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What's the deal with Penguin Classics? Tom Send a noteboard - 18/01/2010 01:37:58 PM
Is there no love for the Penguin anymore? I've totally missed some big controversy in the book world, it seems. Please clue me in if possible.

I suspect my aversion to paperbacks has insulated me somehow.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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/Other Literature: Canterbury Tales Camilla - 17/01/2010 10:58:16 PM 16986 Views
The only way to read it is in the original. Most of it is poetry. Tom - 18/01/2010 12:14:03 AM 1968 Views
if you can't manage the middle english, though LadyLorraine - 18/01/2010 01:20:37 AM 2052 Views
How can any intelligent person who knows modern English "not manage" Middle English? *NM* Tom - 18/01/2010 03:31:35 AM 1052 Views
How can any intelligent person who can manage Middle English not be bored to death reading it? *NM* everynametaken - 18/01/2010 04:29:39 AM 1131 Views
Well... Larry - 18/01/2010 04:31:47 AM 2059 Views
Taste is highly subjective, that's why. Tom - 18/01/2010 01:36:52 PM 1906 Views
Fair enough. I find it excruciatingly boring. *shrugs* *NM* everynametaken - 18/01/2010 02:56:34 PM 997 Views
Speaking of that book Larry - 18/01/2010 04:32:42 AM 1969 Views
Re: The only way to read it is in the original. Most of it is poetry. Camilla - 18/01/2010 07:53:05 AM 2009 Views
I remember being really surprised by the Canterbury Tales in high school. Darth_Katie - 18/01/2010 01:18:56 AM 1920 Views
I always loved that book LadyLorraine - 18/01/2010 01:21:25 AM 1949 Views
I don't associate Penguin Classics with their modern desecrations. Ghavrel - 18/01/2010 01:46:15 AM 2002 Views
What's the deal with Penguin Classics? Tom - 18/01/2010 01:37:58 PM 1817 Views
Re: What's the deal with Penguin Classics? Camilla - 18/01/2010 04:10:53 PM 1961 Views
There is no sixth Hitchhiker book. Tom - 18/01/2010 04:48:40 PM 1821 Views
Re: There is no sixth Hitchhiker book. Camilla - 18/01/2010 04:49:39 PM 1843 Views
There's much love for the Penguin Classics on my part. It makes my textbooks cost about 10 cents. Ghavrel - 18/01/2010 09:45:26 PM 1903 Views
Re: I like Eoin Colfer! Danae al'Thor - 18/01/2010 10:20:57 AM 1853 Views
Re: I like Eoin Colfer! Camilla - 18/01/2010 10:22:11 AM 1826 Views
You know, there's this huge problem with using rabid animals LadyLorraine - 18/01/2010 10:20:37 PM 1831 Views
Re: Threaten, people, threaten! Danae al'Thor - 19/01/2010 01:29:16 PM 1993 Views
I bought a bilingual edition (Middle and modern English), might have to read it at some point... *NM* Legolas - 18/01/2010 04:50:53 PM 963 Views
Technically, that's not bilingual. Tom - 20/01/2010 01:36:55 AM 1806 Views
I wouldn't count on Tim supporting you... Legolas - 20/01/2010 12:54:05 PM 1888 Views
I'm happy to say I first read this post in the original language . Tim - 18/01/2010 10:42:41 PM 2015 Views
Well done. *NM* Camilla - 18/01/2010 10:44:51 PM 1134 Views
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