Due to the success of the German edition, the French editor Victor Tournachon decided to publish the book in France. Tournachon had no access to the original manuscript, and so the French text of his edition was translated from the German translation. The text was heavily censored.
Because of the popularity of the German edition, Victor Tournachon, the French publisher, chose to publish the book in France. However, he did not have access to the original manuscript, so he translated the French version from a German translation.  The French text was heavily censored.