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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'd replace it with a modern s, but I would not (and do not) change the spellings. Eg, Jane Austen's spelling peculiarities are a part of her writing; take them away and you don't have Austen any more.
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This is how I feel about it, too. The spellings are part of the flavor of the work, but (as I understand it, anyway) the difference between "f" and "s" in this case are just different ways of writing what was essentially the same sound. I think leaving them in needlessly confuses a modern reader, with no payoff.