This table lists significant editorial emendations in the text of Dreiser’s Russian diary. The page-line reference in each entry is followed by the emended reading from the published text, then by a left-pointing bracket, which should be read as “emended from.” To the right of the bracket is the reading from the original diary.
Emendations in the Text
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31.8 |
enough? No Bolsheviks.” ] enough? ¶ “No, Bolsheviks” |
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39.30 |
C5 at ] C5 with at |
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41.33 |
each eat ] eat each |
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44.5 |
now are ] now is the |
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56.12 |
did not ] did |
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61.1 |
into ] in |
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61.37 |
for how ] for |
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103.14 |
him as short and homely ] as short homely |
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108.27 |
His old ] This old |
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136.7 |
good ] go |
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138.7 |
hang around ] hang |
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147.34 |
Did ] What did |
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148.36 |
Are the ] And the |
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152.14 |
each ] each should |
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161.29 |
some ways ] some |
|
167.24 |
recognised by ] recognised |
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178.29 |
would not ] would |
Emendations in Dates
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113.9 |
Nov. 19th, ] Nov. 18th, |
|
143.17 |
Nov. 27 ] Nov. 26 |
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146.37 |
Nov. 28 ] Nov. 27 |
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182.26 |
1927 ] 1928 |
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183.24 |
1927 ] 1928 |
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195.25 |
Thurs. ] Wed. |
|
252.1 |
Wednesday. ] Thursday. |
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254.22 |
Thursday ] Friday |