Go Set a Watchman information

Go Set a Watchman
	The HarperCollins cover was similar in design to the first edition of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Author	Harper Lee
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Fiction
Publisher	HarperCollins (US); Heinemann (UK);
Publication date	July 14, 2015 (US & UK)
Pages	278 pp
ISBN	978-0-06-240985-0

Go Set a Watchman is a novel by Harper Lee that was published in 2015 by HarperCollins (US) and Heinemann (UK). Written before her only other published novel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), Go Set a Watchman was initially promoted as a sequel by its publishers. It is now accepted that it was a first draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, with many passages in that book being used again.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The title comes from the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible: "For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth" (Chapter 21, Verse 6),^[5] which is quoted in the book's seventh chapter by Mr. Stone, the minister character. It alludes to Jean Louise Finch's view of her father, Atticus Finch, as the moral compass ("watchman") of Maycomb, Alabama,^[6] and has a theme of disillusionment, as she discovers the extent of the bigotry in her home community. Go Set a Watchman tackles the racial tensions brewing in the South in the 1950s and delves into the complex relationship between father and daughter. It includes treatments of many of the characters who appear in To Kill a Mockingbird.^[7]

A significant controversy around the decision to publish Go Set a Watchman centered on the allegations that 89-year-old Lee was taken advantage of and was pressured into allowing publication against her previously stated intentions.^[8] Later, when it was realized that the book was an early draft as opposed to a distinct sequel, it was questioned why the novel had been published without any context.^[9]

HarperCollins, United States, and William Heinemann, United Kingdom, published Go Set a Watchman on July 14, 2015. The book's unexpected discovery, decades after it was written, and the status of the author's only other book as an American classic, caused its publication to be highly anticipated.^[10]^[9]^[11] Amazon stated that it was their "most pre-ordered book" since the final novel in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, in 2007,^[12] and stores arranged all-night openings beginning at midnight to cope with expected demand.^[13] Go Set a Watchman set a record for the highest adult novel one-day sales at Barnes & Noble, which included digital sales and pre-orders made before July 14. Barnes & Noble declined to release the exact number.^[14]

^ Kennedy, Randall (July 14, 2015). "Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman'". The New York Times.
^ Cite error: The named reference Quartz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Alison Flood (July 13, 2015). "Harper Lee may have written a third novel, lawyer suggests". The Guardian.
^ Sam Sacks (July 10, 2015). "Book Review: In Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' Atticus Finch Defends Jim Crow". WSJ.
^ Matthews, Michelle (February 3, 2015). "Harper Lee's new book is the talk of the town in her native Monroeville". AL.com. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
^ Garrison, Greg (February 5, 2015). "'Go Set a Watchman': What does Harper Lee's book title mean?". AL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
^ Alter, Alexandra (February 3, 2015). "Harper Lee, Author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' Is to Publish a Second Novel". The New York Times. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference Neary1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference MarjaMills was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Nocera, Joe (July 25, 2015). "The Harper Lee 'Go Set a Watchman' Fraud". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^ Maloney, Jennifer (July 17, 2015). "What Would Gregory Peck Think of 'Go Set a Watchman'? His Son Weighs In". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
^ "Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman 'most ordered since Harry Potter'". BBC News. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ "Harper Lee's novel Go Set a Watchman could become fastest-selling on record". The Telegraph. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg (July 16, 2015). "'Go Set a Watchman' Sets One-Day Sales Record for Barnes & Noble". Wsj.com.

[NYT-1] Kennedy, Randall (July 14, 2015). "Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman'". The New York Times.

[Quartz-2] Cite error: The named reference Quartz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[third-3] Alison Flood (July 13, 2015). "Harper Lee may have written a third novel, lawyer suggests". The Guardian.

[4] Sam Sacks (July 10, 2015). "Book Review: In Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' Atticus Finch Defends Jim Crow". WSJ.

[5] Matthews, Michelle (February 3, 2015). "Harper Lee's new book is the talk of the town in her native Monroeville". AL.com. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

[6] Garrison, Greg (February 5, 2015). "'Go Set a Watchman': What does Harper Lee's book title mean?". AL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.

[7] Alter, Alexandra (February 3, 2015). "Harper Lee, Author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' Is to Publish a Second Novel". The New York Times. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

[Neary1-8] Cite error: The named reference Neary1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[MarjaMills-9] Cite error: The named reference MarjaMills was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[JoeNocera-10] Nocera, Joe (July 25, 2015). "The Harper Lee 'Go Set a Watchman' Fraud". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

[StephenPeck-11] Maloney, Jennifer (July 17, 2015). "What Would Gregory Peck Think of 'Go Set a Watchman'? His Son Weighs In". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

[preorders-12] "Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman 'most ordered since Harry Potter'". BBC News. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[13] "Harper Lee's novel Go Set a Watchman could become fastest-selling on record". The Telegraph. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[14] Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg (July 16, 2015). "'Go Set a Watchman' Sets One-Day Sales Record for Barnes & Noble". Wsj.com.

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