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Friday, January 07, 2011

New ‘Huckleberry Finn’ Edition Does Disservice to a Classic - NYTimes.com

New ‘Huckleberry Finn’ Edition Does Disservice to a Classic - NYTimes.com:

"Light Out, Huck, They Still Want to Sivilize You"
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