How different are the paperbacks to the hardbacks?

A lot of people have asked which paperbacks are the most cut. This list originally appeared in August 1998 in Le Petit Chalet, the booklet for members aged 13 and under produced by FOCS.

Unabridged  uncut or with only occasional words updated (e.g. 'charabancs' changed to 'coaches')  

CS and Jo Camp Exploits Lintons + Rebel New + United War (Goes To It) Tom Jo to the Rescue Rosalie/Mystery Island Wrong Bride Does It Again

Joey Goes to the Oberland Genius + Fete Joey & Co in Tirol Reunion Jane Redheads Future Adrienne Summer Term Challenge Two Sams Althea Prefects

Minor Frequent Cuts  

Jo Of Princess Rivals Eustacia New House Jo Returns Lavender Peggy Carola

Changes Barbara Kenya New Mistress Excitements Leader Wins The Trick Triplets

Major Cuts - Either in chunks or very frequent small passages  

School* Highland Twins Gay Shocks

CS Oberland Mary-Lou Theodora Coming Of Age

* The 1994 facsimile of School is of course uncut.

Very Major Cuts - Chapters missing - plus other cuts  

Head Girl Exile Three Go Problem

Richenda Trials Ruey Feud

If you are interested in details of what has and has not been cut, the Friends of the Chalet School magazine includes one comparison of the hardback / paperback text in most issues. The following comparisons appeared in the issue(s) noted.
 

School (16 and 22) Princess (25) Head Girl (16 and 26) Rivals (30) Eustacia (16) Exploits (34) Jo Returns (45)  New House (33) New Chalet School (33) Exile (22) The CS Goes To It / At War (34) Highland Twins (43) Lavender (24) Gay (32) Three Go (32) Carola (37)

Shocks (38)  CS Oberland (22) Bride (24) Changes (30)  Barbara (29)  Problem (36) New Mistress (41) Excitements (27) Coming of Age (28) Joey & Co in Tirol (35) Richenda (42)  Theodora (44)  Adrienne (21)  Challenge (24) Two Sams (24)