tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253420821606865633.post6302159174396004391..comments2024-03-28T00:28:54.445-07:00Comments on Often Caught Writing: The Horror!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05281197555115747440noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253420821606865633.post-47295927336439312792011-01-28T10:43:37.417-08:002011-01-28T10:43:37.417-08:00OK, girl, there's a reason why they abridge Vi...OK, girl, there's a reason why they abridge Victor Hugo - he had a tendency to go off on political rants which don't make any sense if you aren't aware of the political climate of the time (imagine reading a book that ranted like crazy about Eisenhower and whoever his political opposite was - not much fun, hunh?) Les Miserables is abridged the same way, and everyone I could find who wrote about it said that the abridgement only improved the story. Look at it this way, if he'd had an editor, those chapters would never have been in there in the first place!!Sarah Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.com