Here are books that some people have banned or attempted to ban citing the language used in the book. Often the language relates to sex or race. While censors often point to specific words they object to, in many cases it becomes clear that they are also uncomfortable with how the books handle the topics that the words refer to or suggest.
| Title | Author | First published | Recent incident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maus | Art Spiegelman | 1986 | 2022 |
| The Canterbury Tales | Geoffrey Chaucer | 1476 | 1995 |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain | 1885 | 1998 |
| Leaves of Grass | Walt Whitman | 1855 | 1881 |
Edited by John Mark Ockerbloom (onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu), who is solely responsible for its content.
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