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New edition replaces N-word with 'slave' in Mark Twain's books about Tom Sawyer , Huck Finn

Mark Twain wrote that "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter." A new edition of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" will try to find out if that holds true by replacing the N-word with "slave" in an effort not to offend readers.Twain scholar Alan Gribben, who is working with NewSouth Books in Alabama to publish a combined volume of the books, said the N-word appears 219 times in "Huck Finn" and four times in "Tom Sawyer." He said the word puts the books in danger of joining the list of literary classics that Twain once humorously defined as those "which people praise and don't read.""It's such a shame that one word should be a barrier between a marvelous reading experience and a lot of readers," Gribben said.Yet Twain was particular about his words. His letter in 1888 about the right word and the almost right one was "the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning."The book isn't scheduled to be published unti...

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    A Massachusetts library has put the Mark Twain work "Eve's Diary" back on the shelf more than a century after it was banned.The Charlton Public Library's trustees th...

  2. Mississippi tear-jerker 'Mud' ends Cannes competition lineup with stellar performances

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  12. Husky coaches inducted into Hall of Fame

    Former Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun and UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma were inducted Wednesday into the state's Hall of Fame.The coaches, b...

  1. P.C. Police vs. Mark Twain

    New editions of Twain classics scrubbed of offensive language

  2. 100 Years Later, Mark Twain's Autobiography Set to Be Published

    Mark Twain's dying wish has finally been granted: His lengthy autobiography is set to be published on the 100th anniversary of his death.The first volume of Twain's ...

  3. Taking the 'N'-Word Out of 'Huck Finn' Is No Way to Fix a Real Problem

    Mark Twain's " Huckleberry Finn "... "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"... they're American classics, right? The answer is still yes but they are also getting a modern r...

  4. Iowa teacher's aide reportedly fired for calling 'Huckleberry Finn' racist

    A teaching associate at a private school in Iowa has reportedly been fired for allegedly telling students that "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a "racist" nov...

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    If you're a baseball fan looking to add a new pastime to your vacation itinerary, consider setting a goal to visit all 30 of the sport's major league stadiums.I bega...

  6. Huffington Post misquotes Mark Twain , Arianna Huffington tweets link

    Is the Huffington Post short on copyeditors?According to a Real Clear Politics report, a Huffington Post slideshow meant to honor Mark Twain on his birthday was fill...

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