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Books which have had notable changes made in subsequent editions (not just titles - they change all the time).
For example: revisions with different endings; a picture book of the Yorkshire Dales that was rewritten for American audiences as being set in Vermont (images of the rolling Yorkshire Dales and all!); books rewritten two decades later but with newer, cooler YA names; books with the racial slurs taken out; this sort of thing.
Again, not necessarily a change in the title, but must have a change in internal content. Same same but different. Translations can be particularly prone to creative editing - if they differ enough to bother you, add them here. ;)
If you can vote in both (or all!) disparate editions, that'd be great. :)
For example: revisions with different endings; a picture book of the Yorkshire Dales that was rewritten for American audiences as being set in Vermont (images of the rolling Yorkshire Dales and all!); books rewritten two decades later but with newer, cooler YA names; books with the racial slurs taken out; this sort of thing.
Again, not necessarily a change in the title, but must have a change in internal content. Same same but different. Translations can be particularly prone to creative editing - if they differ enough to bother you, add them here. ;)
If you can vote in both (or all!) disparate editions, that'd be great. :)
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Feb 07, 2024 11:48AM
Oh my gosh. There are so many. So so many. All of the Hardy Boys, all of Doctor Dolittle, many Roald Dahls.... I'll need to get busy on this (very useful) list.
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If there are very many, then please ignore my 'vote for original and revised manuscript' suggestion! I have only come across a few! :O
Btw - how do you do this with books that have expurgated and unexpurgated editions in print simultaneously? There are hundreds of editions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but only the current UK Puffin edition is expurgated afaik.
A short word about the Enid Blyton titles I have entered. These are stand alone novels written by Blyton in the 40s and 50s which were updated by her daughter Gillian Baverstock, first as the Riddle series and then later as the Young Adventurers series. I don't think there was any PC involved, she changed the characters' names and generally moved the stories into the 90s. There is one book, The Young Adventurers and the Mystery That Never Was, which does not seem to be on Goodreads. And GR credits all of the updated books to Enid Blyton and not to Gillian Baverstock.
Robert Swindells' Brother in the Land had an additional chapter in the new 1994 edition to give it a more optimistic ending than the original. The story describes the aftermath of a nuclear attack on England.
Sem wrote: "Btw - how do you do this with books that have expurgated and unexpurgated editions in print simultaneously? There are hundreds of editions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but only the current ..."Ooh crap - I don't know! Didn't think of that.
Maybe just the one copy is sufficient? Drat...
Len wrote: "A short word about the Enid Blyton titles I have entered. These are stand alone novels written by Blyton in the 40s and 50s which were updated by her daughter Gillian Baverstock, first as the Riddl..."Well that's confusing!! :(
Len wrote: "Robert Swindells' Brother in the Land had an additional chapter in the new 1994 edition to give it a more optimistic ending than the original. The story describes the aftermath of a nuclear attack ..."SWINDELLS! Thanks! I was trying to find it - thought it was a Westall book (double L....!). :) Thanks, Len!
Capn wrote: "Sem wrote: "Btw - how do you do this with books that have expurgated and unexpurgated editions in print simultaneously? There are hundreds of editions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but only ..."The list is useful as a 'Readers Beware'. People will know to look out for editions that have been changed, for whatever reason, but I don't think it's possible to indicate which are which due to combining (which I don't entirely approve of).
Ah yes - that's true. Well, as you say, I suppose this list can serve as a warning label at the very least! :)
