, ▁Greek , ▁and ▁Portuguese , ▁it ▁proved ▁popular ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁France , ▁but ▁across ▁Europe ▁and ▁abroad . ▁ ▁English ▁transl ations ▁▁ ▁Charles ▁E . ▁Wil bour . ▁New ▁York : ▁Car leton ▁Publishing ▁Company , ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁The ▁first ▁English ▁translation . ▁The ▁first ▁volume ▁was ▁available ▁for ▁purchase ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁beginning ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Also ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁London : ▁George ▁Rout ledge ▁and ▁S ons , ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁ ▁Las cell es ▁W ra x all . ▁London : ▁Hur st ▁and ▁Black ett , ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁The ▁first ▁British ▁translation . ▁ ▁Trans l ator ▁identified ▁as ▁" A . F ." ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia , ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁Pub lished ▁by ▁West ▁and ▁John ston ▁publish ers . ▁The ▁Editor ' s ▁Pref ace ▁announ ces ▁its ▁intention ▁of ▁correct ing ▁errors ▁in ▁Wil bour ' s ▁translation . ▁It ▁said ▁that ▁some ▁pass ages ▁" ex clus ively ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁French ▁readers ▁of ▁the ▁book " ▁were ▁being ▁omitted , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁"[ a ] ▁few ▁scattered ▁sentences ▁reflect ing ▁on ▁sla very " ▁because ▁" the ▁absence ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁ant is la very ▁paragraph s ▁will ▁hardly ▁be ▁compla ined ▁of ▁by ▁Southern ▁readers ." ▁Because ▁of ▁paper ▁short ages ▁in ▁w art ime , ▁the ▁pass ages ▁omitted ▁became ▁longer ▁with ▁each ▁success ive ▁volume