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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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I can sort of empathise with this sentiment, but I am not completely certain it is appropriate. I can imagine an author feeling very embarrassed that their typos are being repeated in perpetuity: "Oh, won't they ever let my mistakes be forgotten?" Related to this topic is this
article, highlighting that some of her later books have already been edited, so any additional errors you find may not be entirely Austen's ... I also like the quote that Austen was a writer who “broke most of the rules for writing good English.” (as that reminds me of a certain other thread on here
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