Interpreting a question from topics in Banach space theory

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I am (roughly) quoting from exercise 2.6 in "Topics in Banach Space Theory"

"Suppose $X$ is Banach with separable dual. If $\sum x_n^*$ is a series in $X^*$ such that every subseries converges weak-*, then $\sum x_n$ converges in norm."

How is $x_n^*$ supposed to be interpreted here? Does it mean any biothorgonal functionals?

Doesn't this imply that if $\sum x_n^*$ converges weak-*, then $\sum x_n$ converges in norm?

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This appears to just be a typo, and it should say $\sum x_n^*$ at the end instead of $\sum x_n$. That is, $(x_n^*)$ is just an arbitrary sequence in $X^*$, and the ${}^*$ has no special meaning.