Which English translation?
French
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Review of Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (translated by Charles E. Wilbour)
The introduction says: "The wealth of historical allusion that it contains may contribute in some measure to the difficulty that English (and even French) readers may experience in coming to terms with the novel." Yeah.
Russian
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Crime and Punishment: premium gift books
Know someone who loves Russian literature? These editions make good gifts!
Spanish
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What’s the best English translation of Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere?
"The Noli" has been abridged, adapted, bowdlerized, and translated with several different titles, so there’s definitely some potential for confusion.
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Chinese
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Review of The Art of War by Sun Tzu (translated by Lionel Giles)
I'd bet far more people have heard of this influential Chinese classic than have read it.
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