Which version of Les Miserables is best for Kindle?

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by angelbleu

I've finally decided to give Victor Hugo's much-acclaimed Les Miserables a try... but the sheer number of available versions (even in the Kindle Store) is bewildering.

This is the one I have ... free and well formatted. This is a non-abridged version.

http://www.amazon.com/Mis%C3%A9rable...les+miserables

EDIT: Actually this version has a space between each paragraph, which drives me nuts when reading fiction. I remember now, I read a hardback version of this book. Sorry.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by steven168

since you bought the The Wretched, how is the book compare to the Les Miserables Signet translation?

Who is the translator of the Signet edition?

I have these translated ebook editions:

1) Norman Denny
2) Christine Donougher
3) Isabel F. Hapgood
4) Julie Rose
5) Charles E. Wilbour


Wilbour is the granddaddy of them all. This was free.
Hapgood entered the fray in 1887. This was free.
Julie Rose is too colloquial for my tastes; nevertheless, this one is highly admired.
Norman Denny is popular because of the new cover touting the film.
Christine Donougher is the one I picked up for 99 cents, and the one I'm currently reading.

[ElspethB]

Who is the translator of the Signet edition?

Lee Fahnestock and Norman MacAfee.

What is your opinion on the Donougher translation, so far?

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by ElspethB

Lee Fahnestock and Norman MacAfee.

What is your opinion on the Donougher translation, so far?

I'm really enjoying it. I highly recommend it.

I am, however, no scholar or expert of literature from that period.

[IluvToRead]

Recently there was a survey, I think it was amongst French authors. It was Victor Hugo who was perceived as being the "French National Author."

Something to do with incarnating the French experience.

I've included the article from Magazine Littéraire. It's a really good magazine. It's one of my best friends. I can subscribe, even if I live in Australia. Helps with the isolation.

I thought the national author would have been Proust. They are always banging on about him in Mag-Litt.

Really darlings, you need to learn French. Life is better in the Francophone sphere.