Edits appear to have been made to works by Agatha Christie to remove problematic passages.
Several novels by British novelist Agatha Christie (1890-1976) appear to have been edited to remove passages of potentially offensive language. In the case of “Poirot” and “Miss Marple” cases that arose between 1920 and 1976, passages were revised or removed in new editions, according to the report. The aim was therefore to To rid works of language and descriptions that modern audiences find offensive.
According to the Telegraph, for example, a passage with the figure of a British tourist who vents her frustration with a group of children was edited in a recently published new edition. A number of references to smiling people and comments about their teeth and physique have also been deleted, it said.
Also Ian Fleming and Roald Dahl’s works changed
Previously, works by other well-known authors had also been edited. Ian Fleming’s (1908-1964) “Bond” books, for example, are to be republished, adapted for the 21st century, as The Sunday Telegraph wrote in February. Some designations for ethnic groups and minorities in books are simply no longer acceptable today. Certainly the sexism debate, which the early parts of the film series are also faced with, should also play a part. The publisher Ian Fleming Publications has therefore hired specialists to take care of the texts and identify relevant passages. For these and other reasons, Roald Dahl’s (1916-1990) works “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” or Harriet Beecher Stowe’s (1811-1996) “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” were subsequently modified.
Source: Stern
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