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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
At first I thought you were reverring to Fire Time, which wasn't even published until 1974.
The version of Broken Sword I have is the Open Road one which is the 1954 version.
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This is a book I've read a few times and I was unaware of any changes to it (I have an old paperback from the 70s....which I might have replaced with an ebook. I'll have to go check).
Here's the info from the wiki article for anyone interested, I found it helpful since it lists a few of the word changes so you could verify your copy:
"The original 1954 text is known for its unique prose styling which makes liberal use of archaic words, spellings and phrasings.[8] Examples include spelling "fairy" as "faerie", the word "glaive" in place of "sword", and archaic phrasing such as the word "will" in place of "want".[8] The 1971 revised text frequently replaces and at times altogether removes some of these stylings.[8] Author Poul Anderson explained these alterations in the introduction to the 1971 edition, referring to his younger self in the third person:
'A generation lies between us. I would not myself write anything so headlong, so prolix, and so unrelievedly savage. This young, in many ways naive lad who bore my name could, all unwittingly, give readers a wrong impression of my work and me. At the same time, I don’t feel free to tamper with what he has done.' "