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Question by BlackCup: What is the difference between Penguin Classics and Penguin Red Classics?

Some of the books published by Penguin are available both in Penguin Classics and Penguin "Red" classics format. What is the difference? It seems often the Red classics have a few more pages than the Classics version.

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Best answer:

Answer by LK
http://www.penguinclassics.com
After reading a lot about the evolution of Penguin Classics over many years, I finally spotted 'Penguin Red Classics' - under Penguin Classics UK.
You can find this easily yourself through the safe link above.
I hit 'About Us' and 'Resources' to find this material to answer you:

"About January 2006... a brand new strand of publishing, the Red Classics, has been added to the Penguin stable... [there are about 17 kinds of Penguin labels] ... their aim is to take the Classics back to basics, stripping them of critical apparatus and giving readers stories that begin on page one..."

ADD: If you want to read all this yourself, advise you begin as I did, from the top bar of choices (make the choices I did, I suggest) then also look for the UK page (that is on a bar at the bottom) hitting the radio button that says 'No, just this time' when it asks about how to direct you.
That is only if you want to read even more about Penguin. The US site gives much of the same information, it just doesn't mention the Red Classics, which the UK site does, under 'About Us' there.
It looks to me like the Red Classics put an end to editorial 'fixes' or commentary and gives any translated Classics more as they were originally written. End ADD

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