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Hi there!
Can you give me an information? Is these Gramedia's publish version have the same content from the other publisher?

Yasimaz wrote: "Hi there!
Can you give me an information? Is these Gramedia's publish version have the same content from the other publisher?"

A quick look at the translated titles, English Classics: Journey to the Centre of the Earth & The Phantom of the Opera—neither of which, by the way, credits the translator—suggests that GPU used freely-available public domain texts (Journey used the infamous Griffith & Farren translation, with the character names changed and some chapter removed, while a cursory comparison with other texts suggests that GPU's using the Alexander Teixeira de Mattos translation—both of which are available from sites like Project Gutenberg).

The three Sherlock Holmes volumes are random selections from the original anthologies, The Happy Prince And Other Tales also includes an extra story at the end originally published as part of 'A House of Pomegranates' (The Birthday of the Infanta). English Classics: Frankenstein is based off the 1836 instead of the—in my mind superior—1818 edition.

The last page ("A Note on the Text") of Northanger Abbey says "The Signet Classic text..." so it's safe to assume at least one title is just a repackaged Signet Classic with a new cover.

Comparing to other (international) publisher; the content is pretty much on par with Wordsworth and Signet Classics: they're simple reprints of the widely available public domain texts/translations, perhaps marketed for those who want a physical copy.

Compared to Penguin or Oxford World's Classics, Gramedia's imprint loses out on pretty much all fronts: both Penguin and Oxford regularly commission newer, better translations and usually tries to correct typographic errors and ill-guided abridgements; both publishers also feature introductions and notes, something the Gramedia editions lacked. It must be noted however that both are more expensive.

With the exception of the translated volumes however (I wasn't able to recognise which translation The Snow Queen and Other Tales is based on, but it wasn't a bad translation—Phantom and Journey meanwhile, are both poorly translated and abridged), you'll pretty much be reading exactly the same story as in other editions (or for free online).

TL;DR — GPU's English Classics is on par with Signet/Wordsworth Classics, or any source of public-domain texts for that matter (i.e. Project Gutenberg); the English-language content is fine, but avoid the translations. Penguin/Oxford and some other publishers will have a better translation and more complete features (introductions, notes, etc), but are more expensive.

Pluriebus wrote: "Yasimaz wrote: "Hi there!
Can you give me an information? Is these Gramedia's publish version have the same content from the other publisher?"

A quick look at the translated titles, [book:English ..."

Wow such a useful information!
I thought they have the same content -just have different cover- as Penguin or Chiltren or the other international publisher, but now I'm glad that I asked you.
Thank you for your detailed answer, it really helps me :D