Island of Adventure 'retro' hardback edition 2014
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Re: Island of Adventure 'retro' hardback edition 2014
Just checked my 2006 Macmillan copy and the text is the same as it is in my earlier copies. There is still the mention of Bill's cigarette being blown away by the wind.
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Re: Island of Adventure 'retro' hardback edition 2014
Thanks Poppy! Sounds like it's still the same, then - I wondered whether it was setting a bad example still having Bill smoking!
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Re: Island of Adventure 'retro' hardback edition 2014
Merged with an older thread.
Hi. Does anyone know which version of the text they used for the 70th anniversary edition?
Hi. Does anyone know which version of the text they used for the 70th anniversary edition?
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Re: Island of Adventure 'retro' hardback edition 2014
Unfortunately, the 2014 Macmillan hardback has the updated text with Joe instead of Jo-Jo. I'm not sure when those edits were first made but it's a shame they found their way into a 70th Anniversary edition.
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