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INDEX to TRANSLATORS    A-G    H-O    P-Z   



THIS PAGE - Translators H - O

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Translators are very much a hidden group of people. We think of the book and the author, we may remember the image of the front cover, but the person who has transformed the novel, poem or non-fiction book into the English language and made it a delight to read is often overlooked.

Probably the exception to this was the 'Classics Series' which brought new translations of the major Classics. The first was 'L1', Homer's Odyssey, translated by E.V. Rieu, who was also the first editor of the series. In fact, over the years, this first book - the E. V. Rieu translation, sold more than three million copies. The series involved translating well known classics from over 25 languages.

On these pages we list in alphabetical order the translators whose books are included in this web-site. This list is updated as new material is added to the site.

Book illustrated above left:
This is a book in the Main Series no. 1846 The Princesse de Clèves by Madame de Lafayette. It was translated from the French by Nancy Mitford.   Nancy Freeman-Mitford CBE (1904-1973) [pictured above] was a novelist, translator, biographer and journalist. She was one of the well known socialite sisters - the Mitford sisters.




Information on the 'Translators' with cover photographs of the books shown

Haigh
Translator: B. HAIGH

Language: Russian

Books: X654;  
Hall
Translator: EILEEN HALL

Language: German

Books: PS97;   PS126;  
Hamburger
Translator: MICHAEL HAMBURGER

Michael Hamburger OBE (1924 - 2007)

Language: German

Books: D54 (with Christopher Middleton);   D106 (with Christopher Middleton);   D112;   (with Jerome Rothenburg and Hans Enzensberger) D146 (with Christopher Middleton);  
Hamilton A
Translator: ALASTAIR HAMILTON

Language: French

Books: 2831;  
Hamilton W
Translator: WALTER HAMILTON

Language: Ancient Greek

Books: L24;   L94;  
Handford
Translator: S. A. HANDFORD

Language: Latin

Books: L21;   L132;  

Language: Greek

Books: L43;  
Hapgood
Translator: ELIZABETH REYNOLDS HAPGOOD

Language: Russian

Books: 2654;  
Harari
Translator: MANYA HARARI

Language: Russian

Books: 2877 (with Paul Stevenson);  
Harden
Translator: E. HARDEN

Language: Italian

Books: PS230;  
Hartley
Translator: ANTHONY HARTLEY

Anthony Hartley (1925 - 2000)

Language: French

Books: D85;  
Harvey
Translator: JOHN W. HARVEY

Language: German

Books: A452;  
Hatto
Translator: ARTHUR T. HATTO

Language: German

Books: L98;   L137;  
Hauck
Translator: MABEL HAUCK

Language: French

Books: S116;  
Helweg
Translator: MARIANNE HELWEG

Language: Swedish

Books: PS156;  
Hempel
Translator: ELISABETH HEMPEL

Language: German

Books: Z22 (with Marguerite Kay);  
Herrmann
Translator: FRANK HERRMANN

Language: German

Books: 1585;  
Hodge
Translator: ALAN HODGE

Language: French

Books: 1222;  
Hoffinger
Translator: MARY HOFFINGER

Language: German

Books: Z31;  
Holland
Translator: LIDIA HOLLAND

Language: Italian

Books: 880;  
Hollingdale
Translator: R. J. HOLLINGDALE

Reginald J. Hollingdale (1930 - 2001)

Language: German

Books: L118;  
Hood
Translator: STUART HOOD

Language: German

Books: 2985;  
Hopkins
Translator: GERARD HOPKINS

Language: French

Books: 1397;   1806;   1810;   1834;   2045;   2307;   Y6;  
Howard
Translator: RICHARD HOWARD

Language: French

Books: 2772;   A959 (with Helen Weaver);  
Hudson
Translator: NORMAN HUDSON

Language: German

Books: A429;  
Hughes D
Translator: DAVID HUGHES

Language:

Books: 2324;  
Hughes T
Translator: TED HUGHES

Language: Hebrew

Books: D141 (with Assia Gutmann and Harold Schimmel);  
Hutter
Translator: CATHERINE HUTTER

Language: German

Books: A851;  
Hyams
Translator: EDWARD HYAMS

Edward Hyams (1910 - 1975)

Language: French

Books: 1275;   A874;  

Language: Hungarian

Books: 1517;  
Innes
Translator: MARY M. INNES

Language: Latin

Books: L58;  
Isherwood
Translator: CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD

Christopher Isherwood (1904 - 1986)

Language: German

Books: 1515 (with Desmond I. Vesey);  
Jackson
Translator: WILFRED JACKSON

Language: French

Books: 282 (with Thurfrida Wake);  
Jenatton
Translator: JÉRÔME JENATTON

Language: English/French

Books: V11;   V18;  
Johnson
Translator: PRISCILLA JOHNSON

Language: Russian

Books: 2845;  
Kaiser
Translator: ERNST KAISER

Ernst Kaiser (1911 - 1972)

Language: German

Books: 1235 (with Eithne Wilkins, and Willa and Edwin Muir);   1520 (with Eithne Wilkins);  
Kay G
Translator: GEORGE KAY

Language: Italian

Books: D99;  
Kay M
Translator: MARGUERITE KAY

Language: German

Books: Z22 (with Elisabeth Hempel);  
Keeley
Translator: EDMUND KEELEY

Edmund Keeley (1928 - )

Language: Greek

Books: D91 (with Phillip Sherrard);  
Kilmartin
Translator: TERENCE KILMARTIN

Terence Kilmartin (1922 - 1991)

Language: French

Books: 1973;   2860;  
Kirkup
Translator: JAMES KIRKUP

James Kirkup (1918 - 2009)

Language: French

Books: 2030;  
Knight
Translator: WILLIAM F. JACKSON KNIGHT

W. F. Jackson Knight (1895 - 1964)

Language: Latin

Books: L51;  
Krailsheimer
Translator: A. J. KRAILSHEIMER

Language: French

Books: L171;  
Koteliansky
Translator: SAMUEL S. KOTELIANSKY

S. S. Koteliansky (1880 - 1955)

Language: Russian

Books: 292;  
Kotewell
Translator: ROBERT KOTEWELL

Language: Chinese

Books: D65 (with Norman L. Smith);  
Kunene
Translator: MAZISI KUNENE

Maziisi Kunene (1930 - 2006)

Language: French

Books: D117 (with John Berger and Anna Bostock);  
Lascelles
Translator: H. W. LASCELLES

Language: Danish

Books: NG12;  

Language: Swedish

Books: NG14;  
Latham
Translator: R. E. LATHAM

Language: Latin

Books: L18;  

Language: Italian

Books: L57;  
Lau
Translator: D. C. LAU

D. C. Lau (1921 - 2010)

Language: Chinese

Books: L131;  
Laurie
Translator: MARJORIE LAURIE

Language: French

Books: 265;  
Lee
Translator: H. D. (DESMOND) P. LEE

Sir Henry Desmond P. Lee (1908 - 1993)

Language: Ancient Greek

Books: L48;   L162;  
Lehmann
Translator: ROSAMOND LEHMANN

Rosamund N. Lehmann CBE (1901 - 1990)

Language: French

Books: 1665;  
Leishman
Translator: J. B. LEISHMAN

Language: German

Books: D79;  
Levi
Translator: PETER LEVI

Peter C. T. Levi (1931 - 2000)

Language: Russian

Books: D69 (with Robin Milner-Gulland);  
Lindley
Translator: DENVER LINDLEY

Denver Lindley (1904 - 1982)

Language: German

Books: 1320;  
Lorimer
Translator: EMILY O. LORIMER

Emily Lorimer (1881 - 1949)

Language: French

Books: A321;   Y23;  
Low
Translator: IVY LOW

Language: Russian

Ivy T. Low Litvinov (1889 -1977) (

Books: PS12;  
Lowe-Porter
Translator: H. T. LOWE-PORTER

Helen T. Lowe-Porter (1877 - 1963)

Language: German

Books: 1082;   1214;   1475;   1625;   2850;  
Ludwig
Translator: MARGARET LUDWIG

Language: French

Books: 827;  
Luke
Translator: DAVID LUKE

Frederic (David) Luke (1921 - 2005)

Language: German

Books: D74;  
MacAndrew
Translator: ANDREW R. MACANDREW

Language: Russian

Books: 2360;  
MacCown
Translator: EUGENE MACCOWN

Language: French

Books: 1679;  
McDonagh
Translator: FRANCIS MCDONAGH

Language: French

Books: AP35;  
MacDonald A
Translator: ALISTAIR MACDONALD

Language: French

Books: 1523;  
MacDonald R
Translator: ROBERT DAVID MACDONALD

Robert David MacDonald (1929 - 2004)

Language: German

Books: PL87;  
McKane
Translator: RICHARD MCKANE

Language: Russian

Books: D115;  
MacLaren-Ross
Translator: JULIAN MACLAREN-ROSS

Julian MacLaren-Ross (1912 - 1964)

Language: French

Books: 1362;  
McLeod
Translator: ENID MCLEOD

Language: French

Books: 1494;   2535 (with Una Vincenzo Troubridge);  
Magnusson
Translator: MAGNUS MAGNUSSON

Magnus Magnusson (1929 - 2007)

Language: Icelandic

Books: L103 (with Hermann Pálsson);   L154 (with Hermann Pálsson);  
Manheim
Translator: RALPH MANHEIM

Language: German

Books: 2359;   2542;  
Margarshack
Translator: DAVID MARGARSHACK

David Magarshack (1899 - 1977)

Language: Russian

Books: L23;   L35;   L40;   L54;   L78;   L79;   L113;   L143;  
Marielle
Translator: EDWARD MARIELLE

Language: French

Books: L168;  
Marks
Translator: JOHN H. P. MARKS

Language: French

Books: 2441;  
Marshall
Translator: MARGARET MARSHALL

Language: French

Books: 2026;  
Masacaró
Translator: JUAN MASACARÓ

Juan Mascaró (1897 - 1987)

Language: Sanskrit

Books: L121;   L163;  
Massey
Translator: BURROWS MASSEY

Language: French

Books: 846;  
Matthews
Translator: DAVID MATTHEWS

Language: Danish

Books: NG7;  
Mattingly
Translator: HAROLD MATTINGLY

Harold Mattingly (1884 - 1964)

Language: Latin

Books: L5;  
May
Translator: J. LEWIS MAY

Language: French

Books: A682;   A752;  
Mead
Translators: RUTH AND MATTHEW MEAD

Matthew Mead (1924 - 2009)

Language: German

Books: D133;  
Menze
Translator: ERNEST A MENZE

Language: German

Books: R54;   R61;  
Miall
Translator: BERNARD MIALL

Bernard Miall (1876 - 1953)

Language: French

Books: A14;  
Michael
Translator: MAURICE A. MICHAEL

Language: Swedish

Books: A868;  
Middleton
Translator: CHRISTOPHER MIDDLETON

Christopher Middleton (1926 - )

Language: German

Books: D54 (with Michael Hamburger);   D106 (with Michael Hamburger);   D146 (with Michael Hamburger);  
Milner
Translator: IAN MILNER

Ian Milner (1911 - 1991)

Language: Czech

Books: D95 (with George Theiner);   D134 (with Jarmila Milner);  
Milosz
Translator: CZESLAW MILOSZ

Language: Polish

Books: D104 (with Peter Dale Scott);   D119;  
Milner
Translator: JARMILA MILNER

Language: Czech

Books: D134 (with Ian Milner);  
Milner-Gulland
Translator: ROBIN MILNER-GULLAND

Language: Russian

Books: D69 (with Peter Levi);  
Mitford
Translator: NANCY MITFORD

Nancy Mitford CBE (1904 - 1973)

Language: French

Books: 1846;  
Moncrieff
Translator: C. K. SCOTT MONCRIEFF

Charles K. Scott Moncrieff (1889 - 1930)

Language: French

Books: 1244;  
Morgan E
Translator: EDWIN MORGAN

Edwin Morgan OBE (1920 - 2010)

Language: Hungarian

Books: D127 (with David Wevill);  
Morgan M
Translator: MARGARET MORGAN

Language: French

Books: PS222;  
Morison
Translator: WALTER MORISON

Language: Russian

Books: 1522;  
Moyse
Translator: YVONNE MOYSE

Language: French

Books: 1830 (with Roger Senhouse);   2416 (with Roger Senhouse);  
Muir
Translators: WILLA AND EDWIN MUIR

Edwin Muir (1887 - 1959)     Willa Muir (1890 - 1970)

Language: German

Books: 1235 (with Eithne Wilkins and Ernst Kaiser);  
Nabokov
Translator: DMITRI NABOKOV

Dmitri Nabokov (1934 - 2012)

Language: Russian

Books: 1984;  
Nathan
Translator: JOHN NATHAN

Language: Japanese

Books: 2866;  
Niklaus
Translator: THELMA NIKLAUS

Language: French

Books: PS145;  
North
Translator: SIR THOMAS NORTH

Language: Latin

Books: SL4;   Y43;  
O'Brien J
Translator: JUSTIN O'BRIEN

Language: French

Books: 1762;   1865;   2685;  
O'Brien P
Translator: PATRICK O'BRIEN

Language: French

Books: 2967;   A678;  
O'Connell
Translator: RICHARD L. O'CONNELL

Language: Spanish

Books: PL20 (with James Graham-Luján); 
Onis
Translator: HARRIET DE ONIS

Language: Spanish

Books: 638;   2879;  
Ortiz
Translator: BOBBYE ORTIZ

Languages: French and Spanish

Books: A999;  
Osers
Translator: EDWALD OSERS

Edwald Osers (1917 - 2011)

Language: Czech

Books: D130 (with George Theiner); 



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