tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post8560918627861051220..comments2024-01-29T10:10:55.378+00:00Comments on Bibliofreak.net - A Book Blog: Review: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMatthew Selwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723650905588749638noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post-9902413458816688582016-03-31T16:23:31.606+01:002016-03-31T16:23:31.606+01:00A note also to say that I realise I have focused o...A note also to say that I realise I have focused on some of the less talked about aspects of the novel rather than the more positive aspects, which are well documented. I'm probably less down on the novel than the second half of the review sounds but I thought these were the more interesting points to bring up and work out for myself (I'm not sure I've managed that yet!).Matthew Selwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723650905588749638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post-14952538100460938562016-03-31T16:21:11.668+01:002016-03-31T16:21:11.668+01:00Just a quick note on the development of the novel ...Just a quick note on the development of the novel that I didn't manage to fit into the review:<br /><br />The novel started out as a series of short stories. When these were placed in front of a literary agent in the mid-1950s, Lee was recommended to turn the pieces into a longer, more marketable novel. Even after attempting to do this, Lee was asked to work on the novel further and spent almost three more years editing it into its final form. It came a long way, then, from its original conception.Matthew Selwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723650905588749638noreply@blogger.com