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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 4:52 pm

I went to Barnes and Noble the other day, and I bought a copy of The Little Prince. It's the seventieth anniversary edition, and I love it. Now, the translation is pretty awful, but the box it came in and the CD's are amazing. I love it so much. It even came with a free audio download! biggrin

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 1:48 am

A couple of questions for you. Was the copy of The Little Prince a book or a DVD. Also what was wrong with the translation and what language was it translated from?

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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:00 pm

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It's a hard cover edition inside of a box, which also has an audio CD. It's translated from French.

I don't like this translation, because a lot of things are lost in translation.

Original Translation:
"What is essential is invisible to the eye."

New translation:
"Anything essential is invisible to the eye."

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:01 pm

Ah. A Little Prince. Classic. *^*

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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 12:08 am

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It's a hard cover edition inside of a box, which also has an audio CD. It's translated from French.

I don't like this translation, because a lot of things are lost in translation.

Original Translation:
"What is essential is invisible to the eye."

New translation:
"Anything essential is invisible to the eye."

That's sad that the translation is so poor. Having a Hard Cover edition is nice though.

Here is a list of old hard cover books that I know will get your attention. They were given to me by my Grandfather:

3 Mark Twain Books: (All three in really good condition)
1. 1899 Edition of Pudd'nhead Wilson
2. 1909 Edition of The Prince and the Pauper
3. 1912 Edition of Huckleberry Finn
All three books have a red cover.

Here are some other books:
1. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathon Swift - 1st Edition 1945
2. 1868 Edition of Websters Dictionary

The Dictionary is neat because it has a lot of words in it that aren't used anymore and a lot of lists of names for people and a little bit of an Encyclopedia in it. Talk about going back in time. WOW

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 6:26 pm

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smithers456

It's a hard cover edition inside of a box, which also has an audio CD. It's translated from French.

I don't like this translation, because a lot of things are lost in translation.

Original Translation:
"What is essential is invisible to the eye."

New translation:
"Anything essential is invisible to the eye."

Ah! The Little Prince! Now that's an excellent book.

I know what you mean about translations. One of my favorite books is the Song of Roland (also a French book). Because of all the different translations, I actually own 6 copies of the book, each a bit different from the others. I'd love to get the Irish translation of it, too... Just to compare it.

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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:29 am

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That's fantastic!

I want Tolkien's translation of Beowulf. ;o;

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:13 pm

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That's fantastic!

I want Tolkien's translation of Beowulf. ;o;

I love his translation! I checked it out from the library all the time in high school! I'd love to add it to my own collection.

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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 4:19 pm

They're turning it into a movie! biggrin

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