19th October 2012

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“Once upon a time, when contracts were written by hand…” Check out the original contract for “Moby-Dick,” via HarperCollins.

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    The literary contract for Melville’s Moby-Dick…
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    I wonder if this contract was copied out multiple times by a clerk who would have preferred not to.
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    A little reminder to self: no whining allowed on days...writing gets difficult. Those...
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    us listening to the Moby Big Dick Read.