Jack Smith said in a message to Lawrence Garvin:
 JS> On Oct 01, 1997, Lawrence Garvin wrote to Thorsten Waschulewski: 
 LG> As for The Green Mile, I just got it about a month ago, and I'm 
 LG> way behind in my SK reading, although I understand that Green Mile 
 LG> was originally a serial, written in King's early days, so I 
 LG> suspect it's probably a bit less polished that what we're used to 
 LG> today.
 JS> Not quite right, Lawrence.  According to the forward, Stephen 
 JS> started "The Green Mile" (serial) in 1995.  The first part was 
 JS> published/printed in March of 1996. (I have the original set and 
 JS> read each when they were released.) 
Well, then, I guess we know exactly how much of that book I've read, now 
don't we. :)
Thanks for the info, Jack. At least I got the "serial" part right.
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