The Fly on the Wall [Armchair Detective Library, hardcover, 1990]
New York: Armchair Detective Library, 1990.
New York: Armchair Detective Library, 1990.
There are twenty letters regarding the editing of the manuscript and section of an illustrator for The Boy Who Made Dragonfly. The letters are not yet available online, but may be viewed in person at the Center for Southwest Research.
This is a galley proof of the novel that shows the layout and formatting of the first edition of The Boy Who Made Dragonfly. The proofs are not available online, but may be studied in person at the Center for Southwest Research.
This is the second draft and the first manuscript edited by both the publisher and Hillerman. It was typed on a typewriter and was heavily edited. The chapter designations were added in mid-paragraph, suggesting that the chapters were natural breaks in the book, rather than preset chapters.
Digital renditions of correspondence relating to The Fly on the Wall are currently being prepared for online publication. Researchers may wish to visit the Center for Southwest Research to examine the original correspondence.