To adjust to editorial policies and take into account the degree of acceptability to readers, Lee Chiao and Chi Pang-yuan have abridged the 900,000-character trilogy down to 320,000 characters.
為了適合編輯方針和考慮讀者的接受度，李喬與齊邦媛合力將九十萬字的《寒夜》、《荒村》、《孤燈》，濃縮精簡為三十二萬字。