Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 20:55:25 -0400

From: Peggy Smith dj611[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CLEVELAND.FREENET.EDU

Subject: Re: Golden Oldies/_Catcher in the Rye_



Ron,



Oops. I guess it's past time for reading glasses. I can't see

the small print. The 1945 date under the printing history for _Catcher_

is for a story in "Collier's". Another story is dated 1946, and the

first publication of the book as a whole is 1951. But I wonder if the

slang isn't more post-war 40's New York smart-aleck, than pre-hipster

50's?



Peggy Smith