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What they do to literature should be considered treason and taken care of by hanging. They edit the original texts to fit their opinions and molds. They fill the editors-notes and side-notes full of offensive matter, contrary to any religion or person... Read More
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Like all of the ignatius critical editions, it is superbly done and has been a joy to re-read this classic from my younger years.
"as you can see, this is an excellent critical edition of the text -- as the back cover material states, the ignatius critical ... Read More
Ignatius' edition is unabridged, has fairly large print, and not only provides footnotes to help you understand dickens' someti... Read More
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ignatius edition is unabridged has fairly large print and not only provides footnotes to help you understand dickens sometimes archaic terms but the footnotes are conveniently provided at the bottom of the page so you dont have to keep flipping to the back of the book
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For some reason some of the reviews on this page make false claims about this book being 34bowdlerized34
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The authors of these reviews clearly did not read the book because i have purchased it and examined the text myself and have not found anything missing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Heres a couple passages from the essays included in the book 1 34most admirers of dickens remember him for his inimitable characters like the painfully innocent oliver twist the oily uriah heep or that covetous old sinner ebenezer scrooge while perhaps not realizing that dickens creates these characters with his persistent and varied use of repetition
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It is a novel wherein he allows almost no play to his madcap genius