Saturday, March 28, 2015

Harriet Wolfians Denounce New Novel on Harriet Wolf

The Harriet Wolf Society has written a formal statement, written by the Board and unanimously approved by all Harriet Wolfians. It reads as follows:

We, the Harriet Wolfians of The Harriet Wolf Society, publicly denounce the new novel HARRIET WOLF'S SEVENTH BOOK OF WONDERS, written by novelist Julianna Baggott. The Harriet Wolf Society has worked diligently for decades to create a positive relationship with Harriet Wolf's living heirs in order to preserve and promote the literature of Harriet Wolf and have only been met with derision and hostility by her family.

We believe that Harriet Wolfians are the true and steadfast believers in the literary genius of Harriet Wolf and, due to years of scholarship and dedication, should have been the ones to bring forth her final manuscript to the public.

The uses of actual manuscript materials from Harriet Wolf's seventh book are unacceptable. These materials should not have been used for so-called literary fiction but should have resided solely with scholars and brought out in a critically accurate context.

In short, we denounce this publication.

-- The Harriet Wolf Society