Heinlein Society - Scholastic/Academic articles Robert A.
Heinlein's Novel: Red Planet Red Planet - Blue Pencil by Jane
Davitt In 1949 Robert Heinlein submitted a juvenile called 'Red
Planet' to Scribners. They published it only after many cuts and
changes in the plot and this is the version referred to as the
1949 edition in this article. After Heinlein's death the book as
Heinlein originally submitted it, with no cuts or alterations,
was printed by Del Rey. This is referred to as the restored
edition in this article. Additional text found only in the
restored book is shown in italics. Additional text found in the
1949 publication but not the restored book is enclosed in
[brackets]. Where text in the 1949 publication was in italics
and need to be referred to for purposes of comparison, it is
shown in UPPER CASE to avoid confusion. When a page reference is
given, the first page number refers to the restored edition, the
second to the 1949 book. It is entirely appropriate that the
first altered text in Red Pla