Talk:Violet Raymond (nee Travilla)/@comment-109.153.139.229-20200902202051

are the originals better? I had a theory that the reason some of it might have been changed was that worldviews on things like slavery/plantations are sensitive topics and as Martha Finley was born of that era she wouldn't have had quite the same level of belief in equality as we have now, even though she wrote like a good Christian woman the topics may not have been handled as sensitively as a modern person would, though I believe even the new books could be a hard read for those whose relatives lives were affected by being enslaved. I, however, haven't read the original books so this is just a theory as to why the books were changed so much. but as for the name and job change, they probably did that to help modern readers get into the flow of the story better. though for me personally, I am fine with vintage books and I would like to read the original series. it's just finding them which is the problem.