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Old 01-06-2011, 11:48 AM   #1
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Furore over 'censored' edition of Huckleberry Finn
"A new edition of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is causing controversy because of the removal of a racially offensive word."

BBC News 6 January 2011 - bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada
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As has been under discussion for over three pages at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=114736 since 5.35am yesterday
Thanks for pointing that out. Perhaps a moderator could delete this thread, or merge it with the other.
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Wouldn't hurt to add the Huck Finn point to title... not everyone will get the link from the 1984 side quote...


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