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The diary of Anne Frank : the critical edition / prepared by the Netherlands State Institute for War Documentation ; introduced by Harry Paape, Gerrold van der Stroom, and David Barnouw ; with a summary of the report by the State Forensic Science Laboratory of the Ministry of Justice ; compiled by H.J.J. Hardy ; edited by David Barnouw and Gerrold van der Stroom ; translated by Arnold J. Pomerans and B.M. Mooyaart-Doubleday.

Frank, Anne, 1929-1945 (Author). Hardy, H. J. J., (compiler of summary.). Barnouw, David, (editor,, introduction.). Stroom, Gerrold van der, (editor,, introduction.). Paape, A. H. (Abraham Harry), 1925-2001 (introduction.). Pomerans, Arnold, (translator.). Mooyaart-Doubleday, B. M., (translator.). Netherlands. Gerechtelijk Laboratorium. (Added Author). Rijksinstituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie (Netherlands) (Added Author).

Summary:

"Prepared by the Netherlands State Institute for War Documentation, and now for the first time released in English, this ... volume includes: never-before published versions of the diary (Anne's original journal, her manuscript as she edited it, and the popular story with her father's revisions) ... ; biographies of The Frank family members ; the dramatic historical events following the family's discovery and arrest ; [and] scientific evaluations and photographic examples of Anne's handwriting and the paper she used, authenticating her writing of the diary during 1942-44"--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0385240236
ISBN: 9780385240239
Physical Description: xi, 719 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 27 cm
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 1989.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Illustrated throughout with photographs and facsimiles."--Jacket. Translation of: Achterhuis.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword / the editors ; "Originally from Frankfurt-am-Main" / Henry Paape -- Arrest / Henry Paape -- Betrayal / Henry Paape -- Imprisonment and deportation / Henry Paape -- Diaries, Het Achterhuis and the translations / Gerrold van der Stroom -- Play / David Barnouw -- Attacks on the authenticity of the diary / David Barnouw -- Document examination and handwriting identification of the text known as The Diary of Anne Frank : summary of findings / H.J.J. Hardy -- Afterword -- On the presentation of the text / Gerald van der Stroom -- Translator's note / Arnold J. Pomerans -- Diaries of Anne Frank -- Deletions and additions.
Language Note:	Translation of: Achterhuis.