in our time by Ernest Hemingway has a complex literary history. The 1924 edition, which I am presenting today, consists of 18 chapters although they are probably more aptly described as ‘vignettes’. Almost certainly commissioned by his friend, Ezra Pound, six of the vignettes were first published in the literary magazine, The Little Review in 1923. A year later, Hemingway had written 12 more vignettes and revised a few of the originals as well. They focus on war, bullfighting and current events he was covering as a journalist at the time. It was published by Three Mountains Press with the title using all lowercase letters. The 1925 edition featured these same 18 vignettes interwoven among 14 new short stories Hemingway had written throughout 1924. This time, each word was capitalized in the title.
An interesting side note: Hemingway was on assignment in Paris in 1922. His wife, Hadley Richardson, traveled to meet him in Switzerland and brought all his earlier fiction writing with her packed in a valise. The valise was promptly stolen in a Paris train station. All but one or two of his early works were lost. The in our time vignettes are the first works of fiction Hemingway wrote after this terrible event.
Please note, the vignettes include some slang terms regarding certain ethnic groups that are not considered acceptable today. They do not reflect my personal views.
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