NMLP P-045219 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
Alan Sillitoe · W.H. Allen (London) · 1959
W.H. Allen (London) 1959 is the true first; the Alfred A. Knopf (New York) 1960 edition is the first American, published roughly a year later (jacket priced at the flap). Both are collected; London has priority.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-045219 for "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner" by Alan Sillitoe (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-045219, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).