Word for the Day - EXPATIATE

Google ^ | March 31, 2017 | Red Badger

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I haven’t been able to verify that any I’ve read are unexpurgated. Something in there drove the Victorians out of their minds.

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I have read that there are versions with racy stories and violent deaths, but there were none of those in this edition.

The Victorians were perturbed at the sight of a woman’s ankle, so it would not surprise me they would totally obliterate any references to sexual intercourse....................

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According to some things I’ve read, Burton’s translation horrified Victorian society.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Thousand_Nights_and_a_Night

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My grandmother was an adult before the advent of the automobile. I was an adult before the personal computer.

I still love books and libraries. When I’m wondering about something, it can take me weeks to think of googling it.

Thanks for the link.