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Done - I've actually moved the "popular" to refer to the literature rather than Dahl himself, as him being popular is likely not the intended meaning.
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05:25, 19 September 2023 (UTC)reply
If anyone has any info on the relative popularity of the 2023 edited versions vs "classic" versions, I think this would be interesting info to add.
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