All- There's more on this issue. Check out the link: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/45645-upcoming-newsouth-huck-finn-eliminates-the-n-word.html I am as astounded as anyone by this. I thought Alan was diligently working on a revision and update of Mark Twain's Library: A Reconstruction. Sandra Littleton Uetz --- On Tue, 1/4/11, Michael Kiskis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Michael Kiskis <[log in to unmask]> Subject: a new Adventures of Huckleberry Finn To: [log in to unmask] Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 1:28 PM A former student sent me this link to a story about a new edition of Huck -- to be edited by Alan Gribben. If you read the story, scroll down to read the variety of comments. http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/01/03/huckleberry-finn-n-word-censor-edit/?hpt=T2 -- Michael J. Kiskis Leonard Tydings Grant Professor of American Literature Elmira College One Park Place Elmira, NY 14901