i bought some books from banes & noble store and i read it and found that it was slightly different from the original version. Does B&N stores change some of the books with their own thoughts?
2007-07-02 05:23:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I avoid B&N classics. They are cheap copies of excellent books, but I detect an agenda behind the editing of them. I'd stick to older or more reputable versions of classic texts.
2007-07-02 07:20:56 · answer #1 · answered by God_Lives_Underwater 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Foriegn novels tend to have multiple translations; cheaper editions often have older or more word-for-word translations. These often miss many points from the original work; find a literature expert like an english professor who teaches that particular book or wrote a dissertation in it to inform you of the better translations (and the cheaper editions of the better translations).
2007-07-02 12:53:36 · answer #2 · answered by andymarkelson 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Which classics did you buy? One possibility is that you've purchased a foreign novel - perhaps something French or Russian - translated into English.
Another possibility is that you've bought the abridged versions.
2007-07-02 12:40:06 · answer #3 · answered by Ben 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A lot of companies have abridged versions. Look for the covers that say "COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED." The little Collector's Library books do this.
2007-07-02 12:53:35 · answer #4 · answered by Lou Lou 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they should be accurate
2007-07-02 12:27:06 · answer #5 · answered by Maria b 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋