The Bell Jar was published on 14 January 1963, under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas.
The Bell Jar
“The trouble was, I had been inadequate all along, I simply hadn’t thought about it.”-Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
Daily Diversion #188: Morning Tea with Sylvia and The Bell Jar
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 
Just finished the Bell Jar over the holidays. I tried my best to read it with a 60’s mindset to get the full effect of the book.
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I definitely think it is good to read it in the context of the time and place it was written in and about. Also understanding how autobiographical it is helps.
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Great photo! Might want to check out my post on The Bell Jar a few months back (at erupprecht.wordpress.com) — hadn’t read it before and was blown away.
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Thanks! I will definitely head on over to your blog when I have a spare minute.
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Thanks for the reply. Thought it might be easier to include a link to that post I mentioned re/ The Bell Jar: wp.me/p3Y79n-3m
(I’m a total rookie at this blogging thing and am still working out some of the technicalities.)
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I had no idea it was published under a pseudonym!
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Indeed! It was a few years before it appeared under her real name.
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