English translationsWar and Peace has been translated into many languages. It has been translated into English on several occasions, starting with Clara Bell working from a French translation. The translators Constance Garnett and Aylmer and Louise Maude knew Tolstoy personally. Translations have to deal with Tolstoy's often peculiar syntax and his fondness for repetitions. Only about two percent of War and Peace is in French; Tolstoy removed the French in a revised 1873 edition, only to restore it later. Most translators follow Garnett retaining some French; Briggs and Shubin use no French, while Pevear–Volokhonsky's and Amy Mandelker's revisions of the Maude translation both retain the French fully.
english translationswar and peace has been translated into many languages it has been translated into english on several occasions starting with clara bell working from a french translation the translators constance garnett and aylmer and louise maude knew tolstoy personally translations have to deal with tolstoy's often peculiar syntax and his fondness for repetitions only about two percent of war and peace is in french; tolstoy removed the french in a revised 1873 edition only to restore it later most translators follow garnett retaining some french; briggs and shubin use no french while pevear–volokhonsky's and amy mandelker's revisions of the maude translation both retain the french fully