Complex sentence: The novel was first published in French in December 1916 and soon after translated into English by William Fitzwater Wray in June 1917, published by J. M. Dent & Sons.
Split into simpler sentences: The novel was first published in French in December 1916. It was translated into English by William Fitzwater Wray and published in June 1917 by J. M. Dent & Sons.