Brown's book - A superficial comparison between the hardcover and the e-book

Brown’s book versions compared. The (paperback) hardcover (2000) vs e-book (2010). A superficial comparison. I may add how the content differs in detail later.

### The hardcover

Aylett Sammes, the ‘Wicker’ image from Britannia Antiqua Illustrata, 1676

dedication to Carla and Thomas Nesbitt

The author would like to thank… (in the style of the opening graphic of the Director’s Cut)

acknowledgements

forward by Edward Woodward

contents

author’s note - He discusses three versions (but not the Abraxas version despite mentioning Ron Weinberg.)

The Wicker Man dramatis personae (not in e-book)

introduction

3 quotes

on the trail of the wicker man with 12 locations and map

22 chapters - all different titles from the e-book. It will take longer to figure out how the contents vary.

9 appendices

bibliography

index

pictures: There are 3 sections of pictures and more pics in the appendices. 68 total

The hardcover is based on the Director’s cut. It mentions the theatrical and an American version (being 96 min, that would be the Final Cut) but does not mention the 92 minute cut that the American version is based on.

### The e-book

Aylett Sammes, the ‘Wicker’ image from Britannia Antiqua Illustrata, 1676

dedication to Anna, Nina and Joe

This book is in honor of three remarkable men: Giles Gordon, Thomas Nesbitt and Anthony Shaffer.

contents

acknowledgements - different than hardcover, much shorter!

forward by Edward Woodward (says is the one written in 1999 so I’ll assume it is the same as in the hardcover.)

introduction - Seems to include Chapter one of the hardcover as well as new content before that.

On the Trail of the Wicker Man - same as hardcover

one quote

20 chapters - all different titles from the hardcover. It will take longer to figure out how the contents vary.

9 appendices - #1 is new, 2-6 are the same as the hardcover, #8 is the same as #9 in the hardcover, #9 is new

no bibliography

index

there are 40 pics in one section.

## Lists of pictures

Pics in the paperback hardcover first then pics in the e-book.

√ = in both (not completely checked)

### hardcover book

68 pics

Aylett Sammes WM (before title page)

map (On the trail of the TWM)

1st group of b&w

Howie portrait autographed

willow looking bored at bar

miss rose at fire dance

ingrid at cliffs

ls kilt portrait in kilt by gunnera arms akimbo

Howie walking the wrong way on causeway

Miss Rose and Howie in the schoolroom from above

Howie makes cross in ruined church

Willow nude against wall (facing left)

Howie at hairdressers w/ Jan

Howie bonking Alder

Women coming after H with tongs

LS in front of TWM (reversed)

Willow and Mis Rose swaying at WM site

WM burning from afar

color

fire dance from above

H & LS in greenhouse

LS contemplates apple (b&w)

miss rose and ls singing at castle

nude Willow from behind (Lorraine)

H & hand of Glory

LS in lock

LS and Willow welcome Rowan

burning WM from behind

WM at Cannes (b&w)

Shaffer by legs, 1999 video

Brown and Shaffer in front of schoolhouse, 1999 video

WM book cover

Nuada #1 cover (WM)

British Lion campaign book cover

Abraxas poster (b&w)

Cinefantastique

two WB lobby cards - LS & Ash, Howie and Oak on cliffs anointment

Primal Scream Cinema info booklet cover 1998 the guardian

Belgian poster

second set of b&w pics

LS and H looking into cave

H & LS by cannons Culzean (says Lochinch)

H, Lord Stair, CL in front of castle Is Culzean, says Lochinch)

3 production vans

H signing autographs for kids

H, LS and Hardy with apple

dolly shot

Seamus portrait

H & LS in garden by wall

H and crew in cart

3 WM construction pics showing scaffolding

people who supplied animals! hoisting one

Seamus by old dead tree

firemen around WM and dead tree

WM with one torchbearer

Hardy, LS and Willow under umbrella

men w/ cue card

appendix

jake wright’s set index

cross plot doc

flannery chart of locations

appendix 5

pics plus full text for:

- Britt and the fury of Provost Plunkett - newspaper article

This is a response to I've Found A Man I Can Trust by Clive Hirschhorn (Sunday Express, 12/17/72) article that is in Summerisle News #2.

- Britt now sorry story -

“
The book has another followup on this dated 12/25/72 from the Daily Record. (Summerisle News #2 has another one, a Sunday Express, 12/24/72 story on Snell’s reply.)

- LA Times review, 3/14/79, Kevin Thomas

at Los Feliz and Westland Twins

doc opening, church scene = Theatrical version

far fetched, bumbling woodward,

- sex film british review

- Variety story on Abraxas, 7/3/79

Ron loses rights

(Timeline has June '79 - John Alan Simon sues Weinberg for failing to make payments and wins (6/21/79). Summerisle Films was no more. They handed back everything to Abraxas. John Simon takes over.) Should I revise this on wiki?

appendix 9

statement of production costs

letter from Peter Snell to WB, 2/8/74

CL handwritten (hard to read) letter, 5/13/(79?)  to peter snell

### e-book

40 “plates” + a pic of the Aylett WM and 2 documents (Sum of expenses and statement of production costs)

(Alphabetized by description. Number in parentheses are the plate numbers.)

At May's after courtyard (#1)

Aylett Sammes WM√ (before title page)

barbara rafferty and baby (#27)

brown and shaffer at legs (#40)

Carpenter in drag and Hardy (#20)

Cop and prostitute (#6)

EW and CL with Lord Stair at Culzean (Lochinch)√ (#4)

ew and crew at 2 George St (#19)

EW signing autographs for boys√ (#5)

filming inside howie's church (#22)

fireman put out wicker man (#36)

hairdresser jan dorman and birtt, ellangowan hotel (#12)

hardy and snell in church (#18)

hardy and woodward outside Dr Ewan’s (#13)

Hardy arranging dolls on bed (#28)

Hardy in robes outside church (#17)

hardy joins in maypole rehearsal (#25)

hardy serves drink to nude ingrid (#35)

howie and hairdressers (#26)

Howie and LS in greenhouse (#15)

howie in ruined church (#24)

Howie looking back, tied up (#30)

Ingrid nude and Howie (#29)

john sharp/dr ewan (#34)

letter info (=?)

CL handwritten (hard to read) letter, 5/13/(79?)  to peter snell (#33)

LS portrait in kilt by gunnera (#32)

mainland pub and old guy (?)

map key (On the trail of the TWM)

map of locations used (On the trail of the TWM)

miss rose and howie outside school door (#23)

Miss Rose at firedance (#10)

oak lifts britt (#16)

oak testing his strength in the pub raising Briar (#3)

paul giovanni with crew member, ellangowan hotel (#9)

Punch outside courtyard (#21)

rowan tied up (#31)

Seamus in front of blossoms (#14)

Snell, Shaffer and Hardy in front of WM (#37)

statement of production cost (appendix IX)

steampacket pub, kircudbright (#8) (mctaggart, howie and old man with cap off on left of bar)

stunt man and mat by wm (#38)

sums incurred (appendix IX)

upstairs at May's (#2)

Wicker Gran with dog (#39)

Willow in bedroom dressed (#11)

Willow massaging Howie (#7)