David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

Well guess what's back - and with a vengeance? The new owners of the Roald Dahl estate are ambitiously Bowdlerizing his children's books, omitting words (like "fat) and concepts (like "boys and girls") they deem unacceptable to contemporary neo-genteel readers. 4/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 18, 2023

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The expurgated editions were a commercial success. But to a later generation, "to Bowdlerize" became a catch-phrase for everything prudish and philistine. Later generations of writers defiantly insisted on facing life's realities, even when hard or ugly. 3/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 18, 2023

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Details here, at @TheTelegraph2 https://t.co/WvGDBCtvqg 5/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 18, 2023