Re: RARA-AVIS: Cain and Thompson Question

From: Nigel Algar (montana@dircon.co.uk)
Date: 12 Aug 2009

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    With all the confidence of not owning a single Orion edition, I doubt whether they differ in any way from the American originals, except perhaps in the spelling of such words as 'colour'. There is a presumed familiarity with American usage such as 'gas', 'sidewalk' etc that it would seem very nannyish to adjust the text. As far as bowdlerising (there's an English term for you) the text, those days are long past.

    So, no tweaking.

    Nigel

    On 12/08/2009 05:45, "James Reasoner" <james53@flash.net> wrote:

    > Someone asked me this question today, and while I don't know the answer, I
    > thought someone here might:
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    > "Do you know if the British version of Jim Thompson and James Cain books put
    > out by Orion are the exact same as the American versions? Or are they tweaked
    > to the British readers?"
    >
    > Thanks.
    >
    > James Reasoner
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