From Agatha Christie to Enid Blyton, the modernisation of much-loved classics has turned fiction into one other frontier within the tradition wars.Take Roald Dahl, as an example. When plans emerged to print re-edited variations of a few of his classics to take away phrases like "fat" and "ugly" it brought on an uproar, which drew within the likes of Sir Salman Rushdie who described the choice as "absurd censorship".The prime minister even had his say. Image: Some of Agatha Christie's work has been revised by writer HarperCollins With battle traces drawn, there may be rising on-line outrage about how publishers are more and more inviting 'sensitivity readers' to offer a sounding board to authors on areas they could have n...

MANCHESTER, England — A British efficiency of “The Bodyguard” musical led to unrequited love for some viewers members who couldn’t chorus from singing alongside to the anthemic finale. The present on the Palace Theatre in Manchester screeched to a halt Friday when two unruly patrons had been ejected for be...