Forum:American vs. British/HarperCollins versions

Which version of the Chronicles do you prefer (The British/HarperCollins version, or the old American version), or if you've only read one, which was it?

I prefer the American versions, except the change from the name Maugrim to Fenris Ulf, and the subsequent change from Peter Wolf's-bane to Peter Fenris-bane

I own a full-colour collectors edition of the series by HarpersTrophy, a division of HarperCollins. The one thing that I do not like about it is the spelling differences... I prefer the british spelling of words... It seems to give the story more texture and colour to it.

I own the old paperback americans, but I'm tired of the paperback covers. I want the new Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics edition.

Oohh that sounds nice! I want that also!!!

The books I read when I was a kid were the first Collier Books edition paperback boxed set. They were printed in 1970 (my dad used them in college, haha!), with American spelling. I agree with you Ed, about the texture of the British spelling - I will always prefer to read an English author with the British spellings. These books were also numbered in published order - the only way I have ever read. =)

My own copy that I got just a few years ago is the Harper Collins all-in-one that came out around the time Disney's LWW did - it's black with a big gold Aslan face on the hardcover, and it had Lewis's On Three Ways of Writing for Children included in the back as well. I love it, but Arvan, if I didn't have it I would be JUMPING at that BN leatherbound!!!! It is sooo gorgeous, and I already own several of the others in that series. Ah well, I like mine just fine. :) Queenlucythevaliant 20:44, January 29, 2010 (UTC)