I first read about this in the August issue of The Writer magazine. And then I went digging and found this article from CBC.ca.Apparently, Harper Collins is publishing this fall, War and Peace: The Original edition based on the first draft Tolstoy wrote of the novel. It's almost 600 pages slimmer and apparently has a slightly happier ending.
Poor Tolstoy must be turning over in his grave. How would you like it if the first draft of your novel was publishing without your consent?
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Hm... I wonder if his first line was originally better. ;-)
I actually would like to read both versions just to compare them. And I don't think I'd mind if a first draft of mine was published so long as it was made known that it was a first draft.
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