The importance of reading the original edition

Recently I've been reading the stories involving Sherlock Holmes. I've finished the stories of "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Sign of Four." I never thought the fiction would be so wonderful that I would even read it on the subway. I had read the Chinese version before and didn't feel the novel was good. I think the reason is that what I read now is written in English, I am now reading the original English edition. I remember that I once read in Chinese some short stories by Edgar Allen Poe in Chinese. People say Allen Poe is a master of horror fiction and that even Stephen King learned a lot from him. However, at first, I really felt his short stories were so boring and not scary at all. One time, I happened to read the original "Black Cat" and then lost sleep for a few days. It's so impressive. I still remember the one-eye black cat so CLEARLY! Then I started to read in English the other stories written by Ellen Poe in English, each of which thrilled me, especially at night.( I love reading horror fiction at night. Haha)

I sincerely think that even the best translation can't beat the original edition. Everyone should read the original ones as much as you can!