The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

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by Robert Tressell

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What a great book. I am reading the Flamingo edition (as illustrated above) and I'm puzzled by the fact that many small sections of the text are enclosed in square brackets. It must be the traces of some editing, but a perfunctory read of the introductory notes sheds no light. Can anyone explain?
Michael Fitzhugh In my edition it is explained that
The words in square brackets are those of the editors where they had to make a best guess/interpret either due to i…moreIn my edition it is explained that
The words in square brackets are those of the editors where they had to make a best guess/interpret either due to illegibility in the original handwritten text or very occasionally to fix the odd grammatical error.(less)
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