I am asking a question in r/ask----------. Why did so many novels used to censor names and places, even if it would be relatively easy to guess from context? When did this trend begin, and why has it largely faded from literature?

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Zeuvembie

u/AncientHistory wrote about Why do some older authors put a line through all but the first letter of some of the names in their works? which might partially answer your question.