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Originally Posted by bfisher
Yes, I can remember reading that somewhere decades ago. Some of the people waiting on the wharf were probably printer's devils, waiting to grab a copy to recopy. That's one of the reasons Dickens went on lecture tours in The U.S. - so he could get the revenue from performances that couldn't be pirated.
Here is an article from The Atlantic about the renaissance of serialization, that starts with a similar annecdote:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine...riller/309235/ |
Thanks - great article. Reminds me of the old “Who shot J.R.?” campaign from the American tv series Dallas.