CALIDER / 1867 · Classics in translation
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On the translation
“Forse la traduzione integrale più scorrevole che abbia letto. È completa, eppure si legge d’un fiato.”“Perhaps the most readable unabridged translation I’ve read. Nothing is left out, yet it reads effortlessly.”
On the extra material
“Die Anhänge sind beinahe übertrieben gründlich — bis in die Popkultur hinein. Auch nach der letzten Seite gab es noch etwas zu entdecken.”“The appendices are almost ridiculously thorough, even covering pop culture. I was still finding things to enjoy after I’d finished the book.”
On the notes
“時代背景の注釈は、正直、うんざりするほど細かい。でもおかげで、ヴィクトリア朝の世界をはっきり思い描きながら読めました。”“The historical notes are almost too detailed, honestly. But they helped me picture the Victorian world so clearly as I read.”
On reading CALIDER
“Penguin gets the classic into your hands. Folio Society makes you want to keep it. CALIDER makes you want to stay inside it.”On the appendices
“Ne kadar zengin, ne kadar dolu dolu ekler!”“The appendices are so rich. There’s so much in them!”
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