The decision to print the classic texts as well as the ones with changes came from listening to the debate over the last week, Penguin Random House Children’s managing director says
Roald Dahl’s famous children’s books including “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” will be published uncensored later this year said publisher Puffin, bowing to pressure after a public outcry over modernized versions.
The “enormously fat” Augustus Gloop from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” was just “enormous” in last year’s version, while Mrs Twit from “The Twits” was no longer “ugly”. News of the changes sparked a national debate. Puffin, which is part of United States-based publisher Penguin Random House, said on Friday that it would release 17 of Dahl’s titles under its Penguin logo later this year, with his original text unchanged.
“By making both Puffin and Penguin versions available, we are offering readers the choice to decide how they experience Roald Dahl’s magical, marvellous stories,” Penguin Random House Children’s managing director Francesca Dow said in a statement.
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