7 Beloved Books You Didn’t Know Were Censored By History-Hating Publishers

Roald Dahl is well-known for his childhood favorite writings, such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Matilda,” “James and the Giant Peach,” He will however be remembered in history as another victim of retroactive and posthumous edits that were made to accommodate sensitive readers and, even more, leftist ideologies.

Dahl’s publisher Puffin decided recently to make Hundreds of changes His work does not include any longer referring to gluttonous Augustus Gloop as “fat.” These modifications were not only protested by the general public but also against the explicit wishes of the late author.

“I’ve warned my publishers that if they later on so much as change a single comma in one of my books, they will never see another word from me. Never! Ever!” Dahl Submitted Francis Bacon, artist, during a meeting in 1982.

Even after Puffin Reluctantly accepted The publisher kept selling Dahl’s original work to continue to sell it. “force censored versions” Readers who have previously purchased digital versions of his books.

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Some people argue that such changes are simple. “commercially savvy” They believe they can appeal to younger generations and increase profits. It’s not something readers might be aware of, but it has become very common for those in control of America’s books to retroactively delete narratives and offensive words, and take away awards. They deem racist authors. Publishers and special-interest groups have been trying to adapt older writings for more than 100 years.

How many other beloved books were bowdlerized, then reissued in the name of the public? Here are some classics that survived Orwellian murder.

James Bond Series

Ian Fleming’s spy series featuring 007 has been hit hard by Ian Fleming Publications announcing that some of Fleming’s novels would be retroactively edited. “racist” descriptors taken out of the books “terms that are more accepted today.” The company intends to eliminate black characters from some books All together.

The newly censored literary works will be available on April 1st. A sensitivity Disclaimer will accompany them to help justify the changes.

“This book was written at a time when terms and attitudes which might be considered offensive by modern readers were commonplace,” The Disclaimer will contain the following: “A number of updates have been made in this edition, while keeping as close as possible to the original text and the period in which it is set.”

Dr. Seuss

It wasn’t long before censors were introduced. Augustus Gloop They went after Dr. Seuss with 007 and 007 Seuss Enterprises announced that it would discontinue six of Theodor Geisel’s illustrated books in 2021. “racist and insensitive imagery.” This decision led to a There are many reasons to be backlash Price gouging This was quickly ignored by sellers like eBay who decided to Ban the sale of six titles that are considered offensive.

Doctor Dolittle

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