Subject: Re: 22 uncollected stories
From: Jim Rovira (jrovira@drew.edu)
Date: Thu Dec 06 2001 - 09:13:48 GMT
The Princeton Archives are open to the public. I don't recall seeing all
22 stories there -- I think there were a good 6-8, though. I'm not sure.
I think you can call and ask. Why Princeton? Who knows? Salinger is an
important author and I'd imagine any University worth its salt would
archive any rare works they had by him...
Jim
Brooks Bradley Lambert-Sluder wrote:
>
> Are the Princeton Library Archives open to the public or must you be
> affiliated with the university to have access? And also, how many of the
> 22 stories are available at the archives--and incidentally, why Princeton?
> Did J.D. Salinger have some association to the school, or what?
>
> Brooks Lambert-Sluder
> Harvard '05
>
> p.s. Harvard '05=Harvard, class of 2005
>
> On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Jim Rovira wrote:
>
> > Sounds like that individual read the stories and did a pretty fair
> > assessment. I was able to read a copy of Ocean Full of Bowling Balls at
> > the Princeton Archives and found it to be a pretty decently written
> > short story about Allie's death -- and it shed some interesting light
> > and provided some nice details about the Caulfield family. You meet
> > Mom. You meet Allie. It's cool.
> >
> > Overall, I think Salinger was exercising decent judgment not
> > republishing all those stories, but some I wish were more accessible...
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > Cold Fish wrote:
> > >
> > > DISCLAIMER: THE AUTHOR OF THIS MESSAGE IS IN NO WAY SUGGESTING THAT THE
> > > READERS HEREOF ENGAGE IN ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, NOR IS HE ADMITTING TO ANY
> > > ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.
> > >
> > > There...that said...
> > > Now that Napster is gone, several new P2P file sharing alternatives have
> > > popped up in its place; and like the many-headed Hydra, each is more
> > > powerful than its predecessor. Specifically, Bear Share and Morpheus allow
> > > you to find and share text files in addition to music.
> > >
> > > I know of a man who, it is said, used just such technology to search for
> > > text files with 'Sallinger' in the title. This brave individual discovered
> > > that 95% of the files he found were for Catcher, but, undaunted, our
> > > intrepid Sallinger-phile persevered and eventually found the 22 Uncollected
> > > Stories and downloaded and printed them (about 150 pages).
> > >
> > > They were a bit of a mess (some spelling errors, occasional missing
> > > punctuation) but were free, or so I'm told.
> > >
> > > How did this individual feel about the stories? Well, it is said that he
> > > found a few to be on par with anything in 9 Stories, a few to be decent
> > > reads and the rest to be about average. In short, he is said to have felt
> > > somewhat relieved to know that JDS is in fact human and was capable of
> > > publishing a few pieces of fairly unremarkable work at one time.
> > >
> > > More than anything, he is though to have felt that the stories give some
> > > interesting insights into the development of the Holden character, as he and
> > > other Caulfield family members appear in or are referred to in a couple of
> > > stories which, while written before Catcher, take place before and after the
> > > action of that book.
> > >
> > > Then again, this mysterious individual probably doesn't even exist-- such is
> > > the nature of legend-- so please bear that in mind when considering his
> > > experiences.
> > >
> > > Jiggyfish
> > >
> > > >From: ZazieZazie@hetnet.nl
> > > >Reply-To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
> > > >To: <bananafish@roughdraft.org>
> > > >Subject: RE: 22 uncollected stories
> > > >Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 17:16:28 +0100
> > > >
> > > >but there is some site where one can download these stories ... i forgot
> > > >where, though.
> > > >so i wonder why would one go thru all this auction-credit-card-trouble ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: "owner-bananafish@roughdraft.org"
> > > ><owner-bananafish@roughdraft.org> on behalf of "patrick spain"
> > > ><patspain@hotmail.com>
> > > >Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 3:21 PM
> > > >To: "bananafish@roughdraft.org" <bananafish@roughdraft.org>
> > > >Subject: 22 uncollected stories
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Hey there Adam!
> > > >
> > > > Welcome to the list! I found my copy of "22 uncollected stories" (and
> > > >that's what is...a copy...photocopied pages to be precise!) on yahoo!
> > > >Auctions...I recomend putting your name on waiting lists at various
> > > >auction sites...mine cost me $30 I believe...as compared to over $250
> > > >for an original, depending on where you find it and what kinda shape
> > > >it's in. Personally, I really just wanted to read to words...well, good
> > > >luck with the search! It's worth it! Keep us posted on how it turns
> > > >out...
> > > >
> > > >-pat
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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