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Censored & Banned Literature examines the wide range of important literary texts that have been subjected to censorship, either at the time of their first publication, later in their history, or both. Because important works frequently offer challenging responses to social, historical, and political issues, often it is the very best works that provoke at least initially the most hostility or discomfort. This volume includes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain (1884) , The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger (1951) and Beloved, Toni Morrison (1987) .