J.D. Salinger Stories Leak Online

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By Stan Schroeder

Three unpublished stories by the famously reclusive American writer, J.D. Salinger, have leaked online after appearing on an eBay auction.
The auction, which ended Sep. 23, 2013, advertised a book containing three stories, titled "Untitled or Paula," "Birthday Boy," and "The Ocean Full of Bowling Balls". The first two stories are dated 1941 and 1946, respectively, while the third one doesn't have a date.

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The auction, which had the book located in Brentford, London, UK, was ultimately won for $109.88.
Now, the scan of the book has appeared on (members-only) torrent site what.CD and in the form of an Imgur album which was posted on Reddit.

The stories, while unpublished, are not completely new to scholars — they were available to read under supervision at the Princeton University library and the University of Texas's Harry Ransom Center. BuzzFeed contacted Salinger scholar Kenneth Slawenski, who has confirmed their authenticity .
“While I do quibble with the ethics (or lack of ethics) in posting the Salinger stories, they look to be true transcripts of the originals and match my own copies,” said Slawenski. 
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