A version is defined based on the original, that is, based on the content. Within the mainland, the editions we know can be roughly divided into the old edition (Ta Kung Pao serial edition), the new edition (Sanlian Bookstore edition, Culture and Art Publishing House edition, Guangzhou Publishing House edition, Baowentang Bookstore edition) and the newly revised edition. (Huacheng Press). I will try to clarify this issue below.
Jin Yong's novels were first published in Ta Kung Pao and were serialized in newspapers from 1955 to 1972. After being serialized a certain number of times, they were collected and published. This is the oldest version. This old edition is very rare and precious, and has never been officially published (Taiwan Youjia Publishing House published two old editions in 2001, but eventually got a lawsuit and the publishing house owner was imprisoned for two years. The two old editions were burned that year. ). Take "Tian Long Ba Bu" as an example. The Hui Mu of each chapter in the old version is different from the new version. The Hui Mu in the new version is written with five poems, while the Hui Mu in the old version is a four-character phrase, such as "Infinite Jade Bi, Yiyang Zhi Gong" , Show off your power and be dazzled." Miss Wang is not called "Wang Yuyan", but "Wang Yuyan" and so on. The seventeenth chapter of the old version of "Yitian Sword of the Dragon" is "Jade-faced Huohou". On Binghuo Island, there is a Huohou Playing with Zhang Wuji is very childlike because of Jin Yong’s youthful passion and creative inspiration. Jin Yong’s friend and well-known martial arts novelist Ni Kuang once said that the best version of Jin Yong’s novels is the first edition, which is this nostalgic version.
The second version is collectively called the revised version. I know of the following publishers authorized by Jin Yong: Hong Kong Minghe Publishing House, Taiwan Yuanliu Publishing House, and Sanlian Bookstore Publishing House in mainland China (1994 to 2001 ), Culture and Art Publishing House, Guangzhou Publishing House (2002 to 2006), the above companies were authorized by Jin Yong to publish. I have not seen the paper Minghe and Yuanliu editions. There is an illustrated version from Sanlian Bookstore, a commentary version from Culture and Art Publishing House (the set I have is this version, 16 pages, 8 volumes), and an illustrated version from Guangzhou Publishing House. Of course, in the 1980s, Beijing Baowentang Bookstore published Jin Yong's martial arts, and the content was very good. Because at that time, mainland China had almost zero copyright awareness, so it didn't matter whether it was pirated or not. The renewal deadline for the above versions is 2006, so if the above versions are released after 2006, then this version is definitely a pirated version. The contents of the above-mentioned versions are exactly the same. Perhaps the Sanlian Bookstore version has a larger circulation (Jin Yong even requested 40,000 copies a year) and is widely circulated. However, the total circulation of the Culture and Art Publishing House in my collection is only 4,000 sets, and its popularity is low, but it does not affect reading and collection. I found on the Internet that many readers prefer the Sanlian Bookstore version. In fact, there is no need for it, and the Sanlian version is the most pirated. If a set of Sanlian edition costs less than 2,000 yuan, I dare to conclude that it is definitely a pirated version. Therefore, I suggest that you don’t need to stick to the Sanlian Bookstore version.
The last version is a newly revised edition. Jin Yong authorized Huacheng Publishing House to publish and sell the newly revised edition of Jin Yong's works in 2012 (I also want to keep a set). This set is available on the market and you can experience it for yourself!
Let me show you,
If I’m looking for what you mean, there are only two versions. One is the original version serialized in Ta Kung Pao, and the other is the revision that Jin Yong later revised. Because some loopholes in the previous edition have been carefully corrected in the revised edition, many publishing houses mainly include Sanlian and Guangzhou. Jin Yong originally wanted to renew the contract with Sanlian Bookstore, but Jin Yong suddenly unilaterally added many requirements, such as at least one year. To sell 40,000 units and increase the royalties to Jin Yong were unacceptable to Sanlian, so the contract was not renewed successfully. The authorizations of Sanlian Bookstore and Literary Society were terminated at the end of 2001 and will not be renewed. Starting from 2002, Guangzhou Publishing House has been authorized to publish exclusively. The reason why Guangzhou Publishing House published "Collected Works of Jin Yong" was probably because of Jin Yong's popularity in mainland China, and believed that "Collected Works of Jin Yong" was already a "long-selling book" in the mainland.
Of course there are changes in the content. For example, a chapter "Where the Soul Goes" is added at the end of "Books and Swords", allowing the dead Princess Xiangxiang to meet Chen Jialuo; "The Condor Shooting" In "The Legend of Heroes", Huang Yaoshi has a crush on his female disciple Mei Chaofeng; in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the emotional scene between Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu was added, and Yang Guo was attracted to Guo Xiang, which also changed the image of Jinlun Dharma King and changed the The way he died made him more humane; in "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon", Zhang Wuji could not forget Xiao Zhao, Yin Li and Zhou Zhiruo; in the middle of "The Legend of the Dragon", Duan Yu became a monk and Wang Yuyan finally married Murong Fu; "The Deer and the Cauldron" "In "Wei Xiaobao", Wei Xiaobao finally lost all his family property due to gambling, and only three of his seven wives were left.
Of course, the triple version is more popular. The triple version of Jin Yong’s works has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
"Jin Yong's Works Collection" includes:
Fei─"Flying Fox" (1960-1961)
Snow─"Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain" (1959)
Lian──"Liancheng Jue" (1963) (also known as "Su Xin Sword")
Tian──"The Eight Parts of the Dragon" (1963-1966)
Shoo─"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" (1957-1959)
Bai─"The White Horse Roars in the West Wind" (1961) - a novella attached to "The Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain"
p>Deer─"The Deer and the Cauldron" (1969-1972)
Laugh─"The Swordsman" (1967)
Book─"The Book of Swords and Enmities" (1955)
God - "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" (1959-1961)
Xia - "The Journey of the Condor Heroes" (1965)
Yi─ "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer" (1961)
Bi─"Blue Blood Sword" (1956)
Mandarin─"Mandarin Duck Sword" (1961) - attached to "Snow Mountain Flying Fox" The subsequent novella
——"The Yue Nv Sword" (1970) - the short story attached to "The Journey of the Knight"
From the appearance, this set of books is really It has a bit of a martial arts flavor, and it fulfilled a long-cherished wish of mine. Even though I spent a lot of money on it, I still have no regrets!
After getting the book, I went to a Kaifeng conference and invited friends to come and take photos. The packaging doesn't say anything, it has four layers in total (except for the soft furnishings inside). The blue packaging box inside is inlaid with a copper-colored metal that looks like a token, and the four characters "The Complete Works of Jin Yong" are engraved in official script, which is simple, solemn and elegant. There is a library card on the lid of the red packaging box, and the innermost packaging has an exquisite bookmark with a facial mask pattern, which is very beautiful. (One corner of the fourth layer of packaging is damaged, but the small flaws cannot hide the damage.)
Please read my review patiently. I majored in philology. Judging from the hardware indicators such as paper, printing, binding, typesetting, and fonts, it was impeccable. It seemed to be authentic!
Take "Tian Long Ba Bu" as an example. I compared this version with the 4th Sanlian Bookstore version in April 1996. The content is exactly the same; and the content in each chapter is also segmented. It is the same as the above version; at the same time, the "title release", "postscript" and "appendix" are the same as the above version; and this set of comments has comments from famous writers such as Mr. Chen Mo for reference. I am extremely happy and excited.
Of course there are small flaws in punctuation. For example, in Chapter 39 "Can't Understand the Name-Reining System of Anger and Greed", "..." Polo Star said: No, I'm just borrowing it to read. "A Diamond Sutra." (Page 862, line 11) A discerning person can spot two symbol errors at a glance. The first is an error in double quotation marks, and the second is that the Diamond Sutra is not titled. At the same time, I also borrowed the second printing of Wenbaotang Bookstore in Beijing in December 1988 from the library and made a sample proofreading. There were no errors or distortions in the content.
Overall, for this last set of books, I don’t know how to give it full marks. Because in this set of books I bought, "The Deer and the Cauldron" is missing pages 6 to 22, which means that most of the content in the first chapter has disappeared invisibly. So I returned it, what do you think?