![]() The rest of the references and place names such as “Marlinspike Hall” remain unchanged. The Anglicised references to King Charles have been changed to King Louis XIV as per the original French text. Although the same English translation is used there is one difference. The print quality is excellent and the pages are much thicker than I expected. The Giant Editions are MASSIVE - exactly double the size of the standard versions, and come in thick hard cover construction. All my other standard editions were published by Methuen. I was intrigued to see these “Giant collectors editions” by the publisher Little, Brown. The Secret of the Unicorn and the follow up Red Rackhams Treasure were the two first Tintin books that I read as a child and they got me hooked. ![]()
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