Huckleberry Finn
4. January 2011 | 17:28Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn To Be Reprinted Without The ‘N-Word’
Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered a classic by most. T.S. Eliot called it a masterpiece, and Ernest Hemingway pronounced it the source of “all modern American literature.” (News Source: Vibe Magazine - 16:01:50)
New edition of Twain to remove racial slurs
PUBLISHER to release new edition of two of Mark Twain’s classic novels, removing the n-word. (News Source: Herald Sun - 23:03:23)
Mark Twain minus the N word
A PUBLISHER is planning to release new editions of two Mark Twain novels that replace racial slurs with less offensive language. (News Source: Herald Sun - 00:09:39)
New Edition of Huckleberry Finn to Have All the Bad Words Removed [Edits]
# edits An Auburn University professor, along with NewSouth Books, plans to release a new edition of Mark Twain ’s Huckleberry Finn with every instance of the word “nigger” replaced with “slave,” hoping that will make the book more accessible. More » (News Source: Gawker - 15:30:14)
New edition of ‘Huckleberry Finn’ to lose the ‘n’ word
What is a word worth? According to Publishers Weekly, NewSouth Books’ upcoming edition of Mark Twain’s seminal novel “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” will remove all instances of the “n” word — I’ll give you a hint, it’s not nonesuch — present in the text and replace it with slave. (News Source: CNN - 16:00:32)
Madison Library giving out 1,500 copies of Huckleberry Finn
The Madison Library District is giving out 1,500 free copies of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. (News Source: KIDK TV Idaho Falls - 21:52:41)
Fishkin: Teach ‘Huck,’ n-word and all
City Councilman Charles Barron, incensed at a principal’s efforts to prevent a book of poems written by Barron’s goddaughter, Tylibah Washington, from being distributed at his school… (News Source: New York Daily News - 22:14:00)
Witt: Banning books, not ideas
The banning and suppression of books has been going on for several hundred years. Of course, prior to the invention of the Gutenburg press in the middle of the 15th century, books were relatively rare and reading was limited to royalty, the upper classes and the clergy. (News Source: The Winchester Sun - 15:24:07)
Reagan, Indy 500, Pixar Saluted in New Stamps
Buzz Lightyear of “Toy Story” and “Huckleberry Finn” Author Mark Twain Among Actors, Musicians and Artists Honored in 2011 (News Source: CBS News - 21:59:58)
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