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The Queen Forces U-Turn In Roald Dahl Censorship Row
//Last week, it emerged that the best-selling children’s books were being rewritten to remove language considered offensive.
The word “fat”, for example, had been cut from every book. Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is instead described as “enormous”.
Camilla gave an impassioned defence of free speech and the right of writers to express themselves at Clarence House on Thursday 23 February, just days after she let it be known privately that she had serious concerns over the changes to Dahl’s books.
Puffin has now issued a statement announcing that it will make both the original and censored versions available to readers.//
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Well done, Camilla! A victory for common sense. I sincerely hope that every copy of the edited version is left to rot.
The word “fat”, for example, had been cut from every book. Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is instead described as “enormous”.
Camilla gave an impassioned defence of free speech and the right of writers to express themselves at Clarence House on Thursday 23 February, just days after she let it be known privately that she had serious concerns over the changes to Dahl’s books.
Puffin has now issued a statement announcing that it will make both the original and censored versions available to readers.//
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Well done, Camilla! A victory for common sense. I sincerely hope that every copy of the edited version is left to rot.
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Well done, Camilla! I echo the O.P.. There has always been bowdlerisation of texts, but not to today's extent.
'Lamb's Tales' made Shakespeare accessible to even young children when they'd have struggles with full texts.
This current mania just destroys literature. An author friend had a script returned recently saying it was 'racist' - it had jars of food from different countries jostling and fighting for position on the shelves so they would be bought!
'Lamb's Tales' made Shakespeare accessible to even young children when they'd have struggles with full texts.
This current mania just destroys literature. An author friend had a script returned recently saying it was 'racist' - it had jars of food from different countries jostling and fighting for position on the shelves so they would be bought!
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