Is this 1986 ed of The Brothers Karamazov truly unabridged?
Trying to read more and am incorporating classics into my list. I recently bought the Hallow Edition of The Brothers Karamazov, unaware of the Christian/Alex Jones connection (I am not from the US). I then found a 1986 Signet Classic edition in my family library, but since it was half the size of the copy I had just gotten, I assumed it was abridged. But not only is it apparently the full novel, it's the same translation as the Alex Jones edition.
Upon inspection the 1986 does get ahead page-wise deep into the book, though not by a page-by-page comparison in the beginning. Regardless, it startles me how thin this copy is compared to all other editions I've seen. As I understand it, this is a fairly lengthy novel.
I will be relieving myself of my ill-sighted impulse buy, and I'd like to know whether I can simply go with the copy that was right under my nose all along. Thanks for any help!
Posted Apr 2, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC