Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The Translated Dialect Edition/Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: The Translated Dialect Edition.

The article focuses on recent scholarly and editorial efforts to make Mark Twain's *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer* and *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn* more accessible and acceptable for modern classrooms. Editors Alan Gribben and Irene Wong have produced translated dialect editions that soften racially offensive language—such as replacing the racial epithet "n*gger" with "slave"—while preserving Twain's original narrative and satirical intent. These editions aim to counteract the removal of Twain's works from school curricula due to concerns over racist language, offering educators a way to include these classics without alienating students. Additionally, Shelley Fisher Fishkin's book on Jim, a central character in *Huckleberry Finn*, argues for a nuanced understanding of Twain's portrayal of Jim as an intelligent and admirable figure constrained by slavery, engaging with contemporary reinterpretations like Percival Everett's novel *James*.