Roald Dahl publisher to release ‘classic collection’ of author’s texts after editing controversy,' Puffin UK, among the world’s largest children’s books publishers, was criticized for rewriting and altering Dahl’s classic works.
Puffin UK, among the world’s largest children’s books publishers, announced Friday it will keep Roald Dahl’s classic texts in print, a week after a British news outlet reported the publisher had changed or removed hundreds of the author’s words,The publishing company said in a press release that 17 of Dahl’s works will be released as part of the “The Roald Dahl Classic Collection.
The collection will be available later this year, though an exact publication date has yet to be announced. Puffin said all 17 titles in the classic collection will be published by its sister division, Penguin, and will be available alongside the revised editions currently available under the Puffin logo.
“We’ve listened to the debate over the past week which has reaffirmed the extraordinary power of Roald Dahl’s books and the very real questions around how stories from another era can be kept relevant for each new generation,” said Francesca Dow, managing director of Penguin Random House Children’s.
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