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HarryT · 12-09-2007, 11:08 AM

I don't think it's so much that he annoyed the Americans, but rather he was infuriated by the fact the American law gave no protection to the works of British authors at the time, and American publishers made large sums of money from reprinting his enormously popular books, for which he received not a penny. One can understand his viewpoint

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12-09-2007, 11:08 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,556 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I don't think it's so much that he annoyed the Americans, but rather he was infuriated by the fact the American law gave no protection to the works of British authors at the time, and American publishers made large sums of money from reprinting his enormously popular books, for which he received not a penny. One can understand his viewpoint .