![]() ![]() Gregory, a white writer, is said to have been chosen for the task because the publisher believed ‘it was important that no author from a minority background should be asked to undertake the emotional labour of being responsible for educating the majority’. The publication also reports that the 2022 edition’s new note of warning is followed by an essay written by renowned historical author Philippa Gregory, whose best-selling books include The Other Boleyn Girl, on the ‘white supremacist’ aspects of the story. It was previously initially pulled before returning with a disclaimer by streaming service HBO Max for ‘denying the horrors of slavery’ in 2020.Īccording to The Telegraph, none of Mitchell’s writing has been altered to remove offensive passages but its new introduction emphasises that retaining all the original text does not ‘constitute an endorsement’ of the novel. Maragaret Mitchell with her book, the publisher of which has now branded ‘problematic’, adding a new warning and specially-written introductory essay (Picture: Bettmann Archive) ![]()
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