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New editions of classic 20th century children's books by British author Roald Dahl — such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "James and the Giant Peach," "Matilda," "The Witches" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox" — have been edited and rewritten to remove language seen as offensive or potentially insensitive to modern-day…

Confidence strategist Lizi Jackson-Barrett has spoken out about the changes to Roald Dahl's books, saying they are unnecessary and in some cases the new texts are more insulting than the original

The fate of Roald Dahl's books suggests it's time for authors to apply crypto technology to protect their work.

Several Roald Dahl have been rewritten to be more inclusive, but the changes have been met by widespread criticism.

Books by Roald Dahl are being edited to remove words that could be deemed offensive. Dahl wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach and Fantastic Mr. Fox.

In today’s newsletter: Whether you agree with changes to outdated language or not, there’s a bigger story unfolding about the publishing industry

Although several of his best-known children’s books were first published in the 1960s, Roald Dahl is among the most popular authors for young people today. The recent decision by publisher Puffin, in conjunction with The Roald Dahl Story Company, to make several hundred revisions to new editions of his novels…

NICOLA Sturgeon has shared a warning over the rewriting of parts of Roald Dahl's books deemed too offensive for publication.

Author’s children’s stories have been rewritten to remove language deemed problematic

SIR Salman Rushdie knows about upfront censorship: last year he was nearly killed by a man who said he disliked his views on Islam and he spent a decade in hiding after a fatwa from Iran.

Publisher Puffin hired sensitivity readers to rewrite passages to edit out words such as ‘fat’ and ‘ugly’