Yes, you'll still be able to buy unedited Roald Dahl books

After Penguin Random House faced backlash for 'sanitizing' Roald Dahl, the publisher announced it will release unedited versions of his work

, publisher Penguin Random House announced on Friday that the original, unedited versions will be published later this year as “The Roald Dahl Classic Collection,” so “readers will be free to choose which version of Dahl’s stories they prefer.”

“Roald Dahl’s fantastic books are often the first stories young children will read independently, and taking care for the imaginations and fast-developing minds of young readers is both a privilege and a responsibility,” said Francesca Dow, managing director of Penguin Random House Children’s . “We also recognize the importance of keeping Dahl’s classic texts in print.

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