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Originally Posted by Nate the great
Harry couldn't think of a book that was improved when republished in uncut form. I named a couple.
After Robert Heinlein died, his widow had Stranger in a Strange Land republished. Most of what was cut (so the novel could be published back in 1961) was put back in. I think the book is richer for it.
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But why was it cut? Your mention that it was because it could not be published in 1961 suggest it might have political or sexual over- or under-tones that were publically unacceptable to a publisher. As for my own opinion that was not what I meant with regards to something that an editor could help with. An editors job is to support the author to bring forth what is best in them, sų I'm not really sure how this example would work. If Heinlein was cencored it would certainly be the work of the publisher or Heinlein himself.