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When Mailer made the final entry to “Lipton’s” on March 4, 1955, the journal topped 104,000 words divided into 707 numbered entries.
When Mailer made the final entry to “Lipton’s,the journal topped 104,000 words divided into 707 numbered entries. Mailer numbered each entry consecutively over the twenty-one days he wrote in his journal, from December 1, 1954 to
March 4, 1955. Occasionally he would skip a number and likewise repeat one. Sometimes entries were repetitive, redundant, or ridiculous. The archival manuscript is rough, like a first-draft that an editor might be privy to. It should not be published in its current form, but needed to undergo careful editing to present a cohesive, readable, and logical volume. We decided to approach editing the journal with two platforms in mind, the Web and the book, each with its own intended users.


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