Mystery and Crime Tey, Josephine: The Man in the Queue, v1, 29 September 2009.

Patricia · 09-28-2009, 10:31 PM

Josephine Tey (1896–1952)
The Man in the Queue (1929)

A man is stabbed in a queue for the theatre. The corpse has no identification and is carrying a gun. Inspector Grant investigates …

The source was PG Australia. The file had a lot of errors. Please tell me if you find any that I’ve missed, so that I can correct them.

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AlexBell · 09-29-2009, 03:12 AM

Thanks again for all your hard work, Patricia.

Regards, Alex

Patricia · 09-29-2009, 07:34 AM

I hope that you like it, Alex.

HarryT · 08-26-2011, 01:11 PM

I've just bought the commercial version of this book (since it's not in the public domain for me in the UK) and I was interested to see that the version on PG Australia, which Patricia uploaded here, appears to have been "sanitised" for the modern reader. Eg, chapter 6 of the book in Patricia's version is called "The Levantine", but the original version of the text has the chapter title "The Dago". Many terms which which were in common use in the 1920s, when the book was written, are deemed offensive today.

JeremyR · 09-14-2011, 06:46 AM

I don't think it's for the "modern" reader.

The paperback version I own is from 1965, and its Chapter 6 is "The Levantine"

Mine is from "Berkley Medallion". But in the cover page, it lists the first edition in 1962, but then a new edition in 1965 (as opposed to just another printing). So maybe '65 is when the sanitized version appeared?

edit:

Indeed, looking up my other Tey books, I have The Daughter of Time from the same publisher.

It lists all the printings of it back from '71 back to '59. But there was also a "New Edition" of it in 1970. So I guess it was sanitized as well (of what, I wish I knew).

09-14-2011, 06:46 AM	#5
JeremyR Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 2458402 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook HD+	I don't think it's for the "modern" reader. The paperback version I own is from 1965, and its Chapter 6 is "The Levantine" Mine is from "Berkley Medallion". But in the cover page, it lists the first edition in 1962, but then a new edition in 1965 (as opposed to just another printing). So maybe '65 is when the sanitized version appeared? edit: Indeed, looking up my other Tey books, I have The Daughter of Time from the same publisher. It lists all the printings of it back from '71 back to '59. But there was also a "New Edition" of it in 1970. So I guess it was sanitized as well (of what, I wish I knew). Last edited by JeremyR; 09-14-2011 at 06:51 AM.

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AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	Thanks again for all your hard work, Patricia. Regards, Alex

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I've just bought the commercial version of this book (since it's not in the public domain for me in the UK) and I was interested to see that the version on PG Australia, which Patricia uploaded here, appears to have been "sanitised" for the modern reader. Eg, chapter 6 of the book in Patricia's version is called "The Levantine", but the original version of the text has the chapter title "The Dago". Many terms which which were in common use in the 1920s, when the book was written, are deemed offensive today.

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