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[darchildre]

Sent out my library's copy of The Wind in the Willows for a hold this morning only to discover that it's one of the editions that cuts the "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" chapter. Now I kinda want to stick an apologetic post-it on the book to explain this to the person who's receiving the hold.

Look, I do not claim to be an expert on children's literature (or anything else) but I have two long-held opinions that are Correct and I will fight you on them:

1) You read Narnia in publication order.

2) You don't buy/print editions of Wind in the Willows without "Piper at the Gates of Dawn".

Comments

[polarisnorth]

Today I learned that apparently some editions don't come with that chapter! That's so strange. I remember it being very striking when I read it as a child.

[darchildre]

Publishers also often cut chapter 9, "Wayfarers All," and explain that they "pause the action", as though that is a reasonable excuse. "Piper" gets omitted somewhat more often though, presumably because of the Scary Paganism.