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Old 02-19-2012, 09:34 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
Since Jack London was an American, and his stories were usually (always?) first published in American magazines, I suspect that American spellings are probably best.

But you have now come across the nightmare of all publishers - how to choose the best text to publish.
This was my assumption, but seeing as I ran into a similar issue with my Lovecraft books (He's an American, but all the early text I could find used British English), I was wondering if I was making an error.

I've always wondered when American English came into common use, If I could find out, I'd have an idea on the prefered lexicon to use for any more books I make.

I think I'll use American English on all of his books, this will have at least consistancy, even if I've chosen the wrong one.
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