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Don't know if BLACKMASK had any of them (or still do) but that I can check. (Edit: Not at Munsey's.) Used pbooks for sure but not cheap. Last edited by fjtorres; 07-03-2015 at 05:35 PM. |
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Yeah, I'm pretty much done with paper books. I moved a couple of years ago and gave away, donate, or sold over 4500 books. I don't ever want to get to that state again.
Okay, if I suddenly came into a huge sum of money, I'd build a house with a dream library. But that'll never happen, so I just go drool on other people's libraries. ![]() |
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When certain words in the English language began being hijacked by activist groups, the prior meanings of such words became irrevocably lost. Should Hollywood do a remake of the Gay Divorcee, most uninformed people would assume that the movie was about Portia de Rossi and Anne Heche. I prefer the double entendre meanings of most words, but I am in the minority.
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I managed to put together a complete set of the original text versions of Nancy several years back and read through them, along with the revised versions. In some cases the stories are entirely new, but mostly they're just cleaned up to eliminate offensive portrayals of blacks and ethnics, and to make Nancy much more law-abiding and boringly perfect. Everything's just bland. |
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Maybe they should have special editions like Large Print; eg, Modified for Sensitive Readers Edition; Original Text Edition. Big letter M or O on the front.
More seriously, I prefer that books which have been in print for a long time should not be mucked about with willy-nilly for some surely transient sensitivities. I have three pbook editions of Agatha Christie's notoriously titled Ten Little Niggers, which became Ten Little Indians, and finally Then There were None. This was one of her nursery rhyme inspired stories and the original rhyme, which I can just remember from my childhood, was indeed Ten Little Niggers. A nonsense rhyme, rather like 12 Green Bottles. The book had the original nursery rhyme in it, and the story revolves around it. Change the title, perhaps. But the text? No. Rate it O for original (or maybe Offensive) and move on. Some years ago John D MacDonald brought out a collection of his earliest short stories, "The Good Old Stuff". He updated cultural references, and a few other things, which to my mind didn't help. All that was really needed was to put the original publication date under the title of each story, and the reader can work it all out for themselves. When some of the early Saint novels were reprinted, Leslie Charteris noted in a preface that he had contemplated updating them, since at the time they were written the fastest way from New York to London was by passenger liner, but decided against it. He invited the readers to read them as though they were historical novels. I can remember my surprise as a 12-year-old, reading King Solomon's Mines for the first time, when I got to the start of the trek and the adventurers were setting off on foot. I was staggered. What about trucks, Jeeps, helicopters? I looked at the copyright date in the front; aha! Now knowing the era, I dived back into the book, happy. Maybe publishers should give their readers a little credit for general knowledge. |
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This has happened a lot to me, both personally and when reading to my children. Just the other day (I think it was Blyton's "Five on Kirrin Island Again") my daughter asked why they couldn't use their cell phones to call for help? There was also all the domestic staff in Christie's novels that made me check the publication date when I first read them in the late 80ies. I could go on :-)
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People are free to make/distribute any alterations/changes/translations/modernizations to works in the public domain that they like. That's what public domain is all about--and I fully support it.
I'm equally free to assume that those who distribute such altered works (without making it abundantly clear to potential buyers/readers that they're not reading the original words) are trying to push their own personal principles/tastes/opinions/agendas/worldviews/morals on me while hiding behind the reputation of the original author/work in a sneaky and under-handed way. Make it your own--clearly and publicly? ... fine. I probably won't read it, but I have no beef. Pretend it's still the original (through outright deception or complete silence [or buried small-print] concerning any changes)? ... shame on you. Last edited by DiapDealer; 07-04-2015 at 08:52 AM. |
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This is expurgation by any other name, and what rights does a publisher have to edit the works of an author, now deceased? It would be more appropriate for the editors to write a new Foreward explaining the context of the language and social perceptions at the time of first copyright. Eventually, the tyranny of Political Correctness will even cause Shakespeare's works to be bowdlerized.
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