 238")? Or perhaps all three in different cases?Robert J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12937384579138400443noreply@blogger.com