Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Please do not buy this edition of 'A Love Story' from Oxford World's Classics. They have managed to ruin, not only this book but also 'Doctor Pascal.' It's one thing to get spoilers from a YouTube channel, but to have actual unwarranted spoilers in the very book you're reading, from a reputable publishing company is beyond understanding. Two novels have been ruined for me by insane spoilers that should not have been included, under any circumstances.

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0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Message to Oxford World's Classics
3:07 - the back of the book
6:04 - Spoiler Number One!
9:21 - Spoiler Number Two!
11:33 - believe you me!
13:23 - the Male Gaze in Zola!
16:07 - with arms extended?
17:43 - the strangest translation
20:12 - nitpicking
21:31 - a question for the French
24:32 - split slippers
25:24 - more clunky translation
27:52 - final thoughts