Aswell
Aswell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Edward Aswell (1900–1958), American editor *James Benjamin Aswell James Benjamin Aswell Sr. (December 23, 1869 – March 16, 1931) was a prominent educator and a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic U.S. representative from Louisiana, who served from 1913 until his death, which occurred twelve days in ... (1869–1931), American educator and politician {{Short pages monitor ...
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Edward Aswell
Edward Campbell Aswell (October 9, 1900 – November 5, 1958) was a 20th-century American editor. He was Thomas Wolfe's last editor and edited Wolfe's three posthumous books. This required considerable editorial work as the manuscripts were not in publishable form at Wolfe's death, but how much credit for the resulting three books devolves to Wolfe, and how much to Aswell, remains a subject of dispute. Aswell was graduated from Harvard University in 1926 and worked as an assistant editor for ''The Atlantic Monthly'' and then Harper & Brothers Publishers, where he eventually became editor-in-chief. Aswell persuaded the novelist Thomas Wolfe to sign with Harper & Brothers, and Wolfe turned over his manuscripts to the publisher. After Wolfe’s death in September 1938, Aswell began editing the manuscripts. The initial development of this was Wolfe's first posthumous novel, ''The Web and the Rock'', published a year later. Two years later ''You Can't Go Home Again'' and the short sto ...
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