what is the difference between "abridged fiction" and "unabridged" books?

Answer 1

Abridged basically means shortened, so parts of the whole (or unabridged) book have been cut out.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Unabridged means it's the entire book. Abridged is when they condence it.

Answer 4

unabridged is the whole integral work. Abridged means that some passages / chapters have been cut off (like Readers Digest books)

Answer 5

An unabridged book has everything the author wanted in his writing. An abridged book has things taken out, either because the editor thought some passages were too boring (War and Peace) or too long (gotta fit on 400 pages) or embarrassing to some members of the readership (The Bible.)

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what is the difference between "abridged fiction" and "unabridged" books?

Answer 7

McGospel, You are SO wrong about Darwin. Yes, he may NOT have FINISHED his "degree" at Cambridge, but he WAS the BEST scientist that could have been possibly chosen for the 5 year voyage of the HMS Beagle. Darwin served as a geologist, botanist, zoologist, and general man of science, during that five year voyage and made a great many discoveries during that time. His geological discoveries included a great many paleolithic finds such as many of the great dinosaurs of South America, as well as he was able to determine the rate of sedimentation of the ancient seabed on Argentina and Chile. His work with the coral reefs of the south Pacific region is still the standard for today's ongoing research. His charts of the wave patterns are still in use by modern navigators in the south Pacific, as are his many charts of the reefs and coastlines of many of the South Pacific Islands. The man not only discovered an enormous number of animals but also is credited with discovering thousands of previously unclassified plants and herbs. So, a scientist is a person who DOES science, regardless of what it may or may not say on a piece of paper. For a person who had NO degree, he was one heck of a fantastic scientist. A scientist that many folks who DO have a PhD would aspire to become. He may very well be the single greatest natural historian that ever existed on the face of the planet, just in terms of major discoveries in the areas of Geology, Botany, and Zoology. Even IF we ignore his "Origin of the Species" work. Brightest Blessings, Raji the Green Witch

Answer 8

edited vs. unedited.

If I have my book, as I wrote it, it is unabridged.

If, in order to make it palatable for a younger age, things are changed or the length truncated, it is abridged.

Answer 9

Think of the two as "edited" and "unedited." The Reader's Digest versions would be abridged.

Answer 10

Abridged means certain parts or sections have been removed. Abridged is the opposite. so if you want a complete dictionary, make sure it is unabridged.