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The Collected Poems (P.S.) by Sylvia Plath
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
ISBN-10: 0061558893
ISBN-13: 978-0061558894
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Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: Short Stories, Prose, and Diary Excerpts (P.S.) by Sylvia Plath
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
ISBN-10: 0061549479
ISBN-13: 978-0061549472
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Update:
The Cambridge Introduction to Sylvia Plath (Cambridge Introductions to Literature) by Jo Gill
ISBN-10: 0521686954
ISBN-13: 978-0521686952
Publication pushed back to October 31, 2008.

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  1. Anonymous02 September, 2008 11:12

    Is there any new content in Johnny Panic? Any previously unpublished material, I mean. Or is just a new edition of the old version? I can't tell from Amazon.

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  2. Peter K Steinberg02 September, 2008 19:47

    I have not yet seen the book. So, I am not sure. I have seen the Collected Poems and it appears unchanged from previous editions (the telltale way to determine for me is whether or not "Daddy" appears in the index...it never has and still doesn't!). If this is any indication, then JP&tBoD is is unchanged likely.

    When I do get my paws on a copy, I'll respond again.

    Cheers
    Peter

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  3. Peter K Steinberg03 September, 2008 12:52

    Hi, again. The JP&tBoD does appear to be the same as past editions. As this is part of Harper's P.S. series, it does have extra pages at the back about Plath and some of her books. Included in this books P.S. section is a reprinted a review by Joyce Carol Oates.

    These books are available online, and at some bookstores in the Boston area.

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  4. Anonymous03 September, 2008 19:35

    Hi Peter, my order is already in. Any news on Wim Van Mierlo's book?

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  5. Peter K Steinberg03 September, 2008 19:44

    Good morning Melanie,

    The last I heard, Wim Van Mierlo's book should be completed in early 2009. He posted a comment to the blog earlier this year about it being delayed a bit.

    Cheers
    Peter

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