Penguin Classics Collection 🧡 

Haha that’s perfect- I just started it and I’m pretty sure it’ll take me all winter

Нам в России буквально пихают их в горло, а потом мы терпеть не можем нашу русскую литературу

Which translation is better: Peaver or McDuff, or someone else???

@@dggjr1759 Unfortunately I don’t know. I read it in Arabic. But a good way to decide which translation is right for you is to read the first few pages of both and see which flows better for you. Hopefully someone else will give you a recommendation ✨

@@dggjr1759definitely Peaver

Thank you for this! :)

I can see that you've only recommended the first book in the In Search of Lost Time . I think you should've recommended the whole ouvre of Marcel Proust

Thank you so much ❤

Wish I would of seen this before I skimped through the video.

@@CarolynMarieReads The Woman in White is arguably W.K's greatest Novel. But I would recommend "The Dead Secret" as a 1st Wilkie Collins Novel to Read. It's only about 360 Pages and it's very good.

"Taken care of" is not how I would describe a book that has never been read, which most of these were at the time of upload.

Im a new reader. Yesterday i went to a library. I looked for a book that i wanted to buy. I found it but it was completely different from the one i saw on pinterest and insta.. from the cover to the size of the book... like it's completely different. Like i don't understand why there are many covers and sizes... of a same book is it publishers or whatever?? Like I'm confused is it a different edition or a different publisher oe what i don't understand and how can i buy (and know) the real original first version of a book.??

What is the difference between penguin classics and Wordsworth classics ? Wordsworth tend to be cheaper ….

Aw thank you for being so lovely and kind! Sending love from New York to the Philippines 😄

Aw I’m so glad! Thank you, I hope you had a great thanksgiving as well! 🧡

Yes, A Doll's House is very important, even if you're a woman. I read that play as a teenager, during they 1970s, and a few years later a good friend of mine took me to a production of it at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Of course I haven't retained all of it but I have retained a surprising portion of it.

Aw thankful for your kind words! 😄

I highly recommend to check the kindle samples of both Penguin and Oxford editions of any book you're planning to buy just to see which one seems like a better option. In my experience Oxford tends to fare better than Penguin regarding the extra contents

Im a new reader. Yesterday i went to a library. I looked for a book that i wanted to buy. I found it but it was completely different from the one i saw on pinterest and insta.. from the cover to the size of the book... like it's completely different. Like i don't understand why there are many covers and sizes... of a same book is it publishers or whatever?? Like I'm confused is it a different edition or a different publisher oe what i don't understand and how can i buy (and know) the real original first version of a book.??

I want to learn all about editions covers publishers og books pirated books hardcovers vs paperbacks .. newyork times best seller?? And what are classics or novels and stuff

@@joshuamatthew2897 you are getting into very muddy waters with that last question. If you're looking at NEW releases you're pretty much guaranteed an "original first version of a book" with the following caveats: the title wasn't picked up by the publisher after gaining traction as a fanfic because then it was most likely modified in some way before official publishing; you pre-ordered it, because otherwise you run the risk of getting a subsequent printing depending on how popular it turns out to be and while the book will be IDENTICAL in any meaningful way you won't get a "first printing" which is usually the most valuable edition of a book; and finally you need to get the edition from the country in which it was first published since there may be slight differences between the editions depending on the market, including WHO is the publisher (while they can be published globally by the same "Publishing House" this is not guaranteed and even if they are the "Imprint", a specialized brand name within the publishing house, may not be the same. After this your mostly looking at Special Editions without any meaningful change to the text and your main worry should be which one do you like more If your looking at older books things get more complicated, the copyright holders could have change and particular introductions or forewords might not be available anymore unless you're willing to hunt for them in the second hand market, but again, the main text should pretty much be IDENTICAL to the original text as first published barring typos, punctuations. And in works published during the last century one can occasionally find the authors coming back to rework the original text by making more substantial changes or publishers reintegrating parts that were previously censored (see the American editions of Philip Pullman's "The Amber Spyglass"). Reputable Publishers will usually mention any such changes somewhere in the book. And finally if you're looking at works published over a century ago and already on the public domain and are still aiming for the "real original first version of a book" you really have to research info on every title you´re interested in because all that I just mentioned is 10 times more relevant. Between the manuscript and the book as published today A LOT did happen! Maybe the book was first published in installments on some periodical and was then revised before being turned into a book, maybe it was being published as both at the same time and the story and structure changes a little in each (see "Lady Audley's Secret"), maybe it was published as a book but the typos and punctuation changes were too many and it took 3 editions before the "definitive" text was settled on by the author, or maybe after those 3 editions the author decides to go back and rework the text 25 years later to make the heroine less likable and while that version of the text doesn't stick on the original language that become the standard version used for translation in other languages (see Alexandre Dumas fils "La Dame aux Camélias "), or maybe the author was fine with her work but her bitter sister approves of a censored edition to make the characters more likeable after the author dies and then that also becomes the standard edition of the text for decades, and the one that gets international fame before being restored although the damage on the international markets will still linger for another 2 centuries (see Anne Brontë's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall"). And while some of those titles are usually available as digitized copies online as they first appeared in print, if you´re lucky you might even find the manuscript, fair copies or first editions corrected and annotated by the author you're still never guaranteed the "real original first version of a book". My advice: stick to Oxford World's Classics editions of older books because the do have information about changes done to the text, the Penguin Classics with the black spines are a close second (the Kindle samples of both ARE your friends, do not overlooked them) and then go to the fancy annotated versions which tend to be more expensive. And for newer books, unless you are looking at these more as a collector than a reader, don't overthink it, get the edition you like best, the text should be the same (unless they say "abridged", then it does mean that is a condensed version of the text and that parts of it that don't actually affect the plot have been removed)

That’s my favorite book but I just started reading. What are your other two?

True true.

I’m so glad!!