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What lame excuse happened to an early draft of Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"?

Question #150185. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Nov 21 2023.
Originally posted Nov 21 2023 9:32 PM.

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"The dog ate my homework!"

John Steinbeck had a setter pup called Toby. Apparently Toby had a liking for paper and he managed to turn half of Steinbeck's first draft of "Of Mice and Men" into confetti. It took the author two months to redo the lost sections of manuscript.

link https://lithub.com/fun-fact-john-steinbecks-dog-ate-the-first-draft-of-of-mice-and-men/
Response last updated by psnz on Nov 21 2023.
Nov 21 2023, 9:33 PM
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