The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
First read it in primary school and my recollection of it was minimal, so decided to read it again (60th anniversary edition). I hadn't realised until now that there were 3 different versions available, (her original (version 1), her edited version when she was fifteen (version 2), and the version that was originally published by her father which was a mixture of the two). Reading the edited version, it's clear there are a few inconsistencies so I'd like to read 'The Critical' original version.
For example, when she mentions in her diary on 1st May "Yesterday was Dussel's birthday. At first he acted like he didn't want to celebrate it, but when Miep arrived with a large shopping bag full of gifts, he was as excited as a little child... He piled his presents on the table and displayed them for no less than three days, the ridiculous old fool!". ~ Three days have passed in 24 hours.
Or when she notably mentions that the town bell has been taken down and melted to aid the war effort and as a consequence they have no precise measure of time, yet a few days later, she opens her diary entry with "When the clock strikes half past eight".
First read it in primary school and my recollection of it was minimal, so decided to read it again (60th anniversary edition). I hadn't realised until now that there were 3 different versions available, (her original (version 1), her edited version when she was fifteen (version 2), and the version that was originally published by her father which was a mixture of the two). Reading the edited version, it's clear there are a few inconsistencies so I'd like to read 'The Critical' original version.
For example, when she mentions in her diary on 1st May "Yesterday was Dussel's birthday. At first he acted like he didn't want to celebrate it, but when Miep arrived with a large shopping bag full of gifts, he was as excited as a little child... He piled his presents on the table and displayed them for no less than three days, the ridiculous old fool!". ~ Three days have passed in 24 hours.
Or when she notably mentions that the town bell has been taken down and melted to aid the war effort and as a consequence they have no precise measure of time, yet a few days later, she opens her diary entry with "When the clock strikes half past eight".
