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Does anyone have a copy of this book under the title Ten Little Indians? My mother said that when she read it in school that was the title it was printed under. Anyone know why they changed it?
Clare Snow Thanks everyone for sharing the titles from around the world. I knew some of the history of the title, but seeing everyone's replies, I looked up the …moreThanks everyone for sharing the titles from around the world. I knew some of the history of the title, but seeing everyone's replies, I looked up the font of all wisdom Wikipedia:

"It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939, as Ten Little N-----s,[3] after the children's counting rhyme and minstrel song, which serves as a major plot element.[4][5] The US edition was released in January 1940 with the title And Then There Were None, taken from the last five words of the song.[6] Successive American reprints and adaptations use that title, though Pocket Books paperbacks used the title Ten Little Indians between 1964 and 1986. UK editions continued to use the original title until 1985.[7]"

My grandmother had the Collins Fontana from 1976 called Ten Little N------s. The cover is even worse than the title and the setting is N----- Island. 🤬(less)
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