If you don’t want to read all 120 chapters, there’s a 60-chapter abridgement. And a kids’ version that’s only 64 pages (including the illustrations)!
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This is a trickier question than it used to be. But that’s a good thing!
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If we really knew enough to know a translation was good, we wouldn’t NEED a translation, amirite?
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Want to find out whether a particular work is in the public domain?
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“Not to have read it is a crime, and reading it is the punishment.”
What’s the best translation of Crime and Punishment? Read More »
So you want to read Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure, and you don’t read French. There are a host of publishers offering a myriad of paperback and hardcover editions and dozens of digital versions. What’s the difference?
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