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Books by Roald Dahl are being edited to remove words that could be deemed offensive. Dahl wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach and Fantastic Mr. Fox.

The race campaigner, 69, is re-releasing his 1999 book Windrush: The Irresistible Rise of Multi-Racial Britain - telling the story of Britains first West Indian immigrants 75 years ago.

Joris van de Leur, who publishes Dahl’s work in the Netherlands, criticised the decision by Puffin to remove words deemed offensive

Books by Roald Dahl are being edited to remove words that could be deemed offensive. Dahl wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach and Fantastic Mr. Fox.

That slippery slope on which we now are embarked was understood perfectly by George Orwell: to obliterate history by sanitizing it and then to control society.

Rewording Dahl's classics sets a worrying precedent. Instead of censoring his works we should invest in promoting new, diverse talent

Gallimard says it will not be following English example and making any changes to the texts

LEGO has unveiled a range of new characters, with a range of skin tones and nationalities, several of whom suffer from disabilities, including one born with a missing limb.

The French publishers of Roald Dahl on Tuesday ruled out any changes to the late British author's translated books after reports that English editions were being rewritten for modern audiences.

The word "ugly" is no longer used to describe any character, and the oompa loompas are rewritten as gender-neutral.