the book to kill a mockingbird was published in 1964.
the book to kill a mockingbird was published in 1964.
when was the book to kill a mockingbird published?
1964
after the "watchman" title was rejected, it was re-titled "atticus" but lee renamed it "to kill a mockingbird" to reflect that the story went beyond a character portrait. the book was published on july 11, 1960. the editorial team at lippincott warned lee that she would probably sell only several thousand copies. in 1964, lee recalled her hopes for the book when she said,
to kill a mockingbird
an earlier draft of "to kill a mockingbird", titled "go set a watchman", was controversially released on july 14, 2015. this draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in "to kill a mockingbird" but is not a continuation of the narrative. this earlier version of the story follows an adult scout finch who travels from new york city to visit her father, atticus finch, in maycomb, alabama, where she is confronted by the intolerance in her community. the "watchman" manuscript was believed to have been lost until lee's lawyer tonja carter discovered it, but this claim has been widely disputed. "watchman" contains early versions of many of the characters from "to kill a mockingbird". according to lee's agent andrew nurnberg, "mockingbird" was originally intended to be the first book of a trilogy: "they discussed publishing "mockingbird" first, "watchman" last, and a shorter connecting novel between the two." this assertion has been discredited, however, by rare-books expert james s. jaffe, who reviewed the pages at the request of lee's attorney and found them to be only another draft of "to kill a mockingbird". nurnberg's statement was also contrary to jonathan mahler's description of how "watchman" was seen as just the first draft of "mockingbird".
to kill a mockingbird