Thread: The Best CLASSIC novel of ALL TIME!
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Old 10-10-2010, 09:39 PM   #115
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Are you using it to teach her French, or were you reading an English translation?

I'd always be wary of regarding a translation as a "classic" myself. How much of the original author are you reading, and how much of the translator? Many of Verne's novels were virtually re-written in English translation, and bear only the most superficial resemblance to the French originals.
But the translation itself might be the classic, right? Makes me wonder if there are any books for which the translation is better than the original. King James bible?
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