NMLP P-005645 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes · Harcourt, Brace & World (New York) · 1966

The US Harcourt, Brace & World 1966 hardcover is generally taken as the true first of the expanded novel. The UK Cassell 1966 edition is a close-dated separate first issue; the original 1959 short story predates both.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-005645 for "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-005645, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).