Reading the Classics discussion

What do you think of them? I, personally, know some people who despise them, but I think they're okay, especially to those not ready for 'wouldnae' and 'thou hast...'

I remember enjoyed some abridged adaptations when I was a kid, though I wouldn't read them now. Just preference I guess.

I will not read anything that is abridged but I do have a couple of those great big illustrated annotated editions that are unabridged.

Do you mean the kind with footnotes? Those work, too. :)

Yes the ones with all the notes and stuff explaining the text. I have a Hans Christian Anderson Book of Fairy Tales version like that and Dracula.

I think they are really nice with collections, such as fairy tales or short stories like Sherlock Holmes. Especially with notes.

I generally prefer my books without pictures, but if I come across a couple of novels with elaborate chapter headings or full-page illustrations, I don't mind. I do not like abridged versions of novels though, as I always feel that I am missing something of the original text, and therefore the author's initial message.

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