Introduction
Richard Tarrant
When I pick up a new novel or work of non-fiction, do not expect to see an editor credited; assume that am in direct contact with text created by author and put into circulation publisher. In fact, matters may be more complicated if, for example, the publisher has employed copy-editor correct author's manuscript, practice once common but now increasingly rare outside academic publishing. Yet such behind-the-scenes activity is hardly ever acknowledged, which maintains impression unmediated communication between reader.
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