Word: manuscript
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...absolutely, totally irrelevant" to the reason why Farber's lawyers had asked for the writ-simply, to get Farber released until a court decides the merits of his claim. Nonetheless, fearing a subpoena for the book and yet another contempt citation if Farber refused to turn over his manuscript, the lawyers hastily withdrew their habeas petition...
Farber maintains that he has not revealed the identity of any confidential sources to his publisher (or anyone else). He also believes that the manuscript, like his notes, should be privileged. Arguing that the book is simply a red herring, Eugene Scheiman, one of his lawyers, insisted: "Authors have First Amendment rights. Woodward and Bernstein were not required to turn over their manuscripts. No one would argue that they would have to reveal the identity of Deep Throat...
Choosing discretion over valor, Farber and his paper finally decided to hand over the manuscript to Judge William Arnold, who is trying the Jascalevich case. Arnold accepted the book, commenting that it might make "interesting reading." Surprisingly, Jascalevich's attorney, Raymond Brown, initially objected to Farber's offer, saying that he is after the notes, not the book. But some wonder about his motives as well. It has been suggested that Brown does not really want to see Farber's notes, knowing that they are actually useless to his case. He just wants Farber to refuse...
...easy to see why Berg had to fall back on these dog-eared tales. The dramas in Perkins' life occurred in solitude. The thing that distinguished this editor from thousands and thousands of other industrious office workers was a private, inaccessible gift. He could read a manuscript and see the book that the author had hoped to write; then he could help him get there. Secondhand creativity is not glamorous, but with it Maxwell Perkins changed the history of American letters...
...pity that Perkins could not see the manuscript of his biography. He enjoyed finding promising young writers, and Berg, 28, is one of that small group. He might have indicated some cutting that the book as published could use. And although he would have been embarrassed by the attention, Berg's tribute would have touched...