That corrupting book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen got a similar treatment when it was first published in the US in 1838 by Carey Lea.
Any references to the Church or religion were omitted, as was much else.
Richard Healey
Brighton
MADAM – With regard to the article ‘Thar she Blows...’ (Books and works on paper, ATG No 2404), Melville was only one of many authors who suffered from the puritanical attitude of US publishers.
That corrupting book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen got a similar treatment when it was first published in the US in 1838 by Carey Lea.
Any references to the Church or religion were omitted, as was much else.
Richard Healey
Brighton