The _ _ _ from hell; The Woman from Hell (film working title 1940; other cites starting in 1902)

[victor steinbok]

Antedating from hell?

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On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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> People, let's have some compassion here.  Producing earlier citations for this particular locution may further some ideal of scholarship, but takes a heavy human toll.  Mr. Lewis is a very sensitive individual for whom priority in the "from hell" department is very, very important.  Some antedatings are better left unpublicized.
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> Fred Shapiro

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