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 How do I determine if I have a Hemingway first edition?
 You will definitely want to consult the special page of the Timeless Hemingway web site devoted to
this very question: First Edition Hemingway Books. You can also have your book professionally appraised online.
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Where does the phrase, "grace under pressure" originate?
The phrase "grace under pressure" first gained notoriety when Hemingway used it in a profile piece written by Dorothy Parker.
Parker asked Hemingway: "Exactly what do you mean by 'guts'?" Hemingway replied: "I mean, grace under pressure." The profile is titled, "The Artist's Reward" and it appeared in the New Yorker 5
(30 November 1929), pages 28-31. The first published use of the phrase, however, was in an April 20, 1926 letter Hemingway wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald. The letter is reprinted in
Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters 1917-1961 edited by Carlos Baker, pages 199-201.
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Hemingway said you must do what four things to be a man?
The four things are:
- Plant a tree
- Fight a bull
- Write a novel
- Father a son
Whether Hemingway actually said these were the four things one must do to become a man is questionable. I have never been able to find a source for the statement.
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What is Hemingway's "there are only three sports" quote?
"There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games."
This is one in a long list of quotations mysteriously attributed to Ernest Hemingway. While the general public seem to agree that this is in fact a Hemingway quotation, scholars have some reservations and for
good reason. The early Hemingway did not believe that bullfighting was a sport. For him it was a tragedy. See his October 20, 1923 article titled "Bullfighting A Tragedy" reprinted in
By-Line: Ernest Hemingway Selected Articles and Dispatches of Four Decades edited by William White.
Hemingway reiterates his beliefs regarding the tragedy of bullfighting in his 1932 book, Death in the Afternoon .
In July of 2006, Gerald Roush, a visitor to Timeless Hemingway, provided a possible source for the "three sports" quotation. He
cited a story titled "Blood Sport" by Ken Purdy, which originally appeared in the July 27, 1957 edition of the Saturday Evening Post. The story is reprinted in
Ken Purdy's Book of Automobiles (1972). Gerald provided a scan of where the quotation appeared and it reads as follows: " 'There are three sports,'
she remembered Helmut Ovden saying. 'Bullfighting, motor racing, mountain climbing. All the rest are recreations.' " Gerald noted that the character of Helmut Ovden
is modelled after Ernest Hemingway. This could explain why the quote has been so widely attributed to Hemingway over the years.
In May of 2007, Rocky Entriken wrote to Timeless Hemingway with another possible author of the "three sports" quotation:
"As I am told, the quote belongs to Barnaby Conrad, a writer of the same era as Hemingway and a San Francisco raconteur of some note. Mostly he did magazine articles but
his books include The Death of Manolete. My source is Dan Gerber, yet another writer of the era."
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How many words did Hemingway typically write in a day?
The following is from "On the Books" by Roger Bourne Linscott reprinted in
Conversations with Ernest Hemingway edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli:
"Mr. Hemingway works on a strict schedule that produces an average of 500 to 1,000 words a day. 'I start in at seven in the morning,' he says, 'and I always quit when I'm going good, so that I'll be able to pick right up again the next day.' "
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Where can I read reviews of Hemingway haunts?
TripAdvisor has an enormous collection of reviews on numerous destinations.
Their inventory of reviews is updated daily. Below are a few links to Hemingway related attractions on TripAdvisor:
Hemingway Museum (Oak Park, Illinois)
Hemingway House and Museum (Key West, Florida)
Sloppy Joe's (Key West, Florida)
Harry's Bar (Venice, Italy)
Museo Hemingway (San Francisco de Paula, Cuba)
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How popular is Hemingway on the web?
In 2001, Timeless Hemingway published an article exploring Hemingway's presence and position in the online community.
You can read the article here: Ernest Hemingway: Alive and Well Online.
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How much did Hemingway travel in his lifetime?
To say Ernest Hemingway was a worldly traveler in his lifetime is quite the understatement. Before the age
of twenty-five, Hemingway had seen Italy, Paris, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Constantinople. In his adult years, he traveled to Africa, Cuba, Hong Kong, Hawaii, and London. Hemingway's favorite destinations
in the United States included Key West, Florida, the Nordquist ranch in Wyoming, and Sun Valley, Idaho. Michael Palin's 1999 book, Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
gives an entertaining account of Hemingway's travels through Palin's eyes, as he sets out to retrace the footsteps of the famous author.
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Where can I find a list of Hemingway trivia questions?
Timeless Hemingway used to run a Hemingway trivia contest. All of the questions and answers to that contest can
be found on the Hemingway Trivia page.
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Are there any Hemingway blogs online?
Timeless Hemingway maintains a blog that is
titled One True Sentence. It is updated on a monthly basis.
David Gagne also maintains a Hemingway blog. It is appropriately titled The Hemingway Blog.
You can use Clusty's Blog Search to search for other Hemingway related blogs.
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