Rewriting a book after publishing

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Have writers ever edited or rewritten a book after it has been published? This is a question I asked Google today. I have been contemplating revising and issuing my River Dream trilogy as one long novel with 3 parts. There is also a Buzby Beach book that I think could use some editing and revision. When I first began thinking of undertaking these tasks, I asked myself if other authors did such things. The answer surprised me. Mary Shelley gave Frankenstein an extensive rewrite between its original publication in 1818 and its subsequent republication in 1831. (a) Evelyn Waugh rewrote Brideshead Revisited in 1959 after deciding the negative criticism of the first release in 1945 was right after all. (a) (a) https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/books-edited-after-publication William Peter Blatty did a major rewrite of The Exorcist for its 40th Anniversary reissue by Harper Collins. (b) Even JRR Tolkien rewrote parts of The Hobbit to make it fit the Lord of the Rings trilogy. (b) (b) https://diymfa.com/writing/5onfri-rewritten-novels/ There are several more examples out there to be found. Thus encouraged, I have decided to accept this challenge and will be working on each of the above-mentioned projects in due time. Have you ever found inspiration or affirmation from knowing someone well known had done something you were considering doing?