The Little Review, October 1914 (Vol. 1, No. 7)
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Transcriber's Notes
Advertisements were collected at the end of the text.
The table of contents on the title page was adjusted in order to reflect correctly the headings in this issue of THE LITTLE REVIEW.
The article "The Viennese Dramatists"--in the print interrupted on page 35--was continued on page 55. The continued text on page 55, starting with "... namely, that the ordinary is really ...", was therefore moved directly after page 35.
The original spelling was mostly preserved. A few obvious typographical errors were silently corrected. All other changes are shown here (before/after):
[p. 26]: ... land in distant oceans, that he may make amends to the children for there ... ... land in distant oceans, that he may make amends to the children for their ...
[p. 26]: ... marvels to have torn themselves lose from it. "No more Sehnsucht ... ... marvels to have torn themselves loose from it. "No more Sehnsucht ...
[p. 52]: ... fadded flowers touched with sulphur and pressed between the leaves of a ... ... faded flowers touched with sulphur and pressed between the leaves of a ...