tammyw Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 We have the original versions, but a friend told me, a while back, that they had been rewritten or altered in some ways. A google search is proving fruitless for me, but I wanted to discuss it with my daughter. I'm curious to be able to see what was changed. Did they alter the racism and such? While I don't love reading such things, nor would I want to read an altered version. It's an indication of the time they were written, and much, I think, can be learned and discussed from it. Just as I can't imagine someone rewriting To Kill A Mockingbird to make it more PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I have heard that they were rewritten, that the language was simplified, but I don't know about the racism. Our copies are the original copies, so I can't comment on the revisions directly, but I know I saw some reviews on amazon that mentioned them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I don't know. I know they were considering it. The Elsie Dinsmore books were rewritten if you want a good piece to compare. The originals are appalling, between how she was treated and how the slaves accept and like slavery under her. The re-released series was whitewashed to erase derogatory language (including dialect spoken by the slaves) and certain events. It is quite like reading from two different authors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Wasn't the first book rewritten after being rejected by one or more publishers as book geared to adults? Perhaps that's what she means? I'm not aware that there have been any changes in the published works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Another Jen Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I think the current editions are abridged. You might search melisa Wiley's blog. She wrote some of the Martha and Charlotte sequels that are now out of print as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 We have a brand new set and if they took out the racism they did a poor job, lol. It seems the same as when I was a kid anyhow. The pictures are in color though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 We have a brand new set and if they took out the racism they did a poor job, lol. It seems the same as when I was a kid anyhow. The pictures are in color though. Ha. I have a color-picture version of Farmer Boy. I think some of them have new covers? I have mostly old ones from used book sales. I seem to periodically come across books that need to be edited. E Nesbit, this means you, with your n words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I don't think they've been re-written. Maybe your friend was thinking of how they changed the covers? For example, from this 1971 edition to this 2007 edition. Or, she could have been thinking of the easy readers/ prequels that rivendellmom mentioned? like this Little House on Rocky Ridge or The Adventures of Laura and Jack. I can't imagine the publishers actually re-writing the Little House books?! Sacrilege!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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