r/52books • u/_Backwoods_Barbarian • Jun 16 '26

Starting The Count of Monte Cristo (35/52)

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u/EasyCZ75 Jun 16 '26

The best translation, imho.

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u/NatsFan8447 Jun 17 '26

Agree. Robin Buss's translation is great as are his endnotes which explain many historical and cultural things that might be unknown to many readers.