The presentation was first rate, but that was just about all those books had going for them. If they have no respect for the integrity of the books they put out, I guess they should just stick to their core business. I guess that if it was up to the Harlequin editors, movies like The Maltese Falcon or Double Indemnity should also be edited for not conforming to modern day PC hysteria.
--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "James Michael Rogers" <jeddak5@...> wrote:
>
> "Social behavior-such as hitting a woman-that would be considered
> totally unacceptable now was quite common sixty years ago. Scenes of near
> rape would not sit well with a contemporary audience."
>
> Right. Because none of that stuff happens between men and women anymore. If
> there is one thing I expect from HB fiction, it is that it will try not to
> lie to you.
>
> I wonder what type of books Harlequin thought they were getting. I guess
> they wouldn't like the ending of I, The Jury much at all. Or any of
> Sanctuary.
>
> James
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Crider" <macavityabc@...>
> To: <rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 10:29
> Subject: RARA-AVIS: Harlequin
>
>
> Here's what the Harlequin blog has to say about the "editing" of their crime
> reprints.
>
> "Remember, our intention was to publish the stories in their original form.
> But once we immersed ourselves in the text, our eyes grew wide. Our jaws
> dropped. Social behavior-such as hitting a woman-that would be considered
> totally unacceptable now was quite common sixty years ago. Scenes of near
> rape would not sit well with a contemporary audience, we were quite
> convinced. We therefore decided to make small adjustments to the text, only
> in cases where we felt scenes or phrases would be offensive to a 2009
> readership. Also, grammar and spelling standards have changed quite a bit in
> sixty years. But that did entail a text edit, which we had not anticipated."
>
> You can read the rest here: *http://tinyurl.com/ygp7nuz
>
> Bill Crider
> *
>
>
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