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Sydney Beth
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Had to take a quick break to study up on my Napoleonic history. Dumas assumes readers know a little more than I knew up till 30 minutes ago. 😆 Back at it now, with improved comprehension! 🇫🇷
— Apr 18, 2024 07:07PM
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Sydney Beth
is on page 359 of 1276
Why, yes. Yes, I am reading this for a second time in the same year. 😅
— Aug 11, 2024 08:48PM
Sydney Beth
is on page 1205 of 1276
Probably my last translation difference to share! ⬇️
Audio: “Alas,” said Monte Cristo, “it is the infirmity of our nature, always to believe ourselves much more unhappy than those who groan by our sides.”
Book: “Alas,” said Monte Cristo, “our poor species can pride itself on the fact that every man thinks himself unhappier than another unfortunate, weeping and moaning beside him.”
— May 21, 2024 03:23PM
Audio: “Alas,” said Monte Cristo, “it is the infirmity of our nature, always to believe ourselves much more unhappy than those who groan by our sides.”
Book: “Alas,” said Monte Cristo, “our poor species can pride itself on the fact that every man thinks himself unhappier than another unfortunate, weeping and moaning beside him.”
Sydney Beth
is on page 913 of 1276
Chapter 82! Translations of its title:
Audio: The Burglary
Book: Breaking and Entering
☺️ Still going strong!
— May 18, 2024 07:47AM
Audio: The Burglary
Book: Breaking and Entering
☺️ Still going strong!
Sydney Beth
is on page 548 of 1276
What gets lost in translation in beloved old classics? Here’s another difference:
Audio:
…while Madame de Villefort reprimanded her son with a gentleness and moderation very far from conveying the least idea of a fault having been committed.
Book:
As for Mme de Villefort, she rebuked her son with a moderation that would surely not have pleased Jean-Jacques Rousseau, if little Edouard had been called Emile.
— May 05, 2024 05:31PM
Audio:
…while Madame de Villefort reprimanded her son with a gentleness and moderation very far from conveying the least idea of a fault having been committed.
Book:
As for Mme de Villefort, she rebuked her son with a moderation that would surely not have pleased Jean-Jacques Rousseau, if little Edouard had been called Emile.
