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Originally Posted by Leelas
Hey guys, is there a free kindle version of Charles Wilbour's translation of Les Miserables anywhere out there? The only kindle version I've been able to find is the 10 dollar Modern Library version, but it's in the public domain and should be available for free... I'm kind of suspecting a case of copyfraud, in fact.
Or, alternatively, is there a non-free version of a truly non-abridged translation? I want COMPLETELY unabridged, which is why the Hapgood and Denny translations are out.
I'm sort of despairing of ever finding a copy that fits the above criteria. I'm thinking of either reading a hardcopy version, or waiting until my French gets better.
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Why don't you simply buy the Wilbour version, if you like it? The fact that something is in the public domain assuredly doesn't mean that anyone is under any obligation to give it to you free of charge; anyone can do whatever they wish with a work that's in the public domain, including charge for it. You could, for example, buy the Wilbour translation, remove any copyrighted material from it (introduction, footnotes, etc) and then give it to anyone you wished to.