Are there any notable cases of writers revising one of their novels?

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Are there any notable cases of writers revising one of their novels? 2017-03-13 02:59:56 Post No. 9230538
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Are there any notable cases of writers revising one of their novels? Anonymous 2017-03-13 02:59:56 Post No. 9230538 [Report]

Changing a few chapters maybe, or an ending, or changing it so much that it's essentially another plot?

(and with both versions published of course)

Anonymous 2017-03-13 03:03:17 Post No.9230554
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Anonymous 2017-03-13 03:03:17 Post No.9230554 [Report]

>>9230538
The Magus is one example that comes to mind. Author revised it to make some things more apparent, and easier to understand, and made the book worse.

Anonymous 2017-03-13 03:05:18 Post No.9230564
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Anonymous 2017-03-13 03:05:18 Post No.9230564 [Report]

>>9230538
Mary Shelley
Whitman

Anonymous 2017-03-13 03:06:52 Post No.9230570
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Anonymous 2017-03-13 03:06:52 Post No.9230570 [Report]

>>9230538
Woah I never seen this rare DFW before

Anonymous 2017-03-13 03:23:07 Post No.9230628
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Anonymous 2017-03-13 03:23:07 Post No.9230628 [Report]

>>9230538

To Kill a Mockingbird

Anonymous 2017-03-13 05:22:07 Post No.9230995
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Anonymous 2017-03-13 05:22:07 Post No.9230995 [Report]

>>9230538
There are two quite very different versions of The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke

Anonymous 2017-03-13 11:29:49 Post No.9231707
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Anonymous 2017-03-13 11:29:49 Post No.9231707 [Report]

>>9230538
yeah loads
e.g. dickens changed the ending of great expectations because the original ending was too depressing

Anonymous 2017-03-13 12:03:08 Post No.9231773
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Anonymous 2017-03-13 12:03:08 Post No.9231773 [Report]

>>9230538
The Hobbit.

Are there any notable cases of writers revising one of their novels?

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