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Originally Posted by knc1
I have a copy of their "War and Peace" -
It has been edited more than once.
I can't even imagine having the time to just read it once, let alone edit it.
The classics and the popular works are getting a lot of care and attention.
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A neighbor wanted to read it, so I put it on a PW1 and lent it out.
Took my neighbor all summer (I live where "summer" is 9 months long) to read it.
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It does being to mind one of my rules of thumb; when it comes to public domain works in translation,
especially the ones that will be a slog at best (W&P, Don Quixote, etc.) pay the money for a recent translation instead of going the free route. You'll never make a better investment in terms of value for time spent!