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Is there a typo on page 349 of my (hardback) copy? Shortly after they sent word that there would be a second trial, the news has "Photograph of Luther Amos Dunphy. Photograph of Augustus Dunphy, MD. Side by side like estranged brothers..." Is this intentional? As in the news photographs were making some kind of point?
Joseph Pfeffer It seemed intentional to me. Why else what Oates have written "Side by side like estranged brothers?" I thought she was making a point about how the p…moreIt seemed intentional to me. Why else what Oates have written "Side by side like estranged brothers?" I thought she was making a point about how the press didn't really care about the trial and the issues behind it, and some editor thought it would be more sensational if the two wre actual brothers. If you're worried about typos, late in the book "Dayton" comes off as "Dayson." Jarring. (less)
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A Book of American Martyrs
by Joyce Carol Oates
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