Puffin insisted the changes to the author’s books were “minimal” – despite them running into the hundreds – and said the stories remained “unchanged”.
A spokesman for the publishing house told The Bookseller: “Children as young as five or six read Roald Dahl books, and often they are the first stories they will read independently. With that comes a significant responsibility, as it might be the first time they are navigating written content without a parent, teacher or carer.
“It is not unusual for publishers to review and update language, as the meaning and impact of words changes over time.
“Over the course of the last year, Puffin has published updated editions of 16 of Roald Dahl’s books, in close partnership with the Roald Dahl Story Company as the custodian of his legacy. These included a relatively small number of textual edits, as well as routine changes to covers and inside layouts, to bring them up to date.”
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