Why Are Roald Dahl's Books Being Edited Three Decades After His Death?
By Mahera Dutta Mrs. Twit is no longer 'ugly' and Augustus Gloop from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is not 'fat' anymore. Roald Dahl's iconic children's books have been edited to launch new editions that publishers consider not to be offensive anymore. Editors at Puffin Books, a division of Penguin Random House, and the Roald Dahl Story Company have taken a red pencil to the works of Roald Dahl and crossed out words related to weight, mental health, violence, gender, and race. The changes are being made in collaboration with Inclusive Minds, an organizationworking towards ‘inclusion in chi...