Talk:North and South (1855 novel)

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Is the title North and South or North & South? If the former, then the ampersand in the second reference to the title in the article needs to be corrected. Rlquall 00:23, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

The name of the novel is North and South, but the title of the 2004 BBC production is in fact North & South. I made the change match the name of the 2004 production. Also, I added some information about the original serialization of this novel. It appeared in a periodical over the period September 1854 through January 1855. According to Gutenberg.org and I believe all other sources I've seen, including The Oxford Companion to English Literature, this novel is dated 1855, the year the parts of the serial and additional material were published in book form. So I think it is probably wise to change the title of this page to North and South (1855 novel). Kkuchenb (talk) 03:46, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

I did a little more research and found that the earliest date for North and South is indeed 1855. I checked the catalogs for the British Library and the Library of Congress, both of which hold first editions. So I moved this page, based on the instructions on the Wiki help page. This is the first time I've done this, and I hope I did it correctly. If not, please feel free to set me straight. Kkuchenb (talk) 22:17, 28 November 2007 (UTC)