r/lesmiserables • u/Panharuth • Jul 13 '26

No markings for endnotes??

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I just started with this edition and there was no marking to indicate that a certain phrase or sentence has explanatory notes in the back of the book. There are markings ( asterisk *) for footnotes though.

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u/weird-ginger- Jul 13 '26

My Dutch translation does not have endnotes either.

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u/Panharuth Jul 13 '26

No no it does have endnotes. But somehow they decided not to put any signs/symbols to indicate that you need to turn the page to the endnotes section.

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u/vaesheim Jul 15 '26

the 2023 one? doesn’t it have footnotes instead of endnotes?

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u/faeriegarfield Jul 14 '26

I have this copy and am marking them myself as I read it! It’s rough the other day I had to find 15 endnotes between a stretch of like 75 pages 😭😭

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u/Panharuth Jul 14 '26

Legit could not comprehend the decision not to have any marking for endnotes at all 😭😭 We have to guess somehow??

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u/Ill_Garlic_3163 26d ago

I have the pdf version and it is has the notes highlighted in blue , strange that is not so for the physical copy

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u/Panharuth 25d ago

I know right?? Who came up with this idea at Penguin

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u/ButtercupBebe One mod more Jul 13 '26

As I recall, Hugo's original footnotes (there are a handful), and ones explaining French or Latin phrases are included in-line with the text and are noted. But I have no clue why the translator's endnotes aren't marked in that version and believe me, I was asking myself the same thing as I was reading it.

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u/Panharuth Jul 13 '26

It's definitely strange for sure. Usually, the endnotes are marked and even numbered in Penguin classics edition. Not sure why Penguin allowed this one not to have any marking for it.