A text error in Under the Dome

**Calusari** · December 9th, 2009

I've tried to contact the publisher, but to no avail...just wanted to let anyone who is interested know that at the bottom of page 125, Julia Shumway's dog's name spontaneously changes from "Horace" to "Hector". It's been bugging me since I noticed it, so I had to tell someone!!!

**Moderator** · December 9th, 2009

We know, but thanks.

It was discovered too late to fix before the books were printed.

**Spideyman** · December 9th, 2009

Since the muse speaks, and Sai King writes from this, maybe, just maybe the change for Horace to Hector "was meant to be".

**Bryan James** · December 9th, 2009

There have been a few baddies. Towards the end of my reading today, (P. 492, Section 19 [interesting] of "Feeling It" I was very sidetracked by Andrea crashing on the "chaise longue.")

Chaise lounge? It's not embarassing, but it is a bit irritating.

**Bev Vincent** · December 9th, 2009

chaise longue is correct -- longue is French for "long" and this means a long chair. It has degenerated into "lounge" but there's nothing wrong with the original term.

**jenboxer77** · December 9th, 2009

Oh, I have a great idea! Maybe Steve should let all of us proof read his work before he sends it to the publisher/editor!! We wouldn't let anything get passed our well trained eyes! Am I right?

I think it's an excellent idea!

**Sundrop** · December 9th, 2009

You know something? Things like that never really bother me.....

**Randwill** · December 10th, 2009

Originally Posted by Calusari

I've tried to contact the publisher, but to no avail...just wanted to let anyone who is interested know that at the bottom of page 125, Julia Shumway's dog's name spontaneously changes from "Horace" to "Hector". It's been bugging me since I noticed it, so I had to tell someone!!!

Do you mean the last sentence of page 125? It says Horace in my copy..

**Bryan James** · December 10th, 2009

Originally Posted by Bev Vincent

chaise longue is correct -- longue is French for "long" and this means a long chair. It has degenerated into "lounge" but there's nothing wrong with the original term.

I sit corrected. I imagine it was 'longeur' originally, and became 'lounger,' as in Barca.

It didn't work for me, as I am not reading the French version. Just write "chaise" and leave it at that =)

~BJS

**guido tkp** · December 10th, 2009

...my only problem, with the text...

was that...
at 1000+ pages...

there just wasn't enough 'text'...

maybe, one day, when all the right-wingers stop bleating on about how far left king suddenly has become wise up, they'll clamor for the unedited version...