Anyone???

Isabelle joe_from_the_button_factory at hotmail.com
Sat Jan 27 17:00:07 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 10957

The Canadian versions have both Raincoast and Bloomsbury written on 
the spine- we ARE a British colony, after all. Plus, there were so 
many first edition books printed there are still some first editions 
in the bookstores!


--- In HPforGrownups at y..., msl at f... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "David William Evans" <dwe199 at s...> 
wrote:
> > You could try www.amazon.co.uk if you don't want to 
> > wait for the american release. The added advantage with the UK 
> > version is that you get 100% original Rowling, no editing for 
> > american understanding (not that I'm having a go at americans, I 
> > just think that Rowling's original text is worth experiencing).
> > 
> 
> Hear hear!  And by all means have a go at us daft 'murricans.  
> Translating JKR's English into murrican makes about as much sense 
as 
> dubbing Monty Python or Chef.  Jeesh.
> 
> But hark!  What books through yonder mailbox break!  My copies of 
the 
> HP series from Canada have arrived, and there's a surprise!  
Instead 
> of sending me the Raincoast edition of GOF, they sent me the 
> Bloomsbury edition; and it even says "First Edition" on the 
copyright 
> page.  Did somebody in the stockroom make a booboo?  I ain't 
> complainin'!
> 
> Marvin
> Austin, TX





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