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Originally Posted by Catlady
I have no problem in principle with anyone wanting to adapt Austen for a movie or a musical or a TV series. I might be skeptical, but we'd all know from the get-go that the adaptation is necessarily going to be a different experience. There's something that just rankles about rewriting the books with the same titles; yes, I consider the titles a major sticking point. It creates confusion for the reader, and I don't understand why anyone would want to confuse the reader this way. It just feels wrong.
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I can see your point. But as this is a commissioned project, I doubt the authors have a choice if they want to get paid. It should say what it is on the cover, but I can't feel myself that actual harm is being done.
Helen