The Project Gutenberg Weekly Newsletter 15th October 2003
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Part 2
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1) Editorial
2) News
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3) Notes and Queries, Reviews and Features
4) Mailing list information
Editorial
Hello,
Flag - check
Ticker tape - check
Bunting - check
Cake - check
Silly hats - check
Food - on order
Frosty drinks - see Thierry for those
Yes indeed, the day we have been waiting for has arrived! Which kind of
leaves me wondering what we will all do tomorrow. Anyway, a huge raft
of well done's to all involved, and please can I take a line to say a
special well done to David Widger who has today completed a year long
project to put the works of E B Lytton onto PG. I wonder what he's
planning next, probably a long rest.
Happy reading,
Alice
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2) News and Comment
North Dakota & New Mexico
We are again looking for people to exist in these states. Just to
remind you this is to help with PG's registered status in all fifty
states. As PG has to register separately in all 50 states we are
required to have a registered person with a real address. Now you
don't have to physically 'do' anything except give your name and
address just in case one of those people who ticks boxes for a living
happens to call, if they do, you can just refer them on the Anne or
Greg and that's it. If you think you can help, or you know someone who
can please contact me and I will pass you over to Anne.
PS Len can you mail me again to let me know if you got my reply, thank
you.
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Magna Carta
Magna Carta is often thought of as the corner-stone of liberty and the
chief defence against arbitrary and unjust rule in England. In fact it
contains few sweeping statements of principle, but is a series of
concessions wrung from the unwilling King John by his rebellious
barons in 1215. However, Magna Carta established for the first time a
very significant constitutional principle, namely that the power of
the king could be limited by a written grant.
King John's unsuccessful attempts to defend his dominions in Normandy
and much of western France led to oppressive demands on his
subjects. Taxes were extortionate; reprisals against defaulters were
ruthless, and John's administration of justice was considered
capricious. In January 1215 a group of barons demanded a charter of
liberties as a safeguard against the King's arbitrary behaviour. The
barons took up arms against John and captured London in May 1215.
By 10 June both parties met and held negotiations at Runnymede, a
meadow by the River Thames. The concessions made by King John were
outlined in a document known as the 'Articles of the Barons', to which
the King's great seal was attached, and on 19 June the barons renewed
their oaths of allegiance to the King. Meanwhile the royal chancery
produced a formal royal grant, based on the agreements reached at
Runnymede, which became known as Magna Carta (Latin for the 'Great
Charter').
Four copies of this original grant survive. Two are held at the
British Library while the others can be seen in the cathedral archives
at Lincoln and Salisbury.
All four copies declare themselves to have been 'given by our hand in
the meadow which is called Runnymede between Windsor and Staines on
the 15th day of June in the 17th year of our reign' (1215).
Each differs slightly in size, shape and text. The few short words and
passages written at the foot of the present document have been
incorporated into the main texts of the Lincoln and Salisbury charters
and may therefore represent last-minute revisions.
According to contemporary chronicles, copies were distributed to
bishops, sheriffs and others throughout the land, but the exact number
of copies sent out from the royal chancery in 1215 is not known.
Magna Carta is on permanent display in the British Library exhibition
galleries.
[This article taken from a very nice British Library website
www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/magna.html]
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Library of Congress Online: American Notes: Travels in America 1750-1920
The Library of Congress announces the release on the American Memory
website of American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920
(http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lhtnhtml).
The website is comprised of 253 published narratives by Americans and
foreign visitors recounting their travels in the colonies and the
United States andtheir observations and opinions about American
peoples, places, and society from about 1750 to 1920. Also included is
the thirty-two-volume set of manuscript sources entitled Early Western
Travels, 1748-1846, published between 1904 and 1907 after diligent
compilation by the distinguished historian and secretary of the
Wisconsin Historical Society Reuben Gold Thwaites. All items are from
the general collections of the Library of Congress. Although many of
the authors represented in American Notes are not widely known, the
collection includes works by major figures such as Matthew Arnold,
Fredrika Bremer, William Cullen Bryant, Francois Rene de
Chateaubriand, William Cobbett, James Fenimore Cooper, J. Hector
St. John de Crevecoeur, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, Benjamin
Henry Latrobe, Sir Charles Lyell, William Lyon Mackenzie, Andre
Michaux, Thomas Nuttall, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Robert Louis
Stevenson. The narratives in American Notes therefore range from the
unjustly neglected to the justly famous, and from classics of the
genre to undiscovered gems. Together, they build a mosaic portrait of
a young nation.
American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating
to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more
than 8 million digital items from more than 120 historical
collections.
Please submit any questions you may have via the American Memory
webform at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask?memory2.html
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Other news items this week
Spanish Bible Files
Watch out for these coming onto PG shortly. Text and HTML versions
will be available.
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Distributed Proofreaders Update
[riiiiip ... crumple ... toss!] So, there's goes my draft version for
this week's column, right at the last minute too. Just in, and
apparently official, the day we have all been waiting for and counting
down to has made a last minute sprint and arrived suddenly before our
eyes.
Project Gutenberg now provides for the world 10,000 artifacts of
literature, history, and countless varieties of the human
expression. As much as we have all looked forward to this day, it is
still surprising to be here, and more than a bit exciting.
But before I go any further into the Distributed Proofreaders view on
this historic day, there is something that needs saying. This is a
significant day for everyone who has given something of their own to
Project Gutenberg, and there are thousands of us. Yet as much as this
event may mean to each, it is hard to imagine that any of our
experiences right now are comparable to those of the person who sat
down some thirty years ago and typed the words: "When in the Course of
human Events . . ."
So...on behalf of all of us at DP ... Congratulations Michael! The
world is now vastly different from the way you found it when you
arrived.
Over at DP, the excitement has been building all month towards this
day. There is much to celebrate, for today was to be a festive event
in it's own right, before the news of re-publication of the Magna
Carta coincided with ongoing events. Joining the party at DP are three
authors celebrating this day in a personal way. October 15th is the
birthday of the Roman poet Virgil, Friedrich Nietzsche and Helen Hunt
Jackson.
Thanks to Tim Bonham and the festivity planners at DP, Authors'
receive a new found respect and attention on their birthdays. Before
this day is through, there should be 12 new books proofed by this
trio. If one of these authors is a favorite of yours, it's not too
late to join the party and help preserve their legacies. The doors are
open all night, but hurry...it looks like a full house already. Even
the Forum attendance records have been broken today. Wherever you look
today, this evening and into the wee hours, you will find us and be
warmly welcomed.
And speaking of breaking records...the last two proofing days were a
first for 2003. No month yet in this year has seen two days with over
6,000 pages proofed. We just set away two of them, back to back. And I
have it on good authority, that we are about to do it again. See,
here's the plan, and it's so simple, it's brilliant! Once we get
enough people into the site... I'm going to lock the doors, and
nobody leaves without proofing ten pages. Okay, maybe I need to work
on that! But however we do it, in honor of PG's 10.000 books, DP is
going to set down the best proofing day of 2003. If you think I'm over
the edge here, stop by later and have a look for yourself. At least
you'll be able to say: "I was there for the biggest day of the year!"
The fifteenth is also the midpoint of the month, a natural time to
take a breath and see what we have accomplished for October. Back on
the first we set out an objective and claimed October as 'Post
Processing Month.' The goal was to see 300 books out of Post
Processing and into the Verification stage. Many folks laughed at
first. "You can't treat the Post process like proofing.", they
said. Plus, "There's too many variables." and "This is not something
that can be forced." To be fair, there was definitely some uncertainty
and debate before publicly announcing the goal. Still, it was agreed a
worthy endeavor and set in motion.
So, where are we now, half way down the line? As of last night,
counting 14 days out of 31, a total of 162 projects had completed the
Post stage this month, with 20 books set as finished on Monday
alone. Frankly... many of us are surprised by just how successful the
initiative has become and how contagious the support and excitement
for the effort grows with each day. I won't conjecture a guess at the
final count on the 31st, but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying the
play!
Perhaps one of the most impressive measures of the past two weeks is
offered by DP's Site Administrator, Bill Keir: "...we have almost 40
new (or newly returned to active duty) PPers so far this month - our
goal there was 50.." It is beyond doubt now, that something is
happening at DP, which has a very contagious quality. Over the past
two months there is an increase in both attendance and participation
at the site. An interesting puzzler within this phenomenon is that
while a greater share of attention than normal is upon the Post
process, the proofing numbers have not diminished at all. In fact, the
proofing counts are well on their way to producing the most successful
month of the year, if not in all of DP's history. Yes, that means we
may even see a higher monthly total than was produced by the original
SlashDot rush of November 2002. Stay tuned right here to see how this
turns out.
So we have Birthdays, impressive posted figures and amazing page
counts to celebrate... what else could possibly fit inside a single
month? Well...the new source code is still worth applause, not only
for performing impressively under all this added activity, but also
because we are still discovering new features that were folded within
it. One of these which holds our great promise for the future of DP
and thus PG is the Internationalization of the site's features. That
this is being phased in gradually does not diminish it's sparkle. As
the workings of the Localization components are tested, we will be
getting glimpses of the road out ahead of us, where DP expands to
support a wide range of languages.
The full implementation of a DP in multiple language will take some
time, but a solid effort has begun. Even for those of us native to
English, this is exciting to see come into focus. Help files and FAQs
are already being produced in a variety of languages and there is work
going on to provide multi-lingual utility and comfort to the
forums. As always, we'll be sure to follow these innovations right
here.
There are two other 'quiet' happenings going on this month that people
have been asking about for a while. I will only touch upon these
briefly this week as an introduction to more in-depth study in the
future. One is the Uber Projects designation and the other is the DP
History and Lore Archive. These two endeavors are still in the early
stages of development, but their future is bright. The Uber Projects
are large scale works which require special needs or great resources
of time and energy. As written of in previous issues, the success of
DP made the creation of a special projects division inevitable. The
power of distribution has made it possible to realistically consider
book projects which were previously out of the realm of feasibility
for digital conversion. The recent creation of an independent forum
for the Uber Projects has brought them into the light of attention. So
by request we are going to be exploring some of these large-scale
works a little bit more with each column.
The History and Lore archive is also an item within this week's
news. I can speak freely of this because I have worked closely upon it
for several months now. It is very much what the title suggest: a home
for the story and collective knowledge of DP so far. As this project
is about the past, more or less, and not of an immediate urgency, it's
growth to date has been slow to glacial-like. This week that has
changed thanks to a generous offer by DP's own T. Mangrove, known and
adored by his friends as Montanus. The H&L Archive now has a place to
grow and prosper out of the way of the day to day affairs of book
building. Over in a quiet, little corner of the Net' those of us who
like to explore history can take our time preserving the knowledge and
record of what we do at DP, while DP goes on its way preserving the
knowledge and records of others.
So that's October from the middle of the voyage, folks! I think you
all know that I would enjoy going on about the meaning of this day for
the PG community and the journey of the road travelled to keep things
going until this day. . .but that's Michael's job...and I wouldn't
take a word of it away from him.
Rejoice in this moment, everyone! Don't let the thin air of this
cynical age steal it's gift from you. There is a great and wonderful
power at work here. The long-term effects of what we do at DP/PG each
day cannot always be measured from where we stand. I assure you that a
day will come, and it will come unexpectedly, when some rare chance
coincidence occurs in your life that brings you back through the years
to this very hour. Don't lose who you are today, and who you have
become through participating in this dream. Rejoice!...and do it with
great gladness, no matter how 'uncool' that may look to your SO. One
day ... and this I promise ... you will look back this way and say:
"I was there, that day, with Michael ... and you know something ... I
helped make it happen."
May you always find an abundant return for the part of yourself you
give to the world!
For now...
Thierry Alberto
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3) Notes and Queries, Reviews and Features
The Egyptian literature continued - the content and the form.
The content.
During the writing it occurred to me, that actually the Egyptians were
the inventors of the Happy End. The eloquent peasant is winning the
case over the malicious town-dweller protected by his patron ('Tale of
eloquent peasant' can be found in Petrie 'Egyptian Tales'), the fled
nobleman is forgiven ('Story of Sinuhe') and his property is restored,
lost people are coming home and even the doomed prince is managing to
survive somehow, thanks to his beloved wife. Does it mean
simple-minding or normal confidence of the healthy and wealthy that
the gods are on your side? this is for you to decide.
What is more interesting is the overall familiarity not only of
literature genres and rules in general, but even of the very plot
lines, that were born in the minds disappeared so long ago and written
in the strange signs that nobody could read for more than 1000
years. The poor but diligent step-daughter tormented by an evil
step-mother started her miserable and glorious life almost 5000 years
ago, in 26 century B.C. during the 4th dynasty. Her 2000 years younger
relative, more famous amongst contemporary readers, was the pale Greek
slave Rhadopis of Strabo tortured by tanned Egyptian female-slaves,
whos slipper was brought to the bored Pharaoh by the falcon-god Horus
himself. The shipwrecked sailor has found the treasure island long ago
before similar attempts of western and eastern sea-travellers. The
island disappeared in the sea-waves immediately after the sailor left,
but the scholars are seeing the traces of it in the works of Stevenson
and even in the adventures of Count Monte-Cristo, whose ship they
claim, was not incidentally called Pharaoh.
Another extremely familiar story is of two brothers Truth and
Falsehood, which tells us about the betrayal of jealous Falsehood, and
the poor Truth, blinded already by his younger brother, should be
thrown to lion by the servants. He begs for his life from the servants
and they are killing another instead of him. After many days following
this, Falsehood raised his eyes to have a look, and he observed the
exemplariness of Truth, his elder brother. Falsehood said to Truth's
two servants: Please ab[duct] your lord and [cast] him [to] a
dangerous lion that has many lionesses [as mate]s, and they shall
[devour him. Then they] abducted him. Now as they were going up
carrying him, Truth [told his servant]s: Don't abduct [me and] put
[an]other [in my place... . The son of blinded but still beautiful
Truth and the rich lady is defeating the wicked uncle and the beloved
Happy End comes inevitable as in Hollywood movies. Quite different
from the dismal Greek or Scandinavian epic stories when the final
scene is mostly often the violent death of the heroes, deceived and
betrayed - the standard European happy ending :).
The form.
I do not remember who told it first but Ive heard it from many real
poets, that to make a verse is much easier than the good prose
line. This sounds for first glance strange - we are as Moliers
personage said 'talking in prose', but the fact is that most of the
ancient literature was written in verses. Which may be compared with
the painting - the history of art was starting from the surrealism,
abstractionism and others of that ilk. May be it is easier to create
more rigid formal structure, than to imitate the over-detailed 'real'
world. Or vice-versa - the worlds perception is simpler so more
formal expression is more appropriate. In any case, Egyptian
literature is not an exception from this rule, though the tales are
very often translated in prosaic form. It is hard for us to judge the
quality of the poetry written in the dead language, however the
richness of translated metaphors is quite amazing. Below are few lines
from self-description of Mentuhotep, an official under reign of
Sessotris I. This inscription was accepted by Egyptians as an example
of good style in the Middle and New Kingdoms and was copied several
times on the stelas of different officials: I am sending two brothers
satisfied with the utterances of his mouth upon whose tongue is the
writing of Thoth, more accurate than the weight, likeness of the
balances giving attention to hear words, like a god in his hour,
excellent in heart, skilled in his fingers finding the speech of the
palace, knowing that which is in every body (heart), putting map into
his real place, finding matters in which there is irregularity, giving
the lie to him that speaks it and the truth to him that brings it, an
official loosening the knot, whom the king (lit. god) exalt above
millions master of secret things of the house of sacred
writing. Another example is quite opposite but not less poetic
inscription of Man Who Was Tired of Life: I opened my mouth to my soul
that I might answer what it had said:Behold, my name is detested,
Behold, more than the smell of vultures On a summer's day when the sky
is hot. Behold, my name is detested, Behold, more than the smell of
ducks, More than a covert of reeds full of waterfowl. Death is in my
sight today Like the smell of myrrh,Like sitting under an awning on a
windy day.Death is in my sight today Like the perfume of lotuses,Like
sitting on the shore of the Land of Drunkenness. Death is in my sight
todayLike the clearing of the sky,Like a man who... ... for something
which he does not know. Besides poetic tales, inscriptions and the
hymns to gods, the Egyptians knew and liked the songs and the short
loves poems. Those love songs were often more expressive than
metaphoric, where the tumult of love is compared with the trap for the
gooses, and the lover says that the kisses of the beloved are
invigorating the heart and her/his embraces are the best medicine With
sickness faint and weary All day in bed I'll lie; My friends will
gather near meAnd she'll with them come nigh. She'll put to shame the
doctorsWho'll ponder over me, For she alone, my loved one, Knows well
my malady. Or For those who have interest and understanding in the
technical details of poetry, here is the excerpt from
http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/excerpts/exfosanc.html For their poems
ancient Egyptian poets used a couplet form: the lines of the poems
were grouped in twos, and each pair of lines completed a verse
sentence. There were variations upon this basic form (triplets and
quatrains), but the generalization is fundamental to understanding the
structure of the poems. The verse line was clausal and syntactic: each
line consisted of either a dependent or an independent clause; and the
pair made up the full sentence. Unfortunately not many texts are in PG
yet. For those who is interested there is very good collection of the
texts on the official Egyptian government site:
http://touregypt.net/literature.htm There are also few more books of
Wallis Budge of 1901. Even if you can not find the copyright for those
things to add it to PG, at least you can enjoy reading the words
invented by the minds that disappeared long ago that were written in
the strange signs that nobody could read for more than millennium.
Gali Sirkis
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What's Cooking? Part 1
A recent article by Gali Sirkis highlighting the Home Economics
Archive as a possible source of material to add to PG reminded me that
several cookbooks had passed through DP recently. I decided to trawl
the depths of GUTINDEX.ALL to see just what we have in the way of
cookery manuals.
As it turns out, quite a little range of cookbooks is available via
PG. Perhaps the oldest is The Forme of Cury, by Samuel Pegge; A Roll
of Ancient English Cookery Compiled about A.D. 1390; the newest might
be The BYU Solar Cooker/Cooler, by Steven E. Jones (complete with
illustrations of said cooker/cooler), or The Perdue Chicken Cookbook,
by Mitzi Perdue. In between we can find general tomes such as Domestic
Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers, by
Elizabeth E. Lea; School and Home Cooking, by Carlotta C. Greer; Miss
Parloa's New Cook Book, by Maria Parloa (new as of 1881); Things
Mother Used To Make, by Lydia Maria Gurney; and Seventy-Five Receipts
for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats, by Miss Leslie.
Several national cuisines are represented: there is a Belgian
Cookbook, and Simple Italian Cookery. We have at least one
Spanish-language cookbook (La Mejor Cocinera: Recetas de Cocina), and
one in French especially for vegetarians or those of delicate stomach
(Traite' General de la Cuisine Maigre: Potages, Entrees et Releves,
Entremets de Legumes, Sauces, Entremets sucres; Traite' des Hors
d'oeuvre et Savoureux). The latter guarantees satisfaction: "Les
estomacs auxquels, pour une raison ou pour une autre, les mets gras
sont interdits, devront une reconnaissance sans prix a l'Auteur de ce
bel et utile ouvrage. Et quant aux autres, ils pourront user des
privileges vegetariens avec profit. Ainsi, pour ceux-ci ou ceux-la,
l'avantage est constant et ne fera que des heureux."
For any one who is tired of scrambled, poached, fried, boiled, and
over-easy, we can offer Many Ways for Cooking Eggs. Those whose
cooking does not always succeed might turn to Recipes Tried and True
by Presbyterian Ladies' Aid for a foolproof idea. For a dish that's
sure to please, there is always Favorite Dishes, by Carrie
V. Shuman. (Or maybe not: see Part 2 next week to find out what I
mean....)
We do not neglect beverages. The London and Country Brewer
(publication date 1736) will instruct anyone who wishes to become
versed in "making good Malts;" "know[ing] good from bad Malts;" "the
_London_ Method of Brewing Stout, But-Beer, Pale and Brown Ales" as
opposed to "the Country or Private Way of Brewing," and much more. For
a different taste, we may turn to the fascinating The Book of Tea, by
Kakuzo Okakura, and we can even tell our fortunes afterwards with the
help of Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves.
Finally, for those who wish to know what happens after food or drink
leaves plate or bowl and begins a lengthy journey to its final
destination, I can recommend The History of a Mouthful of Bread, by
Jean Mace--but I advise that you do not read it while you are eating.
Having whetted your appetite, I will invite you to read more about our
cookery collection next week in What's Cooking? Part 2, where we will
investigate a few of the more interesting recipes (Brain Cakes,
anyone?)
--Tonya Allen
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Quiz
No quiz this week, we don't want to wear you out now do we? However,
this does give you time to start swotting for the next one.
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"Tinker to Evers to Chance."
Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds,
Tinker and Evers and Chance.
Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble,
Making a Giant hit into a double--
Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble:
"Tinker to Evers to Chance."
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An overview of Egyptian literature in PG and at all:
During this week a book of Egyptian texts (Legends Of The Gods, by
E. A. Wallis Budge) was added to the PG collection, joining a few
other examples of the world's oldest literature attempts:
Egyptian Tales, V1 and V2, by W. M. Flinders
An Account of Egypt, by Herodotus, tr. by Macaulay
Legends of Babylon and Egypt, by Leonard W. King
Book of Dead
Those are, of course, only a very few drops since Egyptian literature
is extremely diverse. First there is plenty of didactic literature
where fathers are teaching the sons how to behave in this world in
order to gain success, love of the higher official and the adoration
of the people (interesting fact that it was forbidden to express love
towards higher ranked persons the love was permitted only from up
down.). The most famous work from this kind probably is the
Instruction of Amenemhet I written by scribe Achtoy, where the famous
founder of 12-th dynasty was warning his son Sesworset I of treachery
and untrustworthy people. He was indeed killed at the end of his reign
presumably by harem conspiracy. Some of the scholars think that even
not without the help of his heir ... The most interesting document of
this era is the tale of Sinuhe the outstanding autobiography of the
courtier of the queen who fled from Egypt to Palestine after hearing
the news of the Amenemhet I death. There are various translations of
this story, and on PG you can find the version of Sr. Petrie in his
famous Egyptian Tales.
The other type of the literature that is represented in the books on
PG is the legends and fairy tales. Famous kings and envy gods were
inhabiting the world centered around the fertile Nile valley, and so
are their stories plenty and somewhat familiar. The other fairy tales
tell us about the magic and magicians that as we know were also
abundant in those days. The magicians were involved in everyday life
and affairs of pharaohs and higher officials as well as in the life of
regular people. Look the tales translated of Petrie where the wax
crocodiles are eating the adulterer and where the waters of the lake
were withdrawn in order to find the jewel of the harem girl from the
pleasure boat.
There is only a little drop in the sea so we will continue in the next
newsletter to show you the beauty of the ancient poetry which passion
can be compared with that of the Shakespeare and many other strange
and inspired stories of the oldest known literature. In the mean time
you can also entertain yourself with
http://www.aldokkan.com/art/literature.htm
or
http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/texts/
even if it is not clear about their copyrights
Gali Sirkis
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Spanish Bible Files
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With one week behind us, October has so far lived up to it's initial
expectations of dynamic and productive activity. September made
several significant notations in the historic logs of DP, this month
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from the site for the past week, you are missing out. Don't despair,
there a few weeks to go yet, and things are just getting warmed up. In
the time between I will try to bring you up to date.
Two new initiatives began at DP this month, which were mentioned in
the previous column. The first of these was a dedication of October as
'Post Processing Month.' Yes, the groaning was loud and diverse at the
initial announcement. That was to be expected. The new and untried is
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were not without foundation. First of all, how do you set a fixed goal
for a process where every element is unique. A short novel requires a
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The aim at the beginning of October, was to complete the first stage
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in any month to date. At the end of seven days, 70 texts have
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of schedule. To see how this follows on as we move through the month,
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of Post. This collaboration is enhancing the quality as well as speed
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they are record breaking. For the first time, since the weather bureau
has been keeping records, every day of the month so far has met and
surpassed the daily pages proofed objective. Yesterday closed out the
first week impressively as the 4th most productive proofing day of
2003. It would seem that the momentum of September is increasing,
rather than diminishing. Let's give it another week, and then we can
talk about how to bottle whatever they're drinking over in the Rounds.
Not bad for a first week, aye! Guess what? I have saved the best for
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improved Distributed Proofreaders in town. It's understandable if you
didn't notice, but the credit for that belongs solely to the Coding
Crew at DP. Most site upgrades are performed in the quiet little
corners of an early Sunday morning. But for these guys ... nothing but
the middle of a Friday evening for the roll out of the latest version
of DP. Yet were it not for a few wrinkles here and there and an extra
log-in or two, you would not have known you had been transported to a
new era in proofreading.
There's still some tweaking to work out in little places. The
important thing is, what needs to work, the essentials that keep DP
running smooth, never missed a beat. The source code is one of the
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projects each day tend to think about the code only when it does
something we don't find amusing. It's like driving a car; unless we
have an interest in mechanics, we don't really care what goes on
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see it working well, we may not really understand how and why it does,
but we're always happy for a smooth ride.
The impressive achievements of this week would not have been possible
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craft-crews at DP that produces the bountiful output we see pouring
forth steadily towards PG. We are Distributed, but we are united. The
results of our collaboration prove the value of that union for lasting
good in this world.
I can't vouch for everyone else, but expressing candidly, I find
myself drawn back to DP time and again, as much for the company found
there as for the work we are doing.
Until next week, when the current events may allow us some room to
return to our regular path of exploration. . .
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The Atlantic Monthly
By Tonya Allen, with thanks to Joshua Hutchinson
A number of periodicals have been making their way through Distributed
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Volume 1, Number 1 (November, 1857), this periodical will continue
through 88 volumes, for a total of 530 issues. At this writing 12
issues have been posted to PG, with 62 additional issues currently
in the DP queue. The mastermind behind this giant project, DP's
Joshua Hutchinson, selected The Atlantic Monthly in part because
of its reputation as a very respected and highly literate periodical.
And indeed, two aspects of this periodical which I find particularly
interesting are its assumptions about the education level of its
readership, and its Reviews and Literary Notices.
While the Atlantic Monthly today continues to offer thoughtful articles
on a variety of topics, nearly a hundred and fifty years ago the editors
seemed to take for granted a higher level of erudition entirely. Readers
were evidently expected to be familiar with French, German, Italian and
Latin, as excerpts and quotations in these languages appear frequently
in the early Atlantic Monthly. Issue 1 includes a fragment from Dante's
Paradiso in the original Italian; a variety of Latin phrases tossed off
casually here and there; and an invitation to consult a book in German
for further information, all in one article on Florentine mosaics. A
familiarity with a wide range of literary classics and historical events
was evidently assumed, as even the works of fiction often contain references
to figures from literature and history. Every issue challenges the computer
spellchecker with hundreds of foreign words and proper names.
The Reviews and Literary Notices section which rounds out each issue
also provides food for thought for the modern reader. Again, the editors
assumed a high level of foreign-language competence among their
readership, as often books in the original non-English language are
reviewed at length. For example, the May 1860 Literary Notices section
leads off with a detailed discussion of _Le Prime Quattro Edizioni
della Divina Commedia Letteralmente Ristampate per Cura di_ G.G. WARREN
LORD VERNON. But perhaps most fascinating are the reviews of books which
have long been hoary residents of "classic" reading lists for young
scholars, but which here are reviewed as new and worthy contributions
of living authors. For example, the April 1860 issue includes a review
of Nathaniel Hawthorne's new novel, The Marble Faun. The July 1862 issue
reviews Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, both the English and French editions.
The June 1860 issue reviews George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss. It is
quite interesting to see how these books, some of which filled us with
despair by their mere titles when they confronted us in school, were
received by contemporary audiences.
In addition to the literature, poetry, and essays on a variety of topics, an
occasional article on current events appears. Thus, the issue of July, 1862
includes an essay entitled "Chiefly about War-Matters: By A Peaceable Man."
The war under discussion is, of course, the American Civil War; the piece
is the author's first-hand account as he sets out to see the war for himself
and tries to understand the impact it is having, and will have, on the
country.
The Atlantic Monthly is a fine addition to PG's archives. I look forward to
the many more issues to come, and invite everyone to sample some of the
issues which have already been posted.
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Answers to the Science Fiction Classics Quiz:
1. Looking Backward / Edward Bellamy
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext96/lkbak10.txt
g. I first saw the light in the city of Boston in the year 1857.
2. The Poison Belt / Arthur Conan Coyle
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext94/poisn10.txt
a. It is imperative that now at once, while these stupendous events
are still clear in my mind, I should set them down with that
exactness of detail which time may blur.
3. The War of the Worlds / H.G. Wells
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext92/warw11.txt
h. No one would have believed in the last years of the
nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly
and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as
mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their
various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps
almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scru-
tinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a
drop of water.
4. The Land That Time Forgot / Edgar Rice Burroughs
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext96/tlttf11.txt
b. It must have been a little after three o'clock in the afternoon
that it happened--the afternoon of June 3rd, 1916.
5. From the Earth to the Moon / Jules Verne
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext93/moon10.txt
i. During the War of the Rebellion, a new and influential club was
established in the city of Baltimore in the State of Maryland.
6.
A Princess of Mars / Edgar Rice Burroughs
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext93/pmars10.txt
c. I am a very old man; how old I do not know. Possibly I am
a hundred, possibly more; but I cannot tell because I have
never aged as other men, nor do I remember any childhood.
7.
The Time Machine / H.G. Wells
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext92/timem11.txt
e. The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of
him) was expounding a recondite matter to us.
8.
Lost Continent / C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext95/lostc10.txt
j. We were both of us not a little stiff as the result of
sleeping out in the open all that night, for even in Grand Canary
the dew-fall and the comparative chill of darkness are not to be
trifled with.
9.
The Lost World / Arthur Conan Doyle
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext94/lostw10.txt
d. Mr. Hungerton, her father, really was the most tactless person
upon earth,--a fluffy, feathery, untidy cockatoo of a man,
perfectly good-natured, but absolutely centered upon his own
silly self.
10.
20000 Leagues Under the Seas / Jules Verne
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext01/2000010a.txt
f. The year 1866 was marked by a bizarre development, an unexplained
and downright inexplicable phenomenon that surely no one has forgotten.
Thanks to Tonya for the quiz*
Two Smartypants awards to Katie Lewington, who gets both awards for
not only getting full marks, but also submitting her answers within
record time. One day I'll have a budget to award real prizes, still
altogether now a huge round of applause for Katie, and well done!
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Feb 2002 The Chinese Classics (Prolegomena), by James Legge[lggprxxx.xxx] 3100
Feb 2002 The Old Merchant Marine, by Ralph D. Paine [mrmrnxxx.xxx] 3099
Feb 2002 The Paths of Inland Commerce, by Archer B. Hulbert[tpoicxxx.xxx] 3098
Feb 2002 The Wanderer's Necklace, by H. Rider Haggard [#31][ncklcxxx.xxx] 3097
Feb 2002 Beatrice, by H. Rider Haggard[H. Rider Haggard#30][betrcxxx.xxx] 3096
Feb 2002 The Lady of the Shroud, by Bram Stoker [bstoker#4][ldsrdxxx.xxx] 3095
Feb 2002 Red Eve, by H. Rider Haggard[H. Rider Haggard #29][rdevexxx.xxx] 3094
Feb 2002 The Eve of the Revolution, by Carl Becker [teotrxxx.xxx] 3093
Feb 2002 The Conquest of New France, by George M. Wrong[#2][confrxxx.xxx] 3092
Feb 2002 Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon, J. Verne[#14][800lgxxx.xxx] 3091
Feb 2002 Complete Short Stories, by Maupassant [GM#15][gm00vxxx.xxx] 3090
Feb 2002 Short Stories V13, by Guy de Maupassant [GM#14][gm13vxxx.xxx] 3089
. . .
Feb 2002 Short Stories V1, by Guy de Maupassant [GM#2][gm01vxxx.xxx] 3077
Feb 2002 Ten Days That Shook the World, by John Reed [10dazxxx.xxx] 3076
Feb 2002 The Return, by Walter de la Mare [rturnxxx.xxx] 3075
Feb 2002 The Burgess Bird Book for Children, T. Burgess[#5][bbbfcxxx.xxx] 3074
Feb 2002 Pioneers of the Old Southwest by Constance Skinner[potswxxx.xxx] 3073
Feb 2002 Andersonville, by John McElroy[#2 by John McElroy][andvlxxx.xxx] 3072
Feb 2002 The Golden Slipper, by Anna Katharine Green [gslprxxx.xxx] 3071
Feb 2002 The Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle [bskrvxxa.xxx] 3070
Please note this is version 10a. . .separate from our version 10.
Feb 2002 The Great Boer War, by Arthur Conan Doyle[Doyle26][gboerxxx.xxx] 3069
Feb 2002 Washington Square Plays, Various [wsplaxxx.xxx] 3068
Feb 2002 Hard Cash, Charles Reade [Reade #5][hardcxxx.xxx] 3067
Feb 2002 The Red Man's Continent, Ellsworth Huntington [redmaxxx.xxx] 3066
Feb 2002 Roemische Geschichte #8, Theodor Mommsen (German) [8mommxxx.xxx] 3065
. . .
Feb 2002 Roemische Geschichte #1, Theodor Mommsen (German) [1mommxxx.xxx] 3060
[Translation: Roman History. We have books 1-5 and 8.]
Feb 2002 The Iliad of Homer, trans. Andrew Lang [iliabxxx.xxx] 3059
Feb 2002 A Changed Man and Other Tales, Thomas Hardy [#17][chgmnxxx.xxx] 3058
Feb 2002 The Common Edition: New Testament, Trans. Clontz [comedxxx.xxx] 3057C
Feb 2002 Wessex Tales, Thomas Hardy [#16][westlxxx.xxx] 3056
Feb 2002 Wood Beyond the World, William Morris [#7][wbydwxxx.xxx] 3055
Feb 2002 Volcanic Islands, by Charles Darwin [Darwin #16][vlcisxxx.xxx] 3054
Feb 2002 Signs of Change, William Morris [#6][sgnchxxx.xxx] 3053
Feb 2002 Works Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies, Plutarch [plutaxxx.xxx] 3052
[Title: The Complete Works Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies]
Feb 2002 An Open-Eyed Conspiracy, William Dean Howells [#7][opneyxxx.xxx] 3051
Jan 2002 Notes of a War Correspondent, R. H. Davis [#32][ntwrcxxx.xxx] 3050
Jan 2002 A Group of Noble Dames, Thomas Hardy [#15][nbldmxxx.xxx] 3049
Jan 2002 The Little Duke, Charlotte M. Yonge [#6][ltdukxxx.xxx] 3048
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COLEMAN TO PUSH FOR LOWER COPYRIGHT-INFRINGEMENT FINES
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) said this week he intends to introduce
legislation that will lower the fines for those found guilty of sharing
copyrighted music files. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(DMCA), violators face fines of between $750 and $150,000 per song.
Coleman, who earlier this week chaired a hearing on the issue of file
sharing and recording industry efforts to curb the practice, said the
range of fines is unreasonable. Facing the prospect of having to pay
$150,000 for each copyrighted song, he said, "forces people to settle
when they may want to fight." Coleman also took issue with the DMCA
subpoena provision, which allows copyright owners to obtain identities
of suspected infringers without approval of a judge. Coleman voiced an
opinion shared by many in the P2P community that there should be some
level of judicial review for the subpoenas. A spokesman for the
Recording Industry Association of America, which supports the DMCA as
it stands today, said,
"Given the scope of today's piracy epidemic,
we must not weaken the hand of copyright holders."
San Jose Mercury News, 2 October 2003
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6918373.htm
MICROSOFT $10.5 MILLION CONSUMER SETTLEMENT
Microsoft has agreed to pay $10.5 million to consumers who complained in a
class-action lawsuit that they were overcharged when they bought software
directly from the company. About 550,000 licenses are represented in the
class. Rob Helm, an industry analyst and Microsoft-watcher, says: "It's
certainly not going to put a dent in Microsoft's pockets. This is clearly a
victory, in the sense that Microsoft wants to settle these cases. From a
Microsoft perspective, the bad PR outweighs any benefit it would gain by
fighting this to the bitter end." (AP/2 Oct 2003)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6901041.htm
VERISIGN AGREES TO SUSPEND SITE FINDER SERVICE
VeriSign and ICANN reached a temporary truce Friday, with VeriSign
acquiescing to ICANN's demand that it suspend its controversial Site Finder
service pending further technical review. ICANN could have fined VeriSign
as much as $100,000 or even revoked its contract to manage the master list
of .com and .net Internet domain names. Critics have charged VeriSign with
undermining the collectivist culture of the Internet with the preemptive
launch of its service, which redirects Web users who mistype a URL to the
VeriSign Web site. "In the past when you made a dramatic change to the
network structure that was the least bit potentially damaging, you went out
through the community and you exposed what you were going to do and got
reaction," says Carnegie Mellon computer science professor David Farber.
VeriSign "just broke the whole process." In its defense, VeriSign
executives say they notified ICANN of their plans ahead of time, but
admitted that they sidestepped ICANN's lengthy approval process because
it's too slow. In response, ICANN says it's "sympathetic to concerns" about
its process and has proposed a more streamlined procedure for reviewing new
services such as Site Finder. (Wall Street Journal 6 Oct 2003)
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB106519977252395300,00.html (sub req'd)
TRACKING LIBRARY BOOKS OR TRACKING PEOPLE?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which concerns itself with civil
liberties issues in cyberspace, is expressing dismay over a plan by the
the San Francisco Public Library use RFID technology to track books. A RFID
(radio frequency identification) chip would be inserted into each library
book, and would send out electromagnetic waves that would allow tracking of
the book's location. San Francisco's city librarian Susan Hildreth says the
RFID devices will help streamline inventory and prevent loss, and explains
that tracking people is not the goal; "It will not allow us to track people
to their home or any location." Hildreth's response has failed to satisfy
Electronic Frontier Foundation Lee Tien, who worries: "We're talking about
the imbedding of location trafficking devices into the social fabric."
(AP/USA Today 3 Oct 2003)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/internetprivacy/2003-10-03-sf-library-rfid
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MICROSOFT SUED FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY SECURITY FLAWS
Film producer Marcy Levitas Hamilton, whose Social Security number was
stolen by network vandals, has filed a lawsuit aimed at holding Microsoft
responsible for damage stemming from security flaws in its software. The
suit is designed to form the basis of a class action, and alleges that the
majority of cyberattacks trace back to vulnerabilities in Microsoft
software. Internet security and privacy consultant Richard M. Smith sasy:
"This is the first time Microsoft has had its feet held to the fire on
security issues." Hamilton's lawsuit notes that after the vandals stole her
Social Security number, her bank accounts were accessed and frozen, and her
attorney says: "They completely cannibalized her life." Microsoft executive
Sean Sundwall responds: "This complaint misses the point. The problems
caused by viruses and other security attacks are the result of criminal
acts." (USA Today 7 Oct 2003)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/2003-10-07-msftsuit_x.htm
[Grammar Aside: This Means The Do Not Call List WILL Be Implemented]
APPEALS COURT STAYS LOWER-COURT RULING BLOCKING DO-NOT-CALL LIST
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed a ruling of U.S. District
Judge Edward Nottingham which has prevented the Federal Trade Commission
from running a national Do-Not-Call registry on the grounds that it
unfairly blocks calls from businesses, but not from charities or political
organizations. The appeals court said in its ruling: "The Supreme Court has
held that there is undoubtedly a substantial governmental interest in the
prevention of abusive and coercive sales practices. The prevention of
intrusion upon privacy in the home is another paradigmatic substantial
governmental interest." The court also noted that Congress had found that
some telemarketing calls "have subjected consumers to substantial fraud,
deception and abuse." (AP/San Jose Mercury News 8 Oct 2003)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6955894.htm
SOUPED UP PCs CAN MIMIC TIVO FUNCTIONALITY
SnapStream's Personal Video Station 3 software allows users to record their
favorite TV shows to their PCs, as well as perform many of the control
functions offered by personal video recorders, such as pause, rewind and
fast-forward real-time TV. The $60 software offers a cheaper alternative to
PVRs such as TiVo, which costs about $250 for the box plus a monthly
subscription fee in the $13 range. But there's a catch -- your PC needs to
have plenty of processor speed -- 733 megahertz or faster -- and an $80
tuner card. Similar software is available from InterVideo (WinDVR 3) and
Microsoft's latest version of Windows XP works with the company's $1,500
Media Center Edition PC. (CNN.com 8 Oct 2003)
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/10/08/tv.recording/index.html
GENES ON A CHIP
Affymetrix, Agilent, Applied Biosystems, and NimbleGen are some of the
companies that have begun selling postage-size gene-chips, or
"microarrays," of all known human genes (of which there are about 30,000),
thereby lowering the cost and increase the speed of a test that has
transformed biomedical research in recent years. The chief executive of
Affymetrix boasts: "It's sort of a milestone event, very similar to
generating an integrated circuit of the genome." Gene chips detect genes
that are actively being used to make a protein, and scientists try to
understand the genetic mechanisms of disease by seeing which genes are
turned on. Researchers have found that tumors that look the same under the
microscope can differ in terms of which genes are active, and that by
studying gene patterns it may be possible to discriminate between deadly
and harmless tumors -- or to predict the effectiveness of a particular drug
on a particular patient. (New York Times
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Dec 2005 Audio: The History of Henry Esmond, Esq, Thackeray[hnryexxx.mp3] 9530C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Great Hoggarty Diamond, Wm. Thackeray [gthgdxxx.mp3] 9529C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Fitz-Boodle Papers, William Thackeray [fitzbxxx.mp3] 9528C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Fatal Boots,William Makepeace Thackeray[fbootxxx.mp3] 9527C
Dec 2005 Audio: Catherine: A Story, William M. Thackeray [cthrnxxx.mp3] 9526C
Dec 2005 Audio: George Cruikshank, William M. Thackeray [cruikxxx.mp3] 9525C
Dec 2005 Audio: From Cornhill to Grand Cairo, Wm. Thackeray[crhcrxxx.mp3] 9524C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Christmas Books, William M. Thackeray [chmsbxxx.mp3] 9523C
Dec 2005 Audio: Barry Lyndon, William Makepeace Thackeray [brrylxxx.mp3] 9522C
Dec 2005 Audio: Burlesques, William Makepeace Thackeray [brlsqxxx.mp3] 9521C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Bedford-Row Conspiracy, Wm. Thackeray [bdfrcxxx.mp3] 9520C
Dec 2005 Audio: A Little Dinner at Timmins's, Wm. Thackeray[aldatxxx.mp3] 9519C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Paris Sketch Book, William Thackeray [7tpsbxxx.mp3] 9518C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Second Funeral of Napoleon, Thackeray [2napfxxx.mp3] 9517C
[Author: William Makepeace Thackeray]
Dec 2005 Audio: The Works of Edgar Allan Poe V. 5 [poe5vxxx.mp3] 9516C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Works of Edgar Allan Poe V. 4 [poe4vxxx.mp3] 9515C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Works of Edgar Allan Poe V. 3 [poe3vxxx.mp3] 9514C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Works of Edgar Allan Poe V. 2 [poe2vxxx.mp3] 9513C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Works of Edgar Allan Poe V. 1 [poe1vxxx.mp3] 9512C
Dec 2005 Audio: several works by Edgar Allan Poe [1epoexxx.mp3] 9511C
Dec 2005 Audio: Stories by Modern American Authors, Various[sbmaaxxx.mp3] 9510C
(See also #2043)
Dec 2005 Southern Lights and Shadows, by Various [?slasxxx.xxx] 9509
[Editors: William Dean Howells & Henry Mills Alden]
Contents:
Grace Macgowan Cooke: The Capture Of Andy Proudfoot
Abby Meguire Roach: The Level Of Fortune
Alice Macgowan: Pap Overholt
Mrs. B.F. Mayhew: In The Piny Woods
William L. Sheppard: My Fifth In Mammy
Sarah Barnwell Elliott: An Incident
M.E.M. Davis: A Snipe Hunt
J.J. Eakins: The Courtship Of Colonel Bill
Maurice Thompson: The Balance Of Power]
Dec 2005 Stories Worth Rereading, by Various [wrerexxx.xxx] 9508
[From Review and Herald Publishing Assn]
Dec 2005 The Coryston Family, by Mrs. Humphry Ward [?cryfxxx.xxx] 9507
[Subtitle: A Novel]
[Author AKA: Mrs. Humphrey Ward; Mary Augusta Arnold Ward]
[Also posted: HTML 8cryf10h.htm; Illustrated HTML in 8cryf10h.zip]
Dec 2005 Georgian Poetry 1913-15, by Edited by E. H. Marsh [?gp02xxx.xxx] 9506
[Full Editor: Sir Edward Howard Marsh]
[Also posted HTML - 8gp0210h.zip and 8gp0210h.htm]
Dec 2005 Four Girls and a Compact,by Annie Hamilton Donnell[gcompxxx.xxx] 9505
[Also posted HTML - gcomp10h.zip and gcomp10h.htm]
Dec 2005 Micah Clarke, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [micahxxx.xxx] 9504
[Subtitle: His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph,
Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734]
Jul 2005 Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Vol 2, Halsey [?se2bxxx.xxx] 9503
[Subtitle: Great Britain And Ireland]
[Author: Various] [Ed.: Francis W. Halsey]
Dec 2005 Room in the Dragon Volant, by J. Sheridan LeFanu [?dragxxx.xxx] 9502
[Also posted HTML - 8drag10h.zip and 8drag10h.htm]
Dec 2005 Concerning Cats, by Helen M. Winslow [?catsxxx.xxx] 9501
[Subtitle: My Own and Some Others]
[Also posted HTML - 8cats10h.zip and 8cats10h.htm]
Dec 2005 Farm Ballads, by Will Carleton [farmbxxx.xxx] 9500
[Also posted: HTML in farmb10h.htm, Illustrated HTML in farmb10h.zip]
Dec 2005 The Dream, by Emile Zola [#37][zdremxxx.xxx] 9499
[Tr.: Eliza E. Chase]
Dec 2005 The Trespasser, by D.H. Lawrence [#8][?tresxxx.xxx] 9498
Dec 2005 Twilight in Italy, by D.H. Lawrence [#7][?twitxxx.xxx] 9497
Dec 2005 Das Leiden eines Knaben, by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer[?dlekxxx.xxx] 9496
[Language: German]
Dec 2005 Die Hochzeit des Moenchs,by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer[?dhdmxxx.xxx] 9495
[Language: German]
Dec 2005 Der Schuss von der Kanzel,byConrad Ferdinand Meyer[?schkxxx.xxx] 9494
[Language: German]
Dec 2005 Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 57, by Various [?10a1xxx.xxx] 9493
[Full title: Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 57, July, 1862]
[Subtitle: A Magazine Of Literature, Art, And Politics; Volume 10, Issue 1]
Dec 2005 Understanding the Scriptures, by Francis McConnell[?scrpxxx.xxx] 9492
Dec 2005 Candida, by George Bernard Shaw [?cndgxxx.xxx] 9491
[Subtitle: Ein Mysterium in drei Akten]
[Tr.: Siegfried Trabitsch] [Language: German]
Dec 2005 Quaint Courtships, by Howells & Alden, Editors [?qcrtxxx.xxx] 9490
[Editors: William Dean Howells & Henry Mills Alden]
Dec 2005 Michael O'Halloran, by Gene Stratton-Porter [#10][?mcohxxx.xxx] 9489
Dec 2005 The Line of Love, by James Branch Cabell [#4][?lnlvxxx.xxx] 9488
[Title AKA: Dizain des Mariages]
Dec 2005 A Fair Barbarian, by Francis Hodgson Burnett [?barbxxx.xxx] 9487
Dec 2005 Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 22, by Various [#22][?05a6xxx.xxx] 9486
[Full title: Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 22, June, 1860]
Dec 2005 A Little Book of Profitable Tales, by Eugene Field[?abptxxx.xxx] 9485
[Also posted HTML - 8abpt10h.zip and 8abpt10h.htm]
Dec 2005 Georgian Poetry 1911-12, Edited by E. M [?grgpxxx.xxx] 9484
[Also posted HTML - 8grgp10h.zip and 8grgp10h.htm]
[Only the initials of the editor are given]
Dec 2005 Story and Song of Black Roderick, by Dora Sigerson[brodkxxx.xxx] 9483
Dec 2005 What Sami Sings with the Birds, by Johanna Spyri [?samixxx.xxx] 9482
[Tr.: Helen B. Dole]
[Also posted: HTML in 8sami10h.htm; Illustrated HTML in 8sami10h.zip]
Dec 2005 Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870,Various [?p102xxx.xxx] 9481
[Also posted Illustrated HTML - 8p10310h.zip only]
Dec 2005 Heart of the Vosges, by Matilda Betham-Edwards[#4][?vosgxxx.xxx] 9480
[Full title: In the Heart of the Vosges]
[Subtitle: And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller"]
Dec 2005 The Boy Life of Napoleon, by Eugenie Foa [?bnapxxx.xxx] 9479
[Subtitle: Afterwards Emperor Of The French]
[Also posted Illustrated HTML - 8bnap10h.zip; and 8bnap10h.htm]
Dec 2005 The Dog, by William Youatt [?dogsxxx.xxx] 9478
[Subtitle: a nineteenth-century dog-lovers' manual, a combination of the
essential and the esoteric]
[Edited, with additions, by E. J. Lewis]
[Also posted HTML - 8dogs10h.zip and 8dogs10h.htm]
Dec 2005 Spalding's Baseball Guide, by Henry Chadwick (Ed.)[?sbbgxxx.xxx] 9477
[Full title: Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889]
Dec 2005 Ridgeway, by Scian Dubh [ridgexxx.xxx] 9476
[Subtitle: An Historical Romance of the Fenian Invasion of Canada]
[Author Note: Scian Dubh is a pseudonym for James McCarroll
Dec 2005 The Lovels of Arden, by M. E. Braddon [#5][?lvarxxx.xxx] 9475
Dec 2005 Cameos from English History, by Charlotte M. Yonge[?cehsxxx.xxx] 9474
[Full title: Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II]
Dec 2005 The Knights of the Cross, by Henryk Sienkiewicz [?kncrxxx.xxx] 9473
[Subtitle: or, Krzyzacy] [Tr.: Samuel A. Binion]
Dec 2005 Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 31, May, 1860 [?05a6xxx.xxx] 9472
[Subtitle: A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics] [Issue 6 of Vol. 5]
[Author's Full Name: Various]
Dec 2005 The Vicar's Daughter, by George MacDonald [?vcrdxxx.xxx] 9471
Dec 2005 His Hour, by Elinor Glyn [hishrxxx.xxx] 9470
Dec 2005 The Call of the Twentieth Century, by D. Jordan [?ctwcxxx.xxx] 9469
[Subtitle: An Address to Young Men] [Full Author: David Starr Jordan]
Dec 2005 Anna St. Ives, by Thomas Holcroft [?astixxx.xxx] 9468
Dec 2005 Atlantic Monthly, Vol. IV, No. 26, December, 1859 [?04a6xxx.xxx] 9467
[Subtitle: A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics] [Issue 6 of Vol. 4]
[Author: Various]
Dec 2005 The Quest of Happy Hearts, by Kathleen Hay [qhphtxxx.xxx] 9466
Dec 2005 Songs of Two, by Arthur Sherburne Hardy [song2xxx.xxx] 9465
Dec 2005 Bohemian San Francisco, by Clarence E. Edwords [sfbohxxx.xxx] 9464
Dec 2005 The Underdog, by F. Hopkinson Smith [?udogxxx.xxx] 9463
[HTML version in 8udog10h.htm and illustrated HTML in 8udog10h.zip]
Dec 2005 Tale of Sandy Chipmunk, by Arthur S. Bailey[ASB#5][sandyxxx.xxx] 9462
[From Sleepy-Time Tales]
[Full Author: Arthur Scott Bailey]
Dec 2005 The Foolish Lovers, by St. John G. Ervine [?foolxxx.xxx] 9461
Dec 2005 Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places,by Arch. Forbes[?campxxx.xxx] 9460
[Full author: Archibald Forbes]
Dec 2005 Indian Legends of Vancouver Island, A. Carmichael [ndlvnxxx.xxx] 9459
[Full author: Alfred Carmichael]
[Also posted HTML as ndlvn10h.zip - zipped only]
Dec 2005 Questionable Shapes, by William Dean Howells [?qshpxxx.xxx] 9458
[HTML version with accented characters in 8qshp10h.htm and 8qshp10h.zip]
Dec 2005 Travels In Arabia, by John Lewis Burckhardt [#3][?arabxxx.xxx] 9457
[Subtitle: An Account Of Those Territories In Hedjaz Which The Mohammedans
Regard As Sacred]
Dec 2005 Opera Stories from Wagner, by Florence Akin [opswgxxx.xxx] 9456
[Also posted: HTML in opswg10h.htm; illustrated HTML in opswg10h.zip]
Dec 2005 Tales and Novels, Vol. III, by Maria Edgeworth [?tal3xxx.xxx] 9455
[Subtitle: Belinda]
Dec 2005 Orchesography, by John Weaver [adancxxh.zip] 9454
[Subtitle: The Art of Dancing by Characters and Demonstrative Figures]
[Illustrated HTML only - adanc10h.zip]
Dec 2005 Le Voyage De Monsieur Perrichon, by Labiche/Martin[?mprrxxx.xxx] 9453
[Subtitle: Comedie En Quatre Actes] [Language: French]
[Full author: Eugene Labiche and Edouard Martin]
Dec 2005 Audio: Wessex Poems and Other Verses, Thomas Hardy[wsxpmxxx.mp3] 9452C
[Computer-generated audio performance]
Dec 2005 Audio: The Woodlander, Thomas Hardy [woodlxxx.mp3] 9451C
[Computer-generated audio performance]
Dec 2005 Samantha Among the Brethren, by Holley, Complete [?sam8xxx.xxx] 9450
[Full Author: Marietta Holley] [Author AKA: Josiah Allen's Wife]
[Illustrator: E.A., full name unknown]
[Also posted illustrated HTML - 8sam810h.zip only]
[Complete illustrated html file: 12 mb]
Dec 2005 Samantha Among the Brethren, by M. Holley, V7 [8sam7xxh.zip] 9449
Dec 2005 Samantha Among the Brethren, by M. Holley, V6 [8sam6xxh.zip] 9448
Dec 2005 Samantha Among the Brethren, by M. Holley, V5 [8sam5xxh.zip] 9447
Dec 2005 Samantha Among the Brethren, by M. Holley, V4 [8sam4xxh.zip] 9446
Dec 2005 Samantha Among the Brethren, by M. Holley, V3 [8sam3xxh.zip] 9445
Dec 2005 Samantha Among the Brethren, by M. Holley, V2 [8sam2xxh.zip] 9444
Dec 2005 Samantha Among the Brethren, by M. Holley, V1 [8sam1xxh.zip] 9443
[Full Author: Marietta Holley] [Author AKA: Josiah Allen's Wife]
[Illustrated HTML only - 8sam?10h.zip][2 mb each]
[Illustrator: E.A., full name unknown]
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Mar 2001 Poems and Tales from Romania, by Sumanaru and Hart[patfrxxx.xxx] 2538C
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The following is being reindexed to add the full title and correct
the author's name (Logan Marshall, not Logal Marhsall); also note that
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Jan 1997 Sinking of the Titanic, etc, Ed. by Logan Marshall[ttnicxxx.xxx] 781
[Full Title: The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters]
The following is being re-indexed to correct the title (Wellesley, not
Wellesly):
Oct 2000 The Story of Wellesley, by Florence Converse [wlslyxxx.xxx] 2362
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Feb 1991 Through the Looking-Glass, Lewis Carroll[Carroll2][lglassxx.xxx] 12
The following is being re-indexed to correct the full title and full author:
Apr 2001 Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit, Coleridge #2[cfinqxxx.xxx] 2575
[Full Title: Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit and Miscellaneous Essays
from "The Friend"]
[Full Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge] [Ed.: Henry Morley]
The following is being re-indexed to correct the author's name ("Wharton",
not "Warton"):
Sep 2005 Audio: Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence [aginoxxx.mp3] 8958C
The following is being re-indexed to correct the title ("an", not "and"):
Jul 2001 Pages From and Old Volume of Life, by OW Holmes #8[pagesxxx.xxx] 2699
The following is being re-indexed to include translator's name:
Jun 2001 Minna von Barnhelm, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [minnaxxx.xxx] 2663
[English Tr.: Ernest Bell]
The following are being re-indexed to correct the title (adding the
apostrophe to "Goldsmiths"):
Sep 2005 Audio: Mark Twain, Goldsmith's Friend Abroad [mtgfaxxx.mp3] 9022C
Apr 2002 Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again, by Twain [MT#43][mtgfaxxx.xxx] 3191
The following is being re-indexed to correct the filename (replacing the
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Sep 2004 Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation, by Anon [?vnmmxxx.xxx] 6486
The following is being re-posted correct the filename (?sds2, not ?sds1):
Oct 2004 Sidonia The Sorceress V2, by William Mienhold [?sds2xxx.xxx] 6701
The following are being re-indexed to include translator info:
Oct 2005 Saint Augustin, by Louis Bertrand [?agstxxx.xxx] 9069
[Tr.: Vincent O'Sullivan]
Oct 2005 Sanine, by Michael Artzibashef [?sannxxx.xxx] 9051
[Tr.: Percy Pinkerton] [Preface by Gilbert Cannan]
Sep 2005 The Mysterious Island, by Jules Verne [?mislxxx.xxx] 8993
[Tr.: Stephen W. White]
Sep 2005 The Blockade Runners, by Jules Verne [8blokxxx.xxx] 8992
[Tr.: N. d'Anvers, which is a pseudonym of Mrs. Arthur Bell]
Sep 2005 The Fur Country, by Jules Verne [8furcxxx.xxx] 8991
[Tr.: N. d'Anvers, which is a pseudonym of Mrs. Arthur Bell]
Mar 2001 Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky [FD #4][?crmpxxx.xxx] 2554
[Tr.: Constance Garnett]
The following is being re-indexed to include translator info, as well as
supplemental info indicating contents, and to add the hyphen to the
author's name:
May 2005 Jean-Christophe: In Paris, by Romain Rolland [?jeanxxx.xxx] 8149
[Contents: The Marke-Place; Antoinette; The House]
[Tr.: Gilbert Cannan]
The following is being re-indexed to include translator info, as well as
supplemental info indicating contents:
Apr 2005 Jean-Christophe Journey's End, by Romain Rolland [?jendxxx.xxx] 7967
[Contents: Love and Friendship; The Burning Bush; The New Dawn]
[Tr.: Gilbert Cannan]
The GUTINDEX is being updated to correct the author's name ("Camoes", not
"Camues"):
Jul 2002 Os Lusiadas, by Luis Vaz de Camoes [in Portuguese][lusdsxxx.xxx] 3333
The following is being re-indexed to correct the eBook number (previously
posted as #8961, which was already assigned to a different eBook):
Sep 2005 The Bride of Dreams, by Frederik van Eeden [?bodrxxx.xxx] 9111
[Tr.: Mellie von Auw]
The following has been posted in HTML format:
November 1998 The Merry Wives of Windsor,by Shakespeare [2ws20xxx.xxx] 1517
[Full Author: William Shakespeare]
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Aug 1997 H. F. Cary's Translation of Dante, Entire Comedy [0ddccxxx.xxx] 1008
[MS Reader format in 0ddcc10.lit]
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May 1996 Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott [#2][lwmenxxx.xxx] 514
We have posted an improved 12th edition of
Jun 2002 The Deerslayer, by James Fenimore Cooper [#7][dslyrxxx.xxx] 3285
Jul 2004 Copyright Renewals 1957, US Copyright Office [#5][r1957xxx.xxx] 6161
May 1997 The White Company, by Arthur Conan Doyle[Doyle#12][whtcoxxx.xxx] 903
We have posted an improved 11th edition of:
Aug 2001 Jack and Jill, by Louisa May Alcott [#4][jandjxxx.xxx] 2786
Apr 2000 Around the World in 80 Days Jr. Ed. by Jules Verne[80dayxxa.xxx] 2154
Apr 1999 The Vanished Messenger by E. Phillips Oppenheim #4[vmsgrxxx.xxx] 1699
Apr 1999 Dangerous Days, by Mary Roberts Rinehart [MRR #8] [ddaysxxx.xxx] 1693
Sep 1998 The Valley of the Moon, by Jack London[London #49][vlymnxxx.xxx] 1449
Jul 1998 Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White Volume II [2aadwxxx.xxx] 1370
May 1998 Enemies of Books, by William Blades [nmybkxxx.xxx] 1302
Jan 1998 Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington [Tarkington #6][pnrdsxxx.xxx] 1158
Sep 1997 The New Machiavelli, by H. G. Wells [Wells #11] [nmchvxxx.xxx] 1047
Aug 1997 Bleak House, by Charles Dickens [Dickens #33] [blkhsxxx.xxx] 1023
Jun 1997 The Voyage of the Beagle, by Charles Darwin [#1] [vbglexxx.xxx] 944
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Dec 2005 Helbeck of Bannisdale, Vol. II, Mrs. Humphry Ward [?hbn2xxx.xxx] 9442
Dec 2005 Helbeck of Bannisdale, Vol. I., Mrs. Humphry Ward [?hbn1xxx.xxx] 9441
Dec 2005 Adventures of Jimmie Dale, by F. L. Packard [#3][?fajdxxx.xxx] 9440
[Full title: The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale]
[Full author: Frank L. Packard]
Dec 2005 Tales and Novels, Vol. IV, by Maria Edgeworth [?tal4xxx.xxx] 9439
Contents:
Castle Rackrent
Essay On Irish Bulls
An Essay On The Noble Science Of Self-Justification
Ennui
[The following (#9416-#9438) are Computer-generated audio eBooks; each are
comprised of multiple .mp3 files, and have corresponding *index.html and
*readme.txt files.]
Dec 2005 Audio: The Well-Beloved, Thomas Hardy [wellbxxx.mp3] 9438C
Dec 2005 Audio: Under the Greenwood Tree, Thomas Hardy [ungwtxxx.mp3] 9437C
Dec 2005 Audio: Two on a Tower, Thomas Hardy [twtwrxxx.mp3] 9436C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Trumpet-Major, Thomas Hardy [trpmjxxx.mp3] 9435C
Dec 2005 Audio: Time's Laughingstocks etc., Thomas Hardy [tmslsxxx.mp3] 9434C
Dec 2005 Audio: Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman [tess1xxx.mp3] 9433C
[Author: Thomas Hardy]
Dec 2005 Audio: Satires of Circumstance etc., Thomas Hardy [satcrxxx.mp3] 9432C
Dec 2005 Audio: Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid, T. Hardy[rmadvxxx.mp3] 9431C
Dec 2005 Audio: Poems of the Past and the Present, T. Hardy[pmpstxxx.mp3] 9430C
Dec 2005 Audio: A Pair of Blue Eyes, Thomas Hardy [pbluexxx.mp3] 9429C
Dec 2005 Audio: A Group of Noble Dames, Thomas Hardy [nbldmxxx.mp3] 9428C
Dec 2005 Audio: Return of the Native, Thomas Hardy [nativxxx.mp3] 9427C
Dec 2005 Audio: Moments of Vision, Thomas Hardy [mntvsxxx.mp3] 9426C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy [mayrcxxx.mp3] 9425C
Dec 2005 Audio: Late Lyrics and Earlier, Thomas Hardy [ltlr1xxx.mp3] 9424C
Dec 2005 Audio: Life's Little Ironies etc., Thomas Hardy [lfirnxxx.mp3] 9423C
Dec 2005 Audio: A Laodicean, Thomas Hardy [laodcxxx.mp3] 9422C
Dec 2005 Audio: Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy [jude1xxx.mp3] 9421C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Hand of Ethelberta, Thomas Hardy [ethbrxxx.mp3] 9420C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Dynasts, Thomas Hardy [dynstxxx.mp3] 9419C
Dec 2005 Audio: Desperate Remedies, Thomas Hardy [desrmxxx.mp3] 9418C
Dec 2005 Audio: Far From the Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy [crowdxxx.mp3] 9417C
Dec 2005 Audio: A Changed Man and Other Tales, Thomas Hardy[chgmnxxx.mp3] 9416C
Dec 2005 Olaf the Glorious, by Robert Leighton [olafgxxx.xxx] 9415
[Subtitle: A Story of the Viking Age]
[Also posted HTML - olafg10h.zip and olafg10h.htm]
Dec 2005 Tales and Novels, Vol. V, by Maria Edgeworth [?tal5xxx.xxx] 9414
[Subtitle: Tales of a Fashionable Life]
Contents:
Manoeuvring
Almeria
Vivian
Dec 2005 The Poetical Works Of Alexander Pope, Vol 1, Pope [?pop1xxx.xxx] 9413
[Subtitle: With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by the
Rev. George Gilfillan (Ed.)]
[Author: Alexander Pope]
Dec 2005 A Woman Tenderfoot,byGrace Gallatin Seton-Thompson[?wtdfxxx.xxx] 9412
Dec 2005 Legends Of The Gods, by E. A. Wallis Budge [#3] [?egptxxx.xxx] 9411
[Subtitle: The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations]
Dec 2005 Helen of the Old House, by Harold Bell Wright [#6][?hohsxxx.xxx] 9410
Dec 2005 Five Thousand Dollars Reward, Frank Pinkerton [#3][ftdolxxx.xxx] 9409
Dec 2005 To the Columbian Exposition, by J. S. Wisthaler [?cexpxxx.xxx] 9408
[Full title: By Water to the Columbian Exposition]
[Full author: Johanna S. Wisthaler]
Dec 2005 The Little Colonel, by Annie Fellows Johnston [tlcolxxx.xxx] 9407
Dec 2005 Government By The Brewers?, by Adolph Keitel [bvbrwxxx.xxx] 9406
Dec 2005 Book of Old English Ballads,George Wharton Edwards[?boebxxx.xxx] 9405
[Introduction by Hamilton W. Mabie]
Dec 2005 Malakand Field Force, by Winston S. Churchill [mkdffxxx.xxx] 9404
[Full title: The Story of the Malakand Field Force]
[Subtitle: An Episode of Frontier War]
Dec 2005 The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller,C. Thomas[?lwfsxxx.xxx] 9403
[Author's Full Name: Calvin Thomas]
Dec 2005 Be Courteous, by Mrs. M. H. Maxwell [bcrtsxxx.xxx] 9402
[Subtitle: or, Religion, the True Refiner]
Dec 2005 The Leopard Woman, by Stewart Edward White [?lpdwxxx.xxx] 9401
[Illustrated by W. H. D. Koerner]
[Also posted: HTML in 8lpdw10h.htm; illustrated HTML in 8lpdw10h.zip]
Nov 2005 Old English Plays, Vol. II, by Dodsley [#2][?oep2xxx.xxx] 9400
[Full title: A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. II]
[Full author: Robert Dodsley]
Contents:
The Interlude of Youth
Lusty Juventus
Jack Juggler
A Pretty Interlude, called Nice Wanton
The History of Jacob and Esau
The Disobedient Child
The Marriage of Wit and Science]
Nov 2005 A Roman Lawyer in Jerusalem, by W. W. Story [romanxxx.xxx] 9399
[Note: First Century]
Nov 2005 Gloria and Treeless Street, Annie Hamilton Donnell[gltstxxx.xxx] 9398
[Also posted illustrated HTML - gltst10h.zip; and gltst10h.htm]
Nov 2005 The Green Satin Gown, by Laura E. Richards [?grstxxx.xxx] 9397
Contents:
The Green Satin Gown
Blue Egyptians
Little Benjamin
Don Alonzo
The Shed Chamber
Maine To The Rescue
The Scarlet Leaves
[Also posted: illustrated HTML in 8grst10h.zip; and HTML in 8grst10h.htm]
Nov 2005 Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 30, April, 1860 [?05a4xxx.xxx] 9396
[Subtitle: A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics]
[This is the 4th issue of Vol. 5.]
[Author's Full Name: Various]
Nov 2005 Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz, Robert Evans [doromxxx.xxx] 9395C
Nov 2005 The Shih King, by James Legge [JL#5][?shihxxx.xxx] 9394
[Subtitle: From the Sacred Books of the East Vol. 3]
[HTML version in 8shih10h.htm and 8shih10h.zip]
Nov 2005 A Dish Of Orts, by George MacDonald [?ortsxxx.xxx] 9393
Nov 2005 Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4, Frederik Chopin[fc284xxm.xxx] 9392
[This is a musical score in the Coda file format, created with Finale]
[Composer's full name: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin]
Nov 2005 Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 25, November, 18[25][?04a5xxx.xxx] 9391
[Full Title: Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 25, November, 1859]
[Author's Full Name: Various]
Nov 2005 Fifteen Years With The Outcast, by M. Roberts [fywtoxxx.xxx] 9390
[Author's Full Name: Mrs. Florence (Mother) Roberts]
Nov 2005 Atlantic Monthly, Vol. V, No. 29, March 1860 [#29][?05a3xxx.xxx] 9389
[Full title: The Atlantic Monthly, Volume V, Number 29, March, 1860]
[Subtitle: A Magazine Of Literature, Art, And Politics]
[Full author: Various]
Nov 2005 The Red Flower, by Henry Van Dyke [?rdflxxx.xxx] 9388
[Subtitle: Poems Written in War Time]
Nov 2005 Theresa Marchmont, by Mrs Charles Gore [?tmchxxx.xxx] 9387
[Subtitle: or, The Maid of Honour] [Author AKA: Catherine Frances Moody Gore]
Nov 2005 Girls: Faults and Ideals, by J.R. Miller [gfltsxxx.xxx] 9386
[Subtitle: A Familiar Talk, With Quotations From Letters]
Nov 2005 The Incomplete Amorist, by E. Nesbit [#12][?amorxxx.xxx] 9385
Nov 2005 The Comrade In White, by W. H. Leathem [cmwhtxxx.xxx] 9384
[Introduction by Hugh Black]
Nov 2005 Moni the Goat-Boy, by Johanna Spyri [?monixxx.xxx] 9383
[Tr.: Helen B. Dole] [Illustrations: Charles Copeland]
[Also posted: HTML in 8moni10h.htm; Illustrated HTML in 8moni10h.zip]
Nov 2005 Grandma's Memories, by Mary D. Brine [grndmxxx.xxx] 9382
[Also posted: Illustrated HTML in grndm10h.zip]
Nov 2005 Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 24, Oct. 1859, [#24][?04a4xxx.xxx] 9381
[Full title: The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 4, No. 24, October 1859]
[Full author: Various]
Nov 2005 Nonsense Anthology, by Collected by Carolyn Wells [?nonsxxx.xxx] 9380
Nov 2005 A Woman Intervenes, by Robert Barr [?wminxxx.xxx] 9379
Nov 2005 The Lone Wolf, by Louis Joseph Vance [#2][?lwlfxxx.xxx] 9378
[Subtitle: A Melodrama]
Nov 2005 London Pride, by M. E. Braddon [#3][?lprdxxx.xxx] 9377
[Subtitle: Or When the World Was Younger]
Nov 2005 The Forest, by Stewart Edward White [?tfrsxxx.xxx] 9376
[Also posted illustrated HTML - 8tfrs10h.zip; and 8tfrs10h.htm]
Nov 2005 Ausgewaehlte Fabeln, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [?afblxxx.xxx] 9375
[Language: German]
Nov 2005 A Knight of the Nets, by Amelia E. Barr [?kngtxxx.xxx] 9374
Nov 2005 Pax Vobiscum, by Henry Drummond [#2][?paxvxxx.xxx] 9373
Nov 2005 Songs Out of Doors, by Henry Van Dyke [?sngoxxx.xxx] 9372
Nov 2005 The Praise of Folly, by Desiderius Erasmus [#2][?eflyxxx.xxx] 9371
[Tr.: John Wilson, 1668]
Nov 2005 Tiverton Tales, by Alice Brown [?tvtlxxx.xxx] 9370
Nov 2005 Der junge Gelehrte, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [?jnggxxx.xxx] 9369
[Subtitle: Ein Lustspiel in drei Aufzuegen] [Language: German]
Nov 2005 Welsh Fairy Tales, by William Elliot Griffis [#2][?wlshxxx.xxx] 9368
Nov 2005 Meadow Grass, by Alice Brown [?meadxxx.xxx] 9367
[Subtitle: Tales of New England Life]
Nov 2005 Mary Olivier: A Life, by May Sinclair [?molvxxx.xxx] 9366
Nov 2005 Works Charles and Mary Lamb, Vol. 5, Ed. by Lucas [?lmb5xxx.xxx] 9365
[Full title: The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, Vol. 5]
[Subtitle: The Letters Of Charles And Mary Lamb] [Ed.: E. V. Lucas]
Nov 2005 Life in Mexico, by Frances Calderón De La Barca [?lmexxxx.xxx] 9364
[Introduction by Manuel Romero De Terreros Marques De San Francisco]
Nov 2005 Best British Short Stories, Ed. O'Brien & Cournos [?bbssxxx.xxx] 9363
[Full title: The Best British Short Stories of 1922]
[Full author: Edward J. O'Brien and John Cournos, editors]
Nov 2005 Birds of Prey, by M.E. Braddon [#3][?preyxxx.xxx] 9362
[The following (#9336-#9361) are Computer-generated audio eBooks; each are
comprised of multiple .mp3 files, and have corresponding *index.html and
*readme.txt files.]
Nov 2005 Audio: Youth, Joseph Conrad [youthxxx.mp3] 9361C
Nov 2005 Audio: Within the Tides, Joseph Conrad [wthntxxx.mp3] 9360C
Nov 2005 Audio: Under Western Eyes, Joseph Conrad [wstysxxx.mp3] 9359C
Nov 2005 Audio: Victory, Joseph Conrad [vcty1xxx.mp3] 9358C
Nov 2005 Audio: Typhoon, Joseph Conrad [typhnxxx.mp3] 9357C
Nov 2005 Audio: 'Twixt Land & Sea, Joseph Conrad [twxlsxxx.mp3] 9356C
Nov 2005 Audio: The Rescue, Joseph Conrad [trscuxxx.mp3] 9355C
Nov 2005 Audio: Tales of Unrest, Joseph Conrad [tnrstxxx.mp3] 9354C
Nov 2005 Audio: The Mirror of the Sea, Joseph Conrad [tmotsxxx.mp3] 9353C
Nov 2005 Audio: End of the Tether, Joseph Conrad [tethrxxx.mp3] 9352C
Nov 2005 Audio: The Secret Sharer, Joseph Conrad [ssharxxx.mp3] 9351C
Nov 2005 Audio: The Shadow Line, Joseph Conrad [shlinxxx.mp3] 9350C
Nov 2005 Audio: A Set of Six, Joseph Conrad [seto6xxx.mp3] 9349C
Nov 2005 Audio: Some Reminiscences, Joseph Conrad [rmnisxxx.mp3] 9348C
Nov 2005 Audio: An Outcast of the Islands, Joseph Conrad [outcixxx.mp3] 9347C
Nov 2005 Audio: Notes on Life and Letters, Joseph Conrad [ntlflxxx.mp3] 9346C
Nov 2005 Audio: Nostromo, Joseph Conrad [nstrmxxx.mp3] 9345C
Nov 2005 Audio: Almayer's Folly, Joseph Conrad [lmyerxxx.mp3] 9344C
Nov 2005 Audio: Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad [hdarkxxx.mp3] 9343C
Nov 2005 Audio: Falk, Joseph Conrad [falk1xxx.mp3] 9342C
Nov 2005 Audio: Chance, Joseph Conrad [chancxxx.mp3] 9341C
Nov 2005 Audio: The Arrow of Gold, Joseph Conrad [argldxxx.mp3] 9340C
Nov 2005 Audio: A Personal Record, Joseph Conrad [aprjcxxx.mp3] 9339C
Nov 2005 Audio: The Secret Agent, Joseph Conrad [agentxxx.mp3] 9338C
Nov 2005 Audio: Amy Foster, Joseph Conrad [afostxxx.mp3] 9337C
Nov 2005 Audio: To-morrow, Joseph Conrad [2mrowxxx.mp3] 9336C
Nov 2005 Fabeln und Erzaehlungen, by Christian F. Gellert [?fablxxx.xxx] 9335
[Full author: Christian Fuerchtegott Gellert]
[Language: German]
Nov 2005 The Spectator, Volume 1, by Addison and Steele [?spt1xxx.xxx] 9334
[Full author: Joseph Addison and Richard Steele]
[Volume 1 of 3, includes issues 1-202]
[Also posted: HTML in 8spt110h.htm; illustrated HTML in 8spt110h.zip]
Nov 2005 Johnny Bear, by E. T. Seton [?jbarxxx.xxx] 9333
[Subtitle:And Other Stories From Lives of the Hunted]
Contents:
Johnny Bear
Tito: The Story Of The Coyote That Learned How
Why The Chickadee Goes Crazy Once A Year
Nov 2005 Georgie's Present, by Miss Brightwell [gprstxxx.xxx] 9332
[Subtitle: Tales of Newfoundland]
Nov 2005 The Hunted Outlaw, by Anonymous [?houtxxx.xxx] 9331
[Subtitle: Donald Morrison, The Canadian Rob Roy]
Nov 2005 Biography of a Grizzly, by Ernest Seton-Thompson [?grizxxx.xxx] 9330
Nov 2005 The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys,byGulielma Zollinger [twocbxxx.xxx] 9329
[HTML version in twocb10h.htm and twocb10h.zip]
[HTML zip file includes 21 excellent images]
Nov 2005 Cleveland Past and Present, by Maurice Joblin [?clevxxx.xxx] 9328
[Subtitle: Its Representative Men Comprising Biographical Sketches of
Pioneer Settlers and Prominent Citizens]
[Also posted HTML - 8clev10h.zip and 8clev10h.htm]
Nov 2005 Die zaertlichen Schwestern,by Christian F. Gellert[?zschxxx.xxx] 9327
[Full author: Christian Fuerchtegott Gellert] [Language: German]
Nov 2005 Gespraeche fuer Freimaurer, by Gotthold E. Lessing[?gespxxx.xxx] 9326
[Full author: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing] [Language: German]
Nov 2005 Der Freigeist, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [?frigxxx.xxx] 9325
[Language: German]
Nov 2005 Roden's Corner, by Henry Seton Merriman [#10][?rodnxxx.xxx] 9324
Nov 2005 Foliage: Various Poems, by William H. Davies [folgexxx.xxx] 9323
Nov 2005 Nation in a Nutshell, by George Makepeace Towle [?nnutxxx.xxx] 9322
Nov 2005 Tales And Novels, Vol. 8, by Maria Edgeworth [#11][?tal8xxx.xxx] 9321
Contents:
Patronage (concluded)
Comic Dramas: Love and Law
Leonora
Letters of Julia and Caroline
Nov 2005 Doctor of the Old School, Complete, by Ian Mclaren[drmc6xxx.xxx] 9320
Nov 2005 A Doctor of the Old School, Vol. 5, by Ian Mclaren[drmc5xxx.xxx] 9319
Nov 2005 A Doctor of the Old School, Vol. 4, by Ian Mclaren[drmc4xxx.xxx] 9318
Nov 2005 A Doctor of the Old School, Vol. 3, by Ian Mclaren[drmc3xxx.xxx] 9317
Nov 2005 A Doctor of the Old School, Vol. 2, by Ian Mclaren[drmc2xxx.xxx] 9316
Nov 2005 A Doctor of the Old School, Vol. 1, by Ian Mclaren[drmc1xxx.xxx] 9315
[Illustrated by Frederick C. Gordon]
[Also posted illustrated HTML - drmc?10h.zip only]
[Complete html file 8mb; the split files about 2mb each]
Nov 2005 The Calling Of Dan Matthews, by Harold Bell Wright[clgdmxxx.xxx] 9314
Nov 2005 Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew, by J. Peabody [?ogrkxxx.xxx] 9313
[Author's Full Name: Josephine Preston Peabody]
Nov 2005 From Whose Bourne, by Robert Barr [?fwbrxxx.xxx] 9312
Nov 2005 Hetty's Strange History, by Anonymous [?hetyxxx.xxx] 9311
Nov 2005 Casanova's Homecoming, by Arthur Schnitzler [?cshmxxx.xxx] 9310
[Tr.: Eden and Cedar Paul]
Nov 2005 In a Steamer Chair And Other Stories, Robert Barr [?stchxxx.xxx] 9309
Contents:
In A Steamer Chair
Mrs Tremain
Share And Share Alike
An International Bow
A Ladies' Man
A Society For The Reformation Of Poker Players
The Man Who Was Not On The Passenger List
The Terrible Experience Of Plodkins
A Case Of Fever
How The Captain Got His Steamer Out
My Stowaway
The Purser's Story
Miss Mcmillan
Nov 2005 NY at Louisiana Purch. Expo, by DeLancey M. Ellis [?nylexxx.xxx] 9308
[Full title: New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904]
[Subtitle: Report of the New York State Commission]
Nov 2005 Life: Its True Genesis, by R. W. Wright [?litgxxx.xxx] 9307
[7-bit version in 7litg10.txt/.zip; Unicode version in 8litg10u.txt/.zip]
[HTML version in 8litg10h.htm and 8litg10h.zip]
Nov 2005 Aesthetic as Science of Expression,Benedetto Croce[?asthxxx.xxx] 9306
[Full title: Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic]
[Translated from the Italian by Douglas Ainslie]
Nov 2005 One Day's Courtship, by Robert Barr [?dcrtxxx.xxx] 9305
Nov 2005 Initiation into Philosophy, by Emile Faguet [#2][?inphxxx.xxx] 9304
[Translated from the French by Sir Homer Gordon]
Nov 2005 Post-Augustan Poetry, by H.E. Butler [?pagpxxx.xxx] 9303
[Subtitle: From Seneca to Juvenal]
Nov 2005 Nana a Milano, by Cletto Arrighi [?nnmlxxx.xxx] 9302
[Author AKA: Carlo Righetti]
[Language: Italian]
Nov 2005 Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood, by George MacDonald [?bboyxxx.xxx] 9301
[Also posted illustrated HTML - 8bboy10h.zip; and 8bboy10h.htm]
Nov 2005 Jennie Baxter, Journalist, by Robert Barr [?bxtrxxx.xxx] 9300
Nov 2005 Italian Letters, Vols. I and II,William Godwin[#3][?itltxxx.xxx] 9299
[Subtitle: The History of the Count de St. Julian]
Nov 2005 Life and Death of Harriett Frean, by May Sinclair [?frenxxx.xxx] 9298
Nov 2005 The Orange-Yellow Diamond, by J. S. Fletcher [#2][?orngxxx.xxx] 9297
Nov 2005 Clarissa, Volume 1 of 9, by Samuel Richardson [#3][clar1xxx.xxx] 9296
[Subtitle: History of a Young Lady]
Nov 2005 A Night Out, by Edward Peple [ntoutxxx.xxx] 9295
[Also posted: HTML in ntout10h.htm/.zip; one image in ntout10h.zip]
Nov 2005 Exploring Expedition to the Rockies, by Fremont [?exprxxx.xxx] 9294
[Full title: The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and
California]
[Subtitle: To Which Is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of
California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most
Authentic Sources]
[Full author: Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont]
[Also posted: HTML in 8expr10h.htm/.zip]
[The following (#9268-#9293) are Computer-generated audio eBooks; each are
comprised of multiple .mp3 files, and have corresponding *index.html and
*readme.txt files.]
Nov 2005 Audio: Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton [whrt1xxx.mp3] 9293C
[Author: Edith Wharton]
Nov 2005 Audio: The Valley Of Decision, Edith Wharton [vldcnxxx.mp3] 9292C
Nov 2005 Audio: The Reef, Edith Wharton [treefxxx.mp3] 9291C
Nov 2005 Audio: Touchstone, Edith Wharton [touchxxx.mp3] 9290C
Nov 2005 Audio: Tales Of Men And Ghosts, Edith Wharton [tlmghxxx.mp3] 9289C
Nov 2005 Audio: Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton [thnfrxxx.mp3] 9288C
Nov 2005 Audio: The Glimpses of the Moon, Edith Wharton [tgotmxxx.mp3] 9287C
Nov 2005 Audio: The Descent of Man & Other Stories, Wharton[tdmosxxx.mp3] 9286C
[Author: Edith Wharton]
Nov 2005 Audio: Summer, Edith Wharton [summrxxx.mp3] 9285C
Nov 2005 Audio: Sanctuary, Edith Wharton [snctrxxx.mp3] 9284C
Nov 2005 Audio: Artemis to Actaeon and Other Verses,Wharton[rtmstxxx.mp3] 9283C
Nov 2005 Audio: Madame de Treymes, Edith Wharton [mdmdtxxx.mp3] 9282C
Nov 2005 Audio: The Hermit And The Wild Woman, E. Wharton [hrmwwxxx.mp3] 9281C
Nov 2005 Audio: House of Mirth, Edith Wharton [hmirtxxx.mp3] 9280C
Nov 2005 Audio: Fighting France, Edith Wharton [fghtnxxx.mp3] 9279C
Nov 2005 Audio: Bunner Sisters, Edith Wharton [bunnrxxx.mp3] 9278C
Nov 2005 Audio: Crucial Instances, Edith Wharton [7crcixxx.mp3] 9277C
Nov 2005 Audio: Three Sermons, Three Prayers Jonathan Swift[trsm1xxx.mp3] 9276C
Nov 2005 Audio: A Tale of a Tub, Jonathan Swift [tltb1xxx.mp3] 9275C
Nov 2005 Audio: The Journal to Stella, Jonathan Swift [stllaxxx.mp3] 9274C
Nov 2005 Audio: A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift [mdprpxxx.mp3] 9273C
Nov 2005 Audio: Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift [gltrvxxx.mp3] 9272C
Nov 2005 Audio: The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers, J. Swift [bstafxxx.mp3] 9271C
Nov 2005 Audio: The Battle of the Books, Jonathan Swift [batbkxxx.mp3] 9270C
Nov 2005 Audio: Typee, Herman Melville [typeexxx.mp3] 9269C
Nov 2005 Audio: Omoo, Herman Melville [omoosxxx.mp3] 9268C
Nov 2005 Chip, of the Flying U, by B. M. Bower [#13][chpfuxxx.xxx] 9267
Nov 2005 Scientific American Supplement, No. 447,by Various[?0447xxx.xxx] 9266
[Title: Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XVIII, No. 447, July 26, 1884]
[Also posted: illustrated HTML in 8044710h.zip only; HTML in 8044710h.htm]
Nov 2005 Atlantic Monthly, Vol. IV, No. 22, Aug., 1859[#22][?04a2xxx.xxx] 9265
[Full Title: The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. IV, No. 22, Aug., 1859]
[Subtitle: A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics] [Author: Various]
Nov 2005 Vand- og stenhoejsplanter, by G.N. Brandt (red.) [?vastxxx.xxx] 9264
[Full title: Vand- og stenhoejsplanter en vejledning for havevenner]
[Language: Danish]
Nov 2005 In the Midst of Alarms, by Robert Barr [?mdlrxxx.xxx] 9263
Nov 2005 Le corricolo, by Alexandre Dumas [?lcrrxxx.xxx] 9262
[Language: French]
Nov 2005 Les grandes dames, by Arsene Houssaye [?grdmxxx.xxx] 9261
[Language: French]
Nov 2005 Prometheus, by Johann Wolfgang Goethe [?prmtxxx.xxx] 9260
[Subtitle: Dramatisches Fragment] [Language: German]
Nov 2005 Charlotte's Inheritance, by M. E. Braddon [#4][?inhrxxx.xxx] 9259
Nov 2005 The Miraculous Pitcher, by N. Hawthorne [#85][haw85xxx.xxx] 9258
[From "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 The Three Gold Apples, by N. Hawthorne [#84][haw84xxx.xxx] 9257
[From "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 The Paradise for Children, by N. Hawthorne [#83][haw83xxx.xxx] 9256
[From "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 The Gorgon's Head, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#82][haw82xxx.xxx] 9255
[From "A Wonder Book For Girls And Boys", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Biographical Stories, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#81][haw81xxx.xxx] 9254
[From "True Stories From History And Biography" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Contains:
Benjamin West
Sir Isaac Newton
Samuel Johnson
Oliver Cromwell
Benjamin Franklin
Queen Christina]
Nov 2005 Browne's Folly, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#80][haw80xxx.xxx] 9253
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Time's Portraiture, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#79][haw79xxx.xxx] 9252
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 An Old Woman's Tale, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#78][haw78xxx.xxx] 9251
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 A Book of Autographs, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#77][haw77xxx.xxx] 9250
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Dr Buillivant, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#76][haw76xxx.xxx] 9249
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Other Tales and Sketches, by N. Hawthorne [#75][haw75xxx.xxx] 9248
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Contains:
My Visit To Niagara
The Antique Ring
Graves And Goblins]
Nov 2005 The Journal Of A Solitary Man, by Hawthorne [#74][haw74xxx.xxx] 9247
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Sketches From Memory, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#73][haw73xxx.xxx] 9246
[From "The Doliver Romance And Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Contains:
I. The Inland Port
II. Rochester
III. A Night Scene]
Nov 2005 Biographical Sketches, by N. Hawthorne [#72][haw72xxx.xxx] 9245
[From "Fanshawe And Other Pieces" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Contains:
Mrs. Hutchinson
Sir William Phips
Thomas Green Fessenden
Jonathan Cilley]
Nov 2005 Little Daffydowndilly, by N. Hawthorne [#71][haw71xxx.xxx] 9244
[From "The Snow Image and other Twice Told Tales", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 The Wives of the Dead, by N. Hawthorne [#70][haw70xxx.xxx] 9243
[From "The Snow Image and other Twice Told Tales", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Old Ticonderoga, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#69][haw69xxx.xxx] 9242
[From "The Snow Image and other Twice Told Tales", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 John Inglefield's Thanksgiving by Hawthorne [#68][haw68xxx.xxx] 9241
[From "The Snow Image and other Twice Told Tales", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 The Man of Adamant, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#67][haw67xxx.xxx] 9240
[From "The Snow Image and other Twice Told Tales", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Old News, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#66][haw66xxx.xxx] 9239
[From "The Snow Image and other Twice Told Tales", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Sylph Etherege, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#65][haw65xxx.xxx] 9238
[From "The Snow Image and other Twice Told Tales", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 A Bell's Biography, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#64][haw64xxx.xxx] 9237
[From "The Snow Image and other Twice Told Tales", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Main Street, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#63][haw63xxx.xxx] 9236
[From "The Snow Image And Other Twice Told Tales", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 A Virtuoso's Collection, by N. Hawthorne [#62][haw62xxx.xxx] 9235
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 The Old Apple Dealer, by N. Hawthorne [#61][haw61xxx.xxx] 9234
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Sketches from Memory, by N. Hawthorne [#60][haw60xxx.xxx] 9233
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Passages from a Relinquished Work, Hawthorne [#59][haw59xxx.xxx] 9232
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Earth's Holocaust, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#58][haw58xxx.xxx] 9231
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 P's Correspondence, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#57][haw57xxx.xxx] 9230
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 The Intelligence Office, by N. Hawthorne [#56][haw56xxx.xxx] 9229
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Christmas Banquet, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#55][haw55xxx.xxx] 9228
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 New Adam and Eve, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#54][haw54xxx.xxx] 9227
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 The Hall of Fantasy, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#53][haw53xxx.xxx] 9226
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Monsieur du Miroir, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#52][haw52xxx.xxx] 9225
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Buds and Bird Voices, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#51][haw51xxx.xxx] 9224
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Fire Worship, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#50][haw50xxx.xxx] 9223
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 A Select Party, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#49][haw49xxx.xxx] 9222
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 The Old Manse, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#48][haw48xxx.xxx] 9221
[From the collection "Mosses From An Old Manse" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Oct 2005 Klein Zaches, genannt Zinnober,by E.T.A. Hoffmann [?klnzxxx.xxx] 9200
[Subtitle: Ein Maerchen] [Language: German]
Oct 2005 Monism, by Ernst Haeckel [#4][?monoxxx.xxx] 9199
[Full title: Monism as Connecting Religion and Science] [Subtitle: A Man of
Science] [Tranlator: J. Gilchrist]
Oct 2005 The Complete Angler 1653, by Isaak Walton [#2][?tcngxxx.xxx] 9198
(See also #683, a more modern version)
Oct 2005 English Villages, by P. H. Ditchfield [?vilgxxx.xxx] 9197
[Also posted illustrated HTML - 8vilg10h.zip; and 8vilg10h.htm]
Oct 2005 The Clockmaker, by Thomas Chandler Haliburton [#6][clckmxxa.xxx] 9196
Oct 2005 The Slave Of The Lamp, by Henry Seton Merriman [?sllpxxx.xxx] 9195
Oct 2005 The Second Deluge, by Garrett P. Serviss [?2dlgxxx.xxx] 9194
Oct 2005 The Angel of Lonesome Hill, by Frederick Landis [anglhxxx.xxx] 9193
[Subtitle: A Story Of A President]
Oct 2005 The Channings: A Story, by Mrs. Henry Wood [?chgsxxx.xxx] 9192
[Author AKA: Ellen Wood]
Oct 2005 Stephen Archer and Other Tales,by George MacDonald[?stchxxx.xxx] 9191
Oct 2005 The Greater Inclination, Edith Wharton [?grclxxx.xxx] 9190
Oct 2005 Henry Dunbar, by M. E. Braddon [?dunbxxx.xxx] 9189
[Subtitle: A Novel]
[Also posted HTML - 8dunb10h.zip and 8dunb10h.htm]
Oct 2005 Aboriginal American Authors, by Daniel G. Brinton [?abamxxx.xxx] 9188
[Also posted HTML - 8abam10h.zip and 8abam10h.htm]
Oct 2005 Minna von Barnhelm, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [?mnbhxxx.xxx] 9187
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 Nathan der Weise, by Gotthold Epraim Lessing [?nthnxxx.xxx] 9186
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 Mystery of Murray Davenport, by Robert N. Stephens[?murrxxx.xxx] 9185
[Full author: Robert Neilson Stephens]
Oct 2005 Spirit of St. Francis de Sales, Jean Pierre Camus [?franxxx.xxx] 9184
Oct 2005 Wilfrid Cumbermede, by George MacDonald [?wilfxxx.xxx] 9183
Oct 2005 Villette, by Charlotte Bronte [#4][?villxxx.xxx] 9182
Oct 2005 Die Ahnfrau, by Franz Grillparzer [#15][?frauxxx.xxx] 9181
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 Life Of Johnson, Vol. 3,Boswell, ed. Birkbeck Hill[?jhn3xxx.xxx] 9180
[Full title: The Life Of Johnson, Volume 3 of 6]
[Including Boswell's Journal Of A Tour To The Hebrides And Johnson's
Diary Of A Journey Into North Wales]
Oct 2005 The Bride of the Mistletoe, by James Lane Allen [?bridxxx.xxx] 9179
Oct 2005 Japanischer Fruehling, by Hans Bethge [?jpfrxxx.xxx] 9178
[Subtitle: Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik] [Language: German]
Oct 2005 The Royal Game of the Ombre, by Anonymous [ombrexxx.xxx] 9177
[Subtitle: Written At the Request of divers Honourable Persons--1665]
Oct 2005 Queen Mary and Harold, by Alfred Lord Tennyson[#7][mrhldxxx.xxx] 9176
Contents:
Queen Mary: A Drama
Harold: A Drama
Oct 2005 Art Of Poetry An Epistle To The Pisos, by Horace [?artpxxx.xxx] 9175
[Subtitle: Q. Horatii Flacci Epistola Ad Pisones, De Arte Poetica]
[Translated From Horace, with Notes By George Colman--1783]
[Language: Latin, French and English]
Oct 2005 Bay State Monthly, Volume 1, Issue 1, by Various [b0101xxx.xxx] 9174
[Subtitle: A Massachusetts Magazine of Literature, History, Biography,
And State Progress]
[Also posted illustrated HTML - b010110h.zip; and b010110h.htm]
Oct 2005 Youth: Its Education, by G. Stanley Hall [?yuthxxx.xxx] 9173
[Full title: Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene]
Oct 2005 Study of Association in Insanity, Grace Helen Kent[?insnxxx.xxx] 9172
[Additional Author: A.J. Rosanoff]
Oct 2005 Slavery Ordained of God,by Rev. Fred. A. Ross, D.D[?slavxxx.xxx] 9171
[Also posted HTML - 8slav10h.zip and 8slav10h.htm]
Oct 2005 Three Cities Trilogy, Complete, by Emile Zola[#36][ztrilxxx.xxx] 9170
[Includes: Lourdes, #8516; Rome, #8726, and Paris, #9169][3.8 mb]
Oct 2005 Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Complete, Zola [#35][pari6xxx.xxx] 9169
Oct 2005 Three Cities: Paris, Vol. 5, by Emile Zola [#34][pari5xxx.xxx] 9168
Oct 2005 Three Cities: Paris, Vol. 4, by Emile Zola [#33][pari4xxx.xxx] 9167
Oct 2005 Three Cities: Paris, Vol. 3, by Emile Zola [#32][pari3xxx.xxx] 9166
Oct 2005 Three Cities: Paris, Vol. 2, by Emile Zola [#31][pari2xxx.xxx] 9165
Oct 2005 Three Cities: Paris, Vol. 1, by Emile Zola [#30][pari1xxx.xxx] 9164
[Full title: The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris]
Oct 2005 Scientific American Supplement, No. 417,by Various[?0417xxx.xxx] 9163
[Title: Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XVI, No. 417., December 29,1883]
[Also posted illustrated HTML - 8041710h.zip; and 8041710h.htm]
Oct 2005 Becket and other plays,by Alfred Lord Tennyson[#7][?beckxxx.xxx] 9162
Contents:
Becket
The Cup
The Falcon
The Promise Of May
Oct 2005 Comedy of Marriage & Other Tales, Maupassant [#23][?cmarxxx.xxx] 9161
[Full author: Guy De Maupassant]
Contents:
La Paix Du MTnage
Musotte
Addenda
The Lancer's Wife
Hautot Senior And Hautot Junior
No Quarter
The Orphan
A Lively Friend
The Blind Man
The Impolite Sex
The Cake
The Corsican Bandit
The Duel
Oct 2005 Die Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts, Lessing[#9][?mensxxx.xxx] 9160
[Full author: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing]
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 Philotas, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [#8][?phtsxxx.xxx] 9159
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 Fabeln und Erzaehlungen, Gotthold Eph. Lessing[#7][?fblnxxx.xxx] 9158
[Full author: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing]
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 Miss Sara Sampson, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing[#6][?saraxxx.xxx] 9157
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 Life and Remains of John Clare, by J. L. Cherry [lfremxxx.xxx] 9156
[Subtitle: "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"]
Contents:
Letters From His Friends And Contemporaries,
Extracts From His Diary,
Prose Fragments, Old Ballads (Collected By Clare)]
Oct 2005 Heather and Snow, by George MacDonald [hthsnxxx.xxx] 9155
[Also posted HTML - hthsn10h.zip and hthsn10h.htm]
Oct 2005 Salted With Fire, by George MacDonald [sltfrxxx.xxx] 9154
Oct 2005 History of Louisisana, by Le Page Du Pratz [?lsnaxxx.xxx] 9153
[Subtitle: Or Of The Western Parts Of Virginia And Carolina: Containing
A Description Of The Countries That Lie On Both Sides Of The River
Missisippi: With An Account Of The Settlements, Inhabitants, Soil, Climate,
And Products.] [Translated from the French; Tr. Unknown]
[Also posted illustrated HTML - 8lsna10h.zip; and 8lsna10h.htm]
Oct 2005 Imogen, by William Godwin [imognxxx.xxx] 9152
[Subtitle: A Pastoral Romance]
[Also posted HTML - imogn10h.zip and imogn10h.htm]
Oct 2005 Ruggles of Red Gap, by Harry Leon Wilson [?rgrgxxx.xxx] 9151
Oct 2005 Dick Sands the Boy Captain, by Jules Verne [8sandxxh.xxx] 9150
[Tr.: Ellen E. Frewer]
[Note: Posted in HTML only - 8sand10h.zip and 8sand10h.htm]
Oct 2005 The Gray Dawn, by Stewart Edward White [?gdwnxxx.xxx] 9149
Oct 2005 Principal Navigations, V7, by Richard Hakluyt[#10][?hk07xxx.xxx] 9148
[Full title: The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and
Discoveries of The English Nation, v. 7]
[Subtitle: England's Naval Exploits Against Spain]
[The following entries (#9113-#9147) are Computer-generated audio eBooks;
each are comprised of multiple .mp3 files, and have corresponding
*index.html and *readme.txt files.]
Oct 2005 Audio: Moby Dick, by Herman Melville [mobyxxxx.mp3] 9147C
Oct 2005 Audio: I and my Chimney, Herman Melville [chmnyxxx.mp3] 9146C
Sep 2005 Audio: White Fang, Jack London [wtfngxxx.mp3] 9145C
Sep 2005 Audio: War of the Classes, Jack London [wrclsxxx.mp3] 9144C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Valley of the Moon, Jack London [vlymnxxx.mp3] 9143C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Red One, Jack London [tred1xxx.mp3] 9142C
Sep 2005 Audio: The People of the Abyss, Jack London [tpotaxxx.mp3] 9141C
Sep 2005 Audio: Tales of the Fish Patrol, Jack London [totfpxxx.mp3] 9140C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Strength of the Strong, Jack London [sstrgxxx.mp3] 9139C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Son of the Wolf, Jack London [snwlfxxx.mp3] 9138C
Sep 2005 Audio: Smoke Bellew, Jack London [smkblxxx.mp3] 9137C
Sep 2005 Audio: Revolution and Other Essays, Jack London [rvlt1xxx.mp3] 9136C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Night-Born, Jack London [ntbrnxxx.mp3] 9135C
Sep 2005 Audio: On the Makaloa Mat and Island Tales, London[mklmtxxx.mp3] 9134C
Sep 2005 Audio: Moon-Face and Other Stories, Jack London [mfacexxx.mp3] 9133C
Sep 2005 Audio: Martin Eden, Jack London [medenxxx.mp3] 9132C
Sep 2005 Audio: Michael, Brother of Jerry, Jack London [mcjerxxx.mp3] 9131C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Little Lady of the Big House, London [ltlbhxxx.mp3] 9130C
Sep 2005 Audio: Lost Face, Jack London [lstfcxxx.mp3] 9129C
Sep 2005 Audio: Love of Life And Other Stories, Jack London[llifexxx.mp3] 9128C
Sep 2005 Audio: Tales of the Klondyke, Jack London [klndkxxx.mp3] 9127C
Sep 2005 Audio: Jerry of the Islands, Jack London [jrislxxx.mp3] 9126C
Sep 2005 Audio: John Barleycorn, Jack London [jbarlxxx.mp3] 9125C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Jacket, Jack London [jaketxxx.mp3] 9124C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Iron Heel, Jack London [irnhlxxx.mp3] 9123C
Sep 2005 Audio: The House of Pride & Other Tales of Hawaii [hsprdxxx.mp3] 9122C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Human Drift, Jack London [hmndrxxx.mp3] 9121C
Sep 2005 Audio: When God Laughs and Other Stories, London [gdlghxxx.mp3] 9120C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Faith of Men, Jack London [fthmnxxx.mp3] 9119C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Mutiny of the "Elsinore", Jack London [elsnrxxx.mp3] 9118C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Sea Wolf, Jack London [cwolfxxx.mp3] 9117C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Cruise of the Snark, Jack London [crsnkxxx.mp3] 9116C
Sep 2005 Audio: The Call of the Wild, Jack London [callwxxx.mp3] 9115C
Sep 2005 Audio: Burning Daylight, Jack London [bdlitxxx.mp3] 9114C
Sep 2005 Audio: Before Adam, Jack London [badamxxx.mp3] 9113C
Oct 2005 The Dare Boys of 1776, by Stephen Angus Cox [drbysxxx.xxx] 9112
[Also posted: HTML in drbys10h.htm/.zip; XML in drbys10x.zip only]
Oct 2005 Die Juden, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [?djdnxxx.xxx] 9110
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002, by Jim Tinsley [pgf2002x.xxx] 9109
[Also posted HTML, zipped only, pgf2002h.zip]
Oct 2005 Emilia Galotti, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [?mlglxxx.xxx] 9108
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 Tales & Novels, Vol. IX, by Maria Edgeworth [#10][?tal9xxx.xxx] 9107
[Contents: Harrington; Thoughts on Bores; Ormond]
Oct 2005 The Elson Readers, Book 5, by William H. Elson[#5][?lsrdxxx.xxx] 9106
[Full author: William H. Elson and Christine M. Keck]
Oct 2005 Reflections and Moral Maxims, by Rochefoucauld [?rochxxx.xxx] 9105
[Full title: Reflections; Or Sentences and Moral Maxims]
[Full Author: Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld]
[Tr.: J. W. Willis Bund and J. Hain Friswell]
[Also posted: HTML in 8roch10h.zip and 8roch10h.htm]
Oct 2005 The Naval War of 1812, by Theodore Roosevelt [#4][?trnvxxx.xxx] 9104
[Subtitle: The History of the United States Navy during the Last War with
Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans]
[Introduction by Edward K. Eckert]
Oct 2005 Miracles of Our Lord, by George MacDonald [#39][?mircxxx.xxx] 9103
Oct 2005 Run to Earth, by M. E. Braddon [#3][?rrthxxx.xxx] 9102
Oct 2005 Domestic Cookery, by Elizabeth E. Lea [cookhxxx.xxx] 9101
[Title: Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers]
[Also posted HTML - cookh10h.zip and cookh10h.htm]
Oct 2005 My Double Life, by Sarah Bernhardt [#2][?sbhtxxx.xxx] 9100
[Subtitle: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt]
Oct 2005 Der Weinhueter, by Paul Heyse [?whtrxxx.xxx] 9099
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 Tacitus and Bracciolini, by John Wilson Ross [?tcbrxxx.xxx] 9098
Oct 2005 Robert's Rules of Order, by Henry M. Robert [?rrorxxx.xxx] 9097
Oct 2005 Weighed and Wanting, by George MacDonald [wwantxxx.xxx] 9096
[Also posted HTML - wwant10h.zip and wwant10h.htm]
Oct 2005 The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Vol. 2 [?edg2xxx.xxx] 9095
[Full author: Maria Edgeworth] [Ed.: Augustus J. C. Hare]
Oct 2005 Wild Flowers, by Robert Bloomfield [?wflrxxx.xxx] 9094
[Subtitle: Or, Pastoral and Local Poetry]
Oct 2005 Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs, Robert Bloomfield[ruralxxx.xxx] 9093
Oct 2005 The Farmer's Boy, by Robert Bloomfield [?farmxxx.xxx] 9092
[Subtitle: A Rural Poem]
Oct 2005 Ester Ried Yet Speaking, by Isabella Alden [?erysxxx.xxx] 9091
Oct 2005 Germania and Agricola, Caius Cornelius Tacitus[#4][?gragxxx.xxx] 9090
[Language: Latin and English]
Oct 2005 Handel, by Edward J. Dent [?hndlxxx.xxx] 9089
Oct 2005 Thoroughbreds, by W. A. Fraser [thbdsxxx.xxx] 9088
Oct 2005 Eleanor, by Mrs. Humphry Ward [#2][?elnrxxx.xxx] 9087
Oct 2005 Die Witwe von Pisa, by Paul Heyse [#6][?wtpsxxx.xxx] 9086
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 Das Maedchen von Treppi, by Paul Heyse [#5][?mdtrxxx.xxx] 9085
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 Ein Ring, by Paul Heyse [#4][?ringxxx.xxx] 9084
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 Die Einsamen, by Paul Heyse [#3][?einsxxx.xxx] 9083
[Language: German]
Oct 2005 Muistatko, by Juhani Aho [#3][?muisxxx.xxx] 9082
[Language: Finnish]
Oct 2005 The Bacillus of Beauty, by Harriet Stark [?bcilxxx.xxx] 9081
[Subtitle: A Romance of Today]
Oct 2005 Children's Own Longfellow, by Henry W. Longfellow [chlngxxx.xxx] 9080
[Also posted illustrated HTML - chlng10h.zip; and chlng10h.htm]
Oct 2005 The Man Shakespeare, by Frank Harris [?mshkxxx.xxx] 9079
Oct 2005 Sanders' Union Fourth Reader,by Charles W. Sanders[sreadxxx.xxx] 9078
[Also posted HTML - sread10h.zip and sread10h.htm]
Sep 2005 Sri Vishnu Sahasranaamam, Unknown [vsnmexxx.xxx] 9000
[Approximate English title: The 1000 Names Of Lord Vishnu.]
[Language: Sanskrit]
[Transcription by N. Srinivasan and Karthik Krishnan]
Sep 2005 Magnificent Ambersons, by Booth Tarkington [BT#20][?ambrxxx.xxx] 8867
Jan 2005 The Chosen People, by Charlotte Mary Yonge [?chsnxxx.xxx] 7284
[Subtitle: A Compendium Of Sacred And Church History For School-Children]
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Oct 2003 The Dancing Floor, by John Buchan [030130xx.xxx] 0279A
[http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301301.txt or .ZIP]
[and http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301301h.html]
Sep 2003 Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh (1929), James Tucker[030129xx.xxx] 0278A
[http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301291.txt or .ZIP]
[First edition--heavily edited]
Sep 2003 Ralph Rashleigh (1952), by James Tucker [030128xx.xxx] 0277A
[http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301281.txt or .ZIP]
[First authentic popular edition]
Sep 2003 Inheritors, by Brian Penton [030127xx.xxx] 0276A
[http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301271.txt or .ZIP]
Sep 2003 Tender is the Night, by F Scott Fitzgerald [030126xx.xxx] 0275A
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[and http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301261h.html ]
Sep 2003 The Common Reader Second Series, by Virginia Woolf[030125xx.xxx] 0274A
[http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301251.txt or .ZIP
[and http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301251h.html ]
Sep 2003 The Autocracy of Mr. Parham, by H G Wells [030124xx.xxx] 0273A
[http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301241.txt or ZIP]
[and http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301241h.html]
Sep 2003 The Three Hostages, by John Buchan [030123xx.xxx] 0272A
[http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301231.txt or ZIP]
[and http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0301231h.html]
Sep 2003 The Years, by Virginia Woolf [030122xx.xxx] 0271A
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Jun 2001 Minna von Barnhelm, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [minnaxxx.xxx] 2663
[English Tr.: Ernest Bell]
The following has been posted in HTML format:
November 1998 The Merry Wives of Windsor,by Shakespeare [2ws20xxx.xxx] 1517
[Full Author: William Shakespeare]
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Aug 1997 H. F. Cary's Translation of Dante, Entire Comedy [0ddccxxx.xxx] 1008
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Dec 2005 Helbeck of Bannisdale, Vol. II, Mrs. Humphry Ward [?hbn2xxx.xxx] 9442
Dec 2005 Helbeck of Bannisdale, Vol. I., Mrs. Humphry Ward [?hbn1xxx.xxx] 9441
Dec 2005 Adventures of Jimmie Dale, by F. L. Packard [#3][?fajdxxx.xxx] 9440
[Full title: The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale]
[Full author: Frank L. Packard]
Dec 2005 Tales and Novels, Vol. IV, by Maria Edgeworth [?tal4xxx.xxx] 9439
Contents:
Castle Rackrent
Essay On Irish Bulls
An Essay On The Noble Science Of Self-Justification
Ennui
[The following (#9416-#9438) are Computer-generated audio eBooks; each are
comprised of multiple .mp3 files, and have corresponding *index.html and
*readme.txt files.]
Dec 2005 Audio: The Well-Beloved, Thomas Hardy [wellbxxx.mp3] 9438C
Dec 2005 Audio: Under the Greenwood Tree, Thomas Hardy [ungwtxxx.mp3] 9437C
Dec 2005 Audio: Two on a Tower, Thomas Hardy [twtwrxxx.mp3] 9436C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Trumpet-Major, Thomas Hardy [trpmjxxx.mp3] 9435C
Dec 2005 Audio: Time's Laughingstocks etc., Thomas Hardy [tmslsxxx.mp3] 9434C
Dec 2005 Audio: Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman [tess1xxx.mp3] 9433C
[Author: Thomas Hardy]
Dec 2005 Audio: Satires of Circumstance etc., Thomas Hardy [satcrxxx.mp3] 9432C
Dec 2005 Audio: Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid, T. Hardy[rmadvxxx.mp3] 9431C
Dec 2005 Audio: Poems of the Past and the Present, T. Hardy[pmpstxxx.mp3] 9430C
Dec 2005 Audio: A Pair of Blue Eyes, Thomas Hardy [pbluexxx.mp3] 9429C
Dec 2005 Audio: A Group of Noble Dames, Thomas Hardy [nbldmxxx.mp3] 9428C
Dec 2005 Audio: Return of the Native, Thomas Hardy [nativxxx.mp3] 9427C
Dec 2005 Audio: Moments of Vision, Thomas Hardy [mntvsxxx.mp3] 9426C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy [mayrcxxx.mp3] 9425C
Dec 2005 Audio: Late Lyrics and Earlier, Thomas Hardy [ltlr1xxx.mp3] 9424C
Dec 2005 Audio: Life's Little Ironies etc., Thomas Hardy [lfirnxxx.mp3] 9423C
Dec 2005 Audio: A Laodicean, Thomas Hardy [laodcxxx.mp3] 9422C
Dec 2005 Audio: Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy [jude1xxx.mp3] 9421C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Hand of Ethelberta, Thomas Hardy [ethbrxxx.mp3] 9420C
Dec 2005 Audio: The Dynasts, Thomas Hardy [dynstxxx.mp3] 9419C
Dec 2005 Audio: Desperate Remedies, Thomas Hardy [desrmxxx.mp3] 9418C
Dec 2005 Audio: Far From the Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy [crowdxxx.mp3] 9417C
Dec 2005 Audio: A Changed Man and Other Tales, Thomas Hardy[chgmnxxx.mp3] 9416C
Dec 2005 Olaf the Glorious, by Robert Leighton [olafgxxx.xxx] 9415
[Subtitle: A Story of the Viking Age]
[Also posted HTML - olafg10h.zip and olafg10h.htm]
Dec 2005 Tales and Novels, Vol. V, by Maria Edgeworth [?tal5xxx.xxx] 9414
[Subtitle: Tales of a Fashionable Life]
Contents:
Manoeuvring
Almeria
Vivian
Dec 2005 The Poetical Works Of Alexander Pope, Vol 1, Pope [?pop1xxx.xxx] 9413
[Subtitle: With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by the
Rev. George Gilfillan (Ed.)]
[Author: Alexander Pope]
Dec 2005 A Woman Tenderfoot,byGrace Gallatin Seton-Thompson[?wtdfxxx.xxx] 9412
Dec 2005 Legends Of The Gods, by E. A. Wallis Budge [#3] [?egptxxx.xxx] 9411
[Subtitle: The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations]
Dec 2005 Helen of the Old House, by Harold Bell Wright [#6][?hohsxxx.xxx] 9410
Dec 2005 Five Thousand Dollars Reward, Frank Pinkerton [#3][ftdolxxx.xxx] 9409
Dec 2005 To the Columbian Exposition, by J. S. Wisthaler [?cexpxxx.xxx] 9408
[Full title: By Water to the Columbian Exposition]
[Full author: Johanna S. Wisthaler]
Dec 2005 The Little Colonel, by Annie Fellows Johnston [tlcolxxx.xxx] 9407
Dec 2005 Government By The Brewers?, by Adolph Keitel [bvbrwxxx.xxx] 9406
Dec 2005 Book of Old English Ballads,George Wharton Edwards[?boebxxx.xxx] 9405
[Introduction by Hamilton W. Mabie]
Dec 2005 Malakand Field Force, by Winston S. Churchill [mkdffxxx.xxx] 9404
[Full title: The Story of the Malakand Field Force]
[Subtitle: An Episode of Frontier War]
Dec 2005 The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller,C. Thomas[?lwfsxxx.xxx] 9403
[Author's Full Name: Calvin Thomas]
Dec 2005 Be Courteous, by Mrs. M. H. Maxwell [bcrtsxxx.xxx] 9402
[Subtitle: or, Religion, the True Refiner]
Dec 2005 The Leopard Woman, by Stewart Edward White [?lpdwxxx.xxx] 9401
[Illustrated by W. H. D. Koerner]
[Also posted: HTML in 8lpdw10h.htm; illustrated HTML in 8lpdw10h.zip]
Nov 2005 Old English Plays, Vol. II, by Dodsley [#2][?oep2xxx.xxx] 9400
[Full title: A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. II]
[Full author: Robert Dodsley]
Contents:
The Interlude of Youth
Lusty Juventus
Jack Juggler
A Pretty Interlude, called Nice Wanton
The History of Jacob and Esau
The Disobedient Child
The Marriage of Wit and Science]
Nov 2005 A Roman Lawyer in Jerusalem, by W. W. Story [romanxxx.xxx] 9399
[Note: First Century]
Nov 2005 Gloria and Treeless Street, Annie Hamilton Donnell[gltstxxx.xxx] 9398
[Also posted illustrated HTML - gltst10h.zip; and gltst10h.htm]
Nov 2005 The Green Satin Gown, by Laura E. Richards [?grstxxx.xxx] 9397
Contents:
The Green Satin Gown
Blue Egyptians
Little Benjamin
Don Alonzo
The Shed Chamber
Maine To The Rescue
The Scarlet Leaves
[Also posted: illustrated HTML in 8grst10h.zip; and HTML in 8grst10h.htm]
Nov 2005 Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 30, April, 1860 [?05a4xxx.xxx] 9396
[Subtitle: A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics] [Issue No. 4, Vol. 5]
[Author's Full Name: Various]
Nov 2005 Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz, Robert Evans [doromxxx.xxx] 9395C
Nov 2005 The Shih King, by James Legge [JL#5][?shihxxx.xxx] 9394
[Subtitle: From the Sacred Books of the East Vol. 3]
[HTML version in 8shih10h.htm and 8shih10h.zip]
Nov 2005 A Dish Of Orts, by George MacDonald [?ortsxxx.xxx] 9393
Nov 2005 Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4, Frederik Chopin[fc284xxm.xxx] 9392
[This is a musical score in the Coda file format, created with Finale]
[Composer's full name: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin]
Nov 2005 Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 25, November, 18[25][?04a5xxx.xxx] 9391
[Full Title: Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 25, November, 1859]
[Author's Full Name: Various]
Nov 2005 Fifteen Years With The Outcast, by M. Roberts [fywtoxxx.xxx] 9390
[Author's Full Name: Mrs. Florence (Mother) Roberts]
Nov 2005 Atlantic Monthly, Vol. V, No. 29, March 1860 [#29][?05a3xxx.xxx] 9389
[Full title: The Atlantic Monthly, Volume V, Number 29, March, 1860]
[Subtitle: A Magazine Of Literature, Art, And Politics]
[Full author: Various]
Nov 2005 The Red Flower, by Henry Van Dyke [?rdflxxx.xxx] 9388
[Subtitle: Poems Written in War Time]
Nov 2005 Theresa Marchmont, by Mrs Charles Gore [?tmchxxx.xxx] 9387
[Subtitle: or, The Maid of Honour] [Author AKA: Catherine Frances Moody Gore]
Nov 2005 Girls: Faults and Ideals, by J.R. Miller [gfltsxxx.xxx] 9386
[Subtitle: A Familiar Talk, With Quotations From Letters]
Nov 2005 The Incomplete Amorist, by E. Nesbit [#12][?amorxxx.xxx] 9385
Nov 2005 The Comrade In White, by W. H. Leathem [cmwhtxxx.xxx] 9384
[Introduction by Hugh Black]
Nov 2005 Moni the Goat-Boy, by Johanna Spyri [?monixxx.xxx] 9383
[Tr.: Helen B. Dole] [Illustrations: Charles Copeland]
[Also posted: HTML in 8moni10h.htm; Illustrated HTML in 8moni10h.zip]
Nov 2005 Grandma's Memories, by Mary D. Brine [grndmxxx.xxx] 9382
[Also posted: Illustrated HTML in grndm10h.zip]
Nov 2005 Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 24, Oct. 1859, [#24][?04a4xxx.xxx] 9381
[Full title: The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 4, No. 24, October 1859]
[Full author: Various]
Nov 2005 Nonsense Anthology, by Collected by Carolyn Wells [?nonsxxx.xxx] 9380
Nov 2005 A Woman Intervenes, by Robert Barr [?wminxxx.xxx] 9379
Nov 2005 The Lone Wolf, by Louis Joseph Vance [#2][?lwlfxxx.xxx] 9378
[Subtitle: A Melodrama]
Nov 2005 London Pride, by M. E. Braddon [#3][?lprdxxx.xxx] 9377
[Subtitle: Or When the World Was Younger]
Nov 2005 The Forest, by Stewart Edward White [?tfrsxxx.xxx] 9376
[Also posted illustrated HTML - 8tfrs10h.zip; and 8tfrs10h.htm]
Nov 2005 Ausgewaehlte Fabeln, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [?afblxxx.xxx] 9375
[Language: German]
Nov 2005 A Knight of the Nets, by Amelia E. Barr [?kngtxxx.xxx] 9374
Nov 2005 Pax Vobiscum, by Henry Drummond [#2][?paxvxxx.xxx] 9373
Nov 2005 Songs Out of Doors, by Henry Van Dyke [?sngoxxx.xxx] 9372
Nov 2005 The Praise of Folly, by Desiderius Erasmus [#2][?eflyxxx.xxx] 9371
[Tr.: John Wilson, 1668]
Nov 2005 Tiverton Tales, by Alice Brown [?tvtlxxx.xxx] 9370
Nov 2005 Der junge Gelehrte, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing [?jnggxxx.xxx] 9369
[Subtitle: Ein Lustspiel in drei Aufzuegen] [Language: German]
Nov 2005 Welsh Fairy Tales, by William Elliot Griffis [#2][?wlshxxx.xxx] 9368
Nov 2005 Meadow Grass, by Alice Brown [?meadxxx.xxx] 9367
[Subtitle: Tales of New England Life]
Nov 2005 Mary Olivier: A Life, by May Sinclair [?molvxxx.xxx] 9366
Nov 2005 Works Charles and Mary Lamb, Vol. 5, Ed. by Lucas [?lmb5xxx.xxx] 9365
[Full title: The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, Vol. 5]
[Subtitle: The Letters Of Charles And Mary Lamb] [Ed.: E. V. Lucas]
Nov 2005 Life in Mexico, by Frances Calderón De La Barca [?lmexxxx.xxx] 9364
[Introduction by Manuel Romero De Terreros Marques De San Francisco]
Nov 2005 Best British Short Stories, Ed. O'Brien & Cournos [?bbssxxx.xxx] 9363
[Full title: The Best British Short Stories of 1922]
[Full author: Edward J. O'Brien and John Cournos, editors]
Nov 2005 Birds of Prey, by M.E. Braddon [#3][?preyxxx.xxx] 9362
Nov 2005 The Miraculous Pitcher, by N. Hawthorne [#85][haw85xxx.xxx] 9258
[From "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 The Three Gold Apples, by N. Hawthorne [#84][haw84xxx.xxx] 9257
[From "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 The Paradise for Children, by N. Hawthorne [#83][haw83xxx.xxx] 9256
[From "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 The Gorgon's Head, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#82][haw82xxx.xxx] 9255
[From "A Wonder Book For Girls And Boys", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Biographical Stories, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#81][haw81xxx.xxx] 9254
[From "True Stories From History And Biography" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Contains:
Benjamin West
Sir Isaac Newton
Samuel Johnson
Oliver Cromwell
Benjamin Franklin
Queen Christina]
Nov 2005 Browne's Folly, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#80][haw80xxx.xxx] 9253
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Time's Portraiture, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#79][haw79xxx.xxx] 9252
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 An Old Woman's Tale, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#78][haw78xxx.xxx] 9251
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 A Book of Autographs, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#77][haw77xxx.xxx] 9250
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Dr Buillivant, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#76][haw76xxx.xxx] 9249
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Other Tales and Sketches, by N. Hawthorne [#75][haw75xxx.xxx] 9248
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Contains:
My Visit To Niagara
The Antique Ring
Graves And Goblins]
Nov 2005 The Journal Of A Solitary Man, by Hawthorne [#74][haw74xxx.xxx] 9247
[From "The Doliver Romance and Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Nov 2005 Sketches From Memory, by Nathaniel Hawthorne [#73][haw73xxx.xxx] 9246
[From "The Doliver Romance And Other Pieces", by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Contains:
I. The Inland Port
II. Rochester
III. A Night Scene]
Nov 2005 Biographical Sketches, by N. Hawthorne [#72][haw72xxx.xxx] 9245
[From "Fanshawe And Other Pieces" by Nathaniel Hawthorne]
Contains:
Mrs. Hutchinson
Sir William Phips
Thomas Green Fessenden
Jonathan Cilley]
Sep 2005 Magnificent Ambersons, by Booth Tarkington [BT#20][?ambrxxx.xxx] 8867
Jan 2005 The Chosen People, by Charlotte Mary Yonge [?chsnxxx.xxx] 7284
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This week's newsletter goes to press right at the start of a new
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First, a look back the month behind us. September started off in a
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The name Distributed Proofreaders points up a significant aspect of
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share of on-line distributed projects utilize the combined power of
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and dedication of flesh and blood individuals. It is a rare
distinction among distributed projects, and worth making note of when
recognizing the accomplishments of the project.
There is no disputing the fact that the quality and output levels of
DP are on the rise. This is not a recent phenomenon, but the
cumulative result of craft and innovation that has been invested into
the endeavor from the very beginning. If I hold in mind a primary
objective for this weekly column it is to reveal and explore the
diverse craft-cultures which work to make up the finished product at
DP. Nothing happens independently within this process, the final texts
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I will go on the line here and say that I believe October is going to
reveal just how unique and productive this unified creative force has become.
Within the next few days a major upgrade to the DP site will be
released. As always, this has developed and extensively tested in a
manner consistent with all work at DP. Broad participation in 'kicking
the tires,' so to speak, is not only encouraged but has long been an
essential component in the code development process. As expected,
there's still a little nervousness that we have set everything in the
correct place and squashed all the bugs we can possibly find. But
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hours or so within which you could prove to be the genius who finds
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if you have not tried the testsite as yet, please do, and offer the
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thread at the top of the General forum.
Among the many new features, I will begin with one that is sure to be
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MARC Record Search & Enhanced Project Creation Interface. Project Managers
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data on their projects. From within the Project Panel, managers can create both a
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I think I can hear the PG librarians sighing already!
For the legions of proofers, Joseph Gruber has cooked up something Very Tasty:
Detailed Statistics. - DP member stat's with a history of pages
proofed, best days, neighborhood views with some info on friends and
neighbors and your own personal stat chart. The Team statistics have
been upgraded as well. There are now displays of who is on the team,
history of page count totals, best days, and more. An added search feature has also been added to both Member and Team statistics.
Other enhancements, in no certain order, include:
Project Queue Upgrades. - The project queues have been enhanced so as
to keep more of a variety of projects available at any given
time. Site Administrators will also have more flexibility in tweaking
project status for special needs or timely events.
Inclusion of XML Icons. - There is now an enhanced visibility of our
XML/RSS feeds with icons guiding managers to their locations. (The
start of something really big here!)
Zip File Uploading of Projects.- No longer do you have to FTP over a whole
directory of images and a whole directory of text files. Just zip the
project elements into one file, and upload directly from a hard drive.
LOCALISATION!! - (That's right, all caps.) Potentially, this is our most
important New feature. Members will now be able to get the site in
their native language. From the initial upgrade, languages available
are German, French, Finnish & Portuguese. There is also a translation
center available for those languages not as yet represented. Please
Note... If you are willing to translate portions of DP, you will find
enthusiastic support. Just post a note in the Future Features forum
with your intention and someone will promptly reply.
Time and space does not allow to list all the many features, but I
think you get the sense of how much work the coding team has put into
this major upgrade. On the whole, many small aspects to the site have
fixed which were noted over the summer. There should be noticeably
fewer bugs and errors throughout all the stages of development. Did I
hear someone mention 'site speed?' Oh yeah! They didn't forget ya'!
Did I say October was going to be exciting?
Two other events to watch for beginning today are Post Production
objectives and Authors' Birthday celebrations. Bill Keir, DP's Site
Admin', has studied the present status of projects which are within
the final stages of post processing and verification. Bill has set for
October a Goal for completing a certain number of projects by the end
of the month. I have seen the blueprints, and I would agree that
with a well structured and cooperative effort this figure of 300 texts
posted to PG, while higher than any previous month, is a realistic
objective. To reach it though, we are going to need to draw strongly
upon that 'unified creative force' we have been tapping into recently.
Finally, on the fun side of the month, we are beginning a completely
new feature at DP. A few weeks back, Tim Bonham, the author and
maintainer of DP's Proofing Guidelines came up with an idea for
increasing interest in, and thus PG content of, authors who are either
marginally represented in Project Gutenberg or not at all. Well he
clearly hit on to something big here, because the idea has gained
strong support, and will become a regular monthly feature from October forward.
In brief, as they are now waving at me from behind the curtain (who? me?
- Ed), Authors who have a birthday within a present month will receive
'special attention' from all levels of DP. This endeavor is growing
and expanding with each day, so I will keep a small space for current
updates within each column. The limits on obscure authors seems to
have already been lifted, although underdogs will always get highest
priority. If you want to learn more, suggest ideas or become actively
involved, look for the Author Birthday threads in both General and
Content Providing forums.
One little follow up note to the Banned Books week initiative. We have
located and prepared one of the banned books not yet in PG; Gustave
Flaubert's 'The Temptation of Saint Antony.' Hint: If I were you, I'd
get to the First Round soon, it's due in at any moment now! (Okay,
I'll see what I can do to hold it back a few hours!)
That's all for now! (Well, not really, but they're already sweeping
the stage.[It's amazing what you can get horses to do these days -
Ed]) Next week we'll return to our regularly scheduled broadcast and
pick up where we left off in our explorations of the DP process: Pre
Production and the Tools that buzz text preparation along.
For now...
All the best to everyone, and enjoy October!
Thierry Alberto
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Other news items this week
Project Gutenberg Website Update
Thanks to Marcello Perathoner, we now have a new browse by author
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to regenerate the listing daily. Our browsing tools are used quite a bit so a
more functional and prettier one is great to have. Any suggestions or
feedback about the new search facility are most welcome.
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Lessons in ebooks
Occasionally, I get mails asking how to go about downloading texts
from Project Gutenberg. Thanks to a new set of lessons from Candida
Martinelli, all mystery is now lifted.
Candida has put together six lessons to explain just about everything
you might need to know to get started with finding a text,
downloading, use and management, well worth a look. You can find the
lessons at:
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Call to arms - The Gutenberg Bible
Guess what? My wife thinks PG has the Gutenberg Bible
online. We don't.
This _LARGE_ project will require an army of
volunteers (including me) who are willing to surf to
http://prodigi.bl.uk/gutenbg/default.asp and save the
images onto their hard-drives manually, then another
army to convert the color files to B&W so that another
army (of one) can train Abbyy Finereader to recognize
it so that we don't have to type it in (although we
_WILL_ if we have to). Then it will hit DP and go
through proofing.
An immense project but one well worth doing. They said
we couldn't/shouldn't/wouldn't, but we will.
Won't we?
Contact garvint@yahoo.com to enlist. There are no 4Fs
in _this_ army.
Ted Garvin
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"RALPH RASHLEIGH" BY JAMES TUCKER (1803-1866)
Geoffrey Dutton, in "The Australian Collection--Australia's Greatest
Books", remarks that "The definition of "classic" should be relevant to
both time and place. There are many books in each country's literature
that are cherished as classics in their homeland but little known
elsewhere." Hence the inclusion of "Ralph Rashleigh" in Dutton's list of
Australia's Greatest Books.
The book is a "classic" for a number of reasons: its literary merit; its
depiction of the life of a convict; the circumstances of its composition;
and the occasion of the discovery of the manuscript and subsequent
publication.
The novel relates the story of a well-educated Londoner who drifts into
petty crimes, for one of which he is tried, imprisoned, and sentenced to
death. He escapes from prison, only to be recaptured. However his
sentence is commuted and he is transported to New South Wales. During his
life in the colony he is flogged, placed in solitary confinement and
forced to endure both heat and cold without the benefit of shoes.
Still, this is not a story of hopelessness and the convicts manage to get
up a theatre and Rashleigh is later assigned as a labourer to a settler.
The adventures continue unabated, to such an extent that Dutton remarks,
"Interest in the breathless series of adventures that make up "Ralph
Rashleigh" might flag if most of them were not so clearly authentic." As
it was, the author of this work was himself a convict. Colin Roderick,
academic and writer on Australian literature, noted in a foreword to the
1952 edition of the book, that "'Ralph Rashleigh' is the "only novel of
abiding stature to have been written by a man who during all his
Australian life was never anything but a convict."
Like Rashleigh, Tucker himself was sentenced to be transported to New
South Wales for the term of his natural life, for the crime of sending a
letter threatening to (falsely) accuse his cousin, James Stanyford
Tucker, with indecently assaulting him, James Rosenberg Tucker (our
author). Tucker spent much of his time in the colony as a messenger and
clerk. On several occasions he was granted a ticket of leave only to have
it revoked each time, save the last. He died in Liverpool (N.S.W.) asylum
in 1866.
In fact, we are not absolutely certain that James Tucker is the author of
"Ralph Rashleigh", as the following story will admit. In 1920, at an
exhibition of rare books and manuscripts held by the Royal Australian
Historical Society, an elderly man "turned up" with a manuscript titled
"Ralph Rashleigh or The Life of an Exile", by Giacomo di Rosenberg" and
handed it to the president of the Society, Mr C. H. Bertie. The elderly
man, Robert Baxter, could only say that some 50 years earlier it had been
left to his wife by her father, who had it of the author 30 years before
that. Three other manuscripts were also presented at the same time. The
date written by the author, on the verso of the first page of "Ralph
Rashleigh", was 31st December, 1845.
The paper on which the manuscript was written was watermarked 1840. Other
paper in the bundle was ascertained to have come from the register of
assignment of convicts at Port Macquarie (N.S.W.), the latest dates on
those sheets being 1838. These facts, together with other evidence,
suggested that the manuscripts were genuine work from the 1840s. On the
assumption that "Ralph Rashleigh" was a disguised book of memoirs, in
1929 a re-written version of the manuscript was published in London. The
reasons for the re-writing were outlined in the publishers' note at the
beginning of the publication: "We recognized its value and interest, but
the archaic literary style of the writer made us doubt whether the book
would be acceptable to modern readers. So the manuscript was rewritten,
but with absolute fidelity to the original story."
The identity of the author of "Ralph Rashleigh" remained a mystery. Then,
in 1949, Mr Bertie "put me in possession", as Colin Roderick put it in
the foreword to the 1952 edition of "Ralph Rashleigh", "of all he knew
about the manuscript. Intrigued by its obvious authenticity and moved by
the obscure fate of its author, I was persuaded not to let the pursuit of
that worthy (sic) stop until I had established his identity."
Unfortunately, for copyright reasons, we cannot include in the ebook of
"Ralph Rashleigh" the complete foreword, by Colin Roderick, to the 1952
edition. However, Roderick goes on to detail how he was able to ascertain
that James Tucker was almost certainly the author. After two years,
building upon the knowledge that the paper upon which the manuscript was
written came from the penal settlement at Port Macquarie, Roderick
recounts:
"On the evening of 26 July 1951 I was looking through the 1846 inward
correspondence of William Nairn Gray to the Colonial Secretary. A file of
letters dealt with several complaints against Gray, one of which was that
he had misappropriated convict labour to build a race-course and to
enlarge his own garden for profit. To refute the charges he enclosed a
plan of the trifling alterations to his garden, and another of the mighty
public works he had performed.
"These plans really gave the solution to the problem. Not only were they
in the same calligraphy as the title pages of the Rashleigh manuscripts,
but they were signed with the amateur architect's name, James Tucker.
Several pages attached to them were in the same handwriting as the
manuscript of 'Ralph Rashleigh.'"
Roderick provides other evidence to corroborate his contention that
Tucker was the author of "Ralph Rashleigh". For example Tucker, in a
postscript to his threatening letter to his cousin, mentioned earlier,
directed the cousin to "address to me Mr Rosenberg, the Bell, Exeter
Street, Strand." Further, Tucker's criminal charge was directed to "James
Rosenberg Tucker", and at Port Jackson, Tucker's name was entered as
"James Tucker, or Rosenberg." Rosenberg was, as mentioned earlier, the
name entered on the "Ralph Rashleigh" manuscript.Some commentators,
however, have argued that Tucker merely copied the manuscript. In an
exchange in the "Bulletin" December 1952 to February 1953, M. H. Ellis
argued that Tucker was a copyist whose known writing, for example a
letter written in 1826, does not reveal the qualities required of the
author of "Ralph Rashleigh". Roderick, though, seems to have the weight
of evidence.
In the foreword to the 1952 edition of "Ralph Rashleigh", Colin Roderick
goes on further to note the "unfortunate introduction [to the 1929
edition] by the late Earl of Birkenhead. Like the editor of that text,
Birkenhead was misled into believing the book was a memoir entirely and
the text was mangled and falsified to fit this preconceived theory."
Birkenhead set forth a diatribe in favour of maintaining the death
penalty, using as evidence to support his claim, the "memoir" of
Rashleigh, a person who "had the advantage of a decent upbringing, but,
out of weakness of character, adopted what seemed the easier life of
crime at an early age." It was fortunate for Birkenhead that, by 1952
when the verbatim edition of what turned out to be a novel was published,
he was "late" as it may have saved him from acute embarrassment.
At Project Gutenberg of Australia will be found both the "first authentic
popular edition" created from the original manuscript, first published in
1952, together with the heavily edited 1929 edition (including the
publishers' note and introduction by Birkenhead). The 1929 edition is
now, of course, just a curiosity.
I trust that you will agree that this is a "classic" little story about a
classic work of Australian literature--"Ralph Rashleigh, The Life of an
Exile" by James Tucker. Both ebooks are located at
(http://gutenberg.net.au/plusfifty.html.
Col Choat
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This Issue's Quiz: Science Fiction Classics!
Match the titles with the first lines (you can always
cheat by visiting the URL).
[We have two newsletter smarty-pants awards waiting for your correct answers-Ed]
===Titles===
1. Looking Backward / Edward Bellamy
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext96/lkbak10.txt
2. The Poison Belt / Arthur Conan Coyle
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext94/poisn10.txt
3. The War of the Worlds / H.G. Wells
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext92/warw11.txt
4. The Land That Time Forgot / Edgar Rice Burroughs
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext96/tlttf11.txt
5. From the Earth to the Moon / Jules Verne
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext93/moon10.txt
6. A Princess of Mars / Edgar Rice Burroughs
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext93/pmars10.txt
7. The Time Machine / H.G. Wells
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext92/timem11.txt
8. Lost Continent / C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext95/lostc10.txt
9. The Lost World / Arthur Conan Doyle
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext94/lostw10.txt
10. 20000 Leagues Under the Seas / Jules Verne
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext01/2000010a.txt
===First Lines===
a. It is imperative that now at once, while these stupendous events
are still clear in my mind, I should set them down with that
exactness of detail which time may blur.
b. It must have been a little after three o'clock in the afternoon
that it happened--the afternoon of June 3rd, 1916.
c. I am a very old man; how old I do not know. Possibly I am
a hundred, possibly more; but I cannot tell because I have
never aged as other men, nor do I remember any childhood.
d. Mr. Hungerton, her father, really was the most tactless person
upon earth,--a fluffy, feathery, untidy cockatoo of a man,
perfectly good-natured, but absolutely centered upon his own
silly self.
e. The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of
him) was expounding a recondite matter to us.
f. The year 1866 was marked by a bizarre development, an unexplained
and downright inexplicable phenomenon that surely no one has forgotten.
g. I first saw the light in the city of Boston in the year 1857.
h. No one would have believed in the last years of the
nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly
and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as
mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their
various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps
almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scru-
tinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a
drop of water.
i. During the War of the Rebellion, a new and influential club was
established in the city of Baltimore in the State of Maryland.
j. We were both of us not a little stiff as the result of
sleeping out in the open all that night, for even in Grand Canary
the dew-fall and the comparative chill of darkness are not to be
trifled with.
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CRITIC OF MICOSOFT SECURITY LOSES JOB
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religious speech. The registry just says that I don't want to hear from
anybody." (San Jose Mercury News 27 Sep 2003)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6874978.htm
FCC TRIES TO RESCUE DO-NOT-CALL
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will investigate complaints
from consumers who receive unwanted telemarketing calls beginning today,
regardless of the fact that the Do-Not-Call registry created by another
government agency, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), was put into limbo
by the ruling of U.S District Judge Edward W. Nottingham that the
legislation on which it was based is an unconstitutional abridgement of
free speech. In spite of Nottingham's ruling, many telemarketers plan to
honor the list, because (in the words of telemarketer Arthur W. Conway)
"it's the right thing to do," in addition to the fact that "we don't know
what the law is anymore."(Washington Post 1 Oct 2003)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25319-2003Sep30.html
3G WIRELESS SIGNALS COULD MAKE YOU SICK
Radio signals used for next-generation (3G) wireless services can cause
headaches and nausea, according to a study conducted on behalf of the
Netherlands ministries for Economic Affairs, Health and Telecommunications.
The study compared the impact of radiation from base stations used for
current wireless services with those for new 3G networks, which transfer
data at a faster rate. "If the test group was exposed to third-generation
base station signals there was a significant impact. They felt tingling
sensations, got headaches and felt nauseous," says a spokeswoman for the
Dutch Economics Ministry. The Dutch government said follow-up research was
needed. Previous research on health effects of mobile phones, primarily
second-generation, has been inconclusive, but a long-term study conducted
by the International Agency on Research on Cancer is expected to yield
results next year. (Reuters 30 Sep 2003)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=581&ncid=581&e=7&u=/nm/20030930/
tc_nm/health_mobile_damage_dc
VISA REDUCTION ADVERSELY IMPACTS HIGH-TECH RECRUITMENT
The U.S. has sharply reduced (from 195,000 to 65,000) the number of H-1B
visas granted for skilled foreign professionals, a change which drastically
complicates the business environment for Indian software services companies
that provide workers for American companies. The H-1B visa program allows
foreigners to work in the United States for up to six years, and has done
much to contribute to the growth of Silicon Valley. The American
Immigration Lawyers' Association says there are about 900,000 H-1B
employees in the U.S., of which 35-45% are from India. The reduced visa
limit is expected gradually to diminish the U.S.'s ability to attract the
most talented workers, and as the economy continues to recover, the country
may see an even more acute shortage of skilled workers. Laxman Badiga of
Indian software exporter Wipro says: "If there are no visas to bring talent
to the U.S., American companies will eventually say, 'Let's go to India
where the resources are.'" (New York Times 1 Oct 2003)
http://partners.nytimes.com/2003/10/01/business/worldbusiness/01visa.html
iTUNES MEETS ITS MUSICMATCH
Building on the popularity of Apple's iTunes Music Store, software maker
MusicMatch is launching a Windows-compatible music download service offering
songs from leading record labels with the fewest restrictions so far on
copying and portability. The new software allows customers to purchase songs
for 99 cents apiece without having to enroll in a monthly subscription
program, and users may copy the tracks onto as many as three different
computers and transfer them to portable music players, as well as burn as
many as 5 CDs with the same set of songs. MusicMatch president Peter D.
Csathy says it took months of negotiations with the labels to agree on those
terms. A digital music store "is DOA when you have complex usage rules,"
says Csathy. Those terms are likely to soon be offered by others targeting
the Windows market, which represents more than 90% of computer users. (Los
Angeles Times 29 Sep 2003)
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-musicmatch29sep29224416,1,6990564.st
ory?coll=la-headlines-technology
CHANGES AFOOT FOR NIELSEN'S TV RATING SYSTEM
Nielsen Media Research -- the television industry's lead authority on
audience ratings -- is revamping its operations in an effort to capture more
data on audience demographics for viewers of small digital-cable channels.
The company plans to double the size of its national sample to 10,000 by
2006 and is testing a new "psycho acoustic coding" system that can
differentiate between broadcasters' multicast signals. The system requires
broadcasters to embed distinctive audio signals -- inaudible to humans--
into their digital broadcasts that will enable Nielsen's new set-top box
(known inside the company as "golden ears") to monitor the different
channels. Digital television is still in its infancy but is growing up fast
as the deadline set for broadcasters to switch over from analog to digital
looms. Estimates suggest that fewer than 50 digital stations are currently
multicasting, but that number is expected to mushroom over the next few
years. Nielsen is also working with radio ratings service Arbitron in a test
to gauge the number of often uncounted viewers in dorm rooms, hotels and
gyms, using a "portable people meter" the size of a pager to track what kind
of radio and television programming people are consuming outside the home.
In Europe, Nielsen is studying a wristwatch-type meter to measure an
individual's viewing, be it at home or on the road, but the "portable people
meter" still has a few kinks to work out. For instance, it records a
television signal playing in a bar, even if the user isn't watching the
show. Still, many critics see the moves as a step in the right direction.
"Since VNU took over there has been a positive movement by Nielsen to
advance the state of measurement rather than just sit back and watch their
margins grow," says CBS research chief David Poltrack. "They have a plan for
measuring the future and are keeping on top of things."
(Wall Street Journal 29 Sep 2003)
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB10648012103934100,00.html (sub req'd)
COMPUTERS FOR THE LIVING ROOM
Microsoft, Dell, Gateway, and other hardware companies are announcing PCs
using Windows XP Media Center software that turns a computer into a digital
entertainment system allowing user to watch TV shows, play digital music
collections, listen to the radio, review photos, watch DVDs and buy music
over the Internet. Microsoft cofounder and chairman Bill Gates says: "Our
goal is to create software breakthroughs that break down the boundaries
between the different devices people use in the home and make the most out
of all the technology available today. The Media Center PC is our next step
in this vision, a new kind of computer that simplifies everyday life --
enabling the TV, stereo, and other devices (to) work together with a single
remote, and getting TV shows, movies, pictures and music into every room of
the house." Michael Gartenberg of Jupiter Research says: "It really feels
like much more of a consumer electronics type of product as opposed to a PC
product." (USA Today 1 Oct 2003)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-09-30-ms-media_x.htm
VANDALS DIVERTING COMPUTERS TO $5-A-MINUTE PORN SITES
Network vandals have been exploiting a security gap in Microsoft's Internet
Explorer software and using it to connect their computers to $5-a-minute
porn lines by sending computer users to sites that change a computer's
dial-up settings, connecting it to expensive long distance telephone numbers
instead of the user's ISP. The original hole in Internet Explorer was
discovered last month, and Microsoft issued a software patch to fix it,
there but new variations of the malicious code seem to be evading the
existing patch. (Internet News 29 Sep 2003)
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VOIP AT DARTMOUTH
Entering freshmen at Dartmouth College this fall can use their
computers as telephones using the institution's voice-over-Internet
protocol (VoIP) system, which runs on the campus wireless network. The
program will be expanded to cover 13,000 students, faculty, and staff
on campus. Officials from Dartmouth believe theirs is the first
wireless VoIP implementation of such a size. Students will be able to
make local or long-distance calls for free, an arrangement that results
from the college's recent decision not to charge for long-distance
calls. Dartmouth had come to the conclusion that costs for billing
long-distance calls were higher than the calls themselves, and tracking
such calls in the new system would be unrealistic. "Imagine the
complexities of trying to track down who made what call when on a
large, mobile, campus voice-over-IP network," said Bob Johnson,
director of network services.
New York Times, 23 September 2003 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/23/technology/23DART.html
[BTW, my recollection is that Dartmouth has about 4,000 undergrads,
can anyone confirm?]
CONGRESS PROVIDES NO FUNDS FOR CONTROVERSIAL PENTAGON OFFICE
Congress has approved a spending bill that includes no funds for the
Pentagon's Information Awareness Office, effectively eliminating it.
The office and its former head, John Poindexter, had been criticized by
civil-rights and privacy groups for initiatives including the Total
Information Awareness program (later called the Terrorism Information
Awareness program) and a futures market on terrorism, which was ended
almost immediately after details of its intended operation were made
public. A few of the office's programs, specifically training, will
continue but will be transferred elsewhere within the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency.
New York Times, 26 September 2003 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/26/politics/26SURV.html
MICROSOFT TO SHUTTER MOST CHAT ROOMS
Saying that "free, unmoderated chat isn't safe," Microsoft has
announced it will close Internet chat rooms in most countries around
the world and will limit access to subscribers to other Microsoft
services in those countries where chat rooms will still be
available--the United States, Canada, and Japan. Chat rooms have earned
a reputation as havens for pedophiles and other child predators.
Leaving the service available to subscribers is seen as significantly
less risky because personally identifiable information about those
users is kept as part of billing records. Geoff Sutton, European
general manager of Microsoft MSN, said the free and open days of the
Internet are over because a "small minority have changed that for
everyone." Those who supported the company's decision--and urge that
other companies follow suit--pointed to a sharp rise in the past year
in the incidence of online child predation. Critics of the move,
including free-speech advocates and some children's rights groups,
wondered whether eliminating chat rooms will simply force predators
underground rather than address the root problem.
Wired News, 23 September 2003
DHS ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR VISA-TRACKING SYSTEM
Officials from the Department of Homeland Security have announced a
project to build a massive system to photograph, fingerprint, and track
all foreigners as they enter and leave the United States with visas.
Called U.S. Visitor and Status Indication Technology, U.S. VISIT, the
system would attempt to keep tabs on the millions of non-U.S. citizens
who enter the country each year on visas, including providing records
of when those visa holders leave the country--something the existing
system does not do. Details of the system are expected in November,
when contractors will submit bids on the project, which analysts expect
to cost between $3 billion and $10 billion. The program has drawn
criticism from civil rights groups, who expressed concern over privacy
issues, and from others who said the system cannot be effective without
procedures for deporting those who pose a threat. Others noted that
only 20 percent of the visitors to the United States each year have
visas because the rest come from countries deemed not to present a
security risk. James A. Lewis, director of technology policy at the
Center for Strategic and International Studies, said, "The problem
we're fixing may not be the al Qaeda problem" because such groups
could send people to the United States who have clean records or who
travel from countries that do not require visas.
Washington Post, 29 September 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14287-2003Sep28.html
TSA THREATENS DATA-SHARING MANDATE
Criticism of government programs to increase airline security has left
many airlines reluctant to participate in test programs, prompting the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to raise the possibility
of requiring airlines to participate. Delta Airlines had previously
agreed to be part of testing for the Computer Assisted Passenger
Prescreening System (CAPPS II), which requires passengers to provide
certain pieces of personal information then used to screen passengers
for their probability of being terrorists. After a strong public outcry
at the proposal, Delta withdrew. JetBlue Airways is facing similar
consumer backlash after it acknowledged releasing passenger information
to a defense contractor, though the airline claimed it was not part of
the CAPPS II program. TSA Chief Administrator James Loy said that if no
airlines are willing to participate, the agency may issue a mandate
that all airlines must participate.
Internet News, 29 September 2003
http://dc.internet.com/news/article.php/3084711
MUSICMATCH ENTERS THE FRAY
Musicmatch has announced plans to begin selling songs online, using its
own Musicmatch Jukebox software. Rumors of Dell's involvement in the
program remain unsubstantiated. Musicmatch will charge 99 cents per
song or $9.99 for most albums. Musicmatch songs, which will be in
Windows Media format, can be played on PCs or portable music players.
Songs can be written to CDs a maximum of five times. The company said
it will have 200,000 songs available initially and expects to have
500,000 by the end of the year. Other companies, including Sony,
RealNetworks, and Amazon.com, are expected to join in the market for
legal music downloads, a market that some see as the inevitable outcome
of ongoing copyright enforcement.
CNET, 29 September 2003
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5083282.html
CONGRESS PROVIDES NO FUNDS FOR CONTROVERSIAL PENTAGON OFFICE
Congress has approved a spending bill that includes no funds for the
Pentagon's Information Awareness Office, effectively eliminating it.
The office and its former head, John Poindexter, had been criticized by
civil-rights and privacy groups for initiatives including the Total
Information Awareness program (later called the Terrorism Information
Awareness program) and a futures market on terrorism, which was ended
almost immediately after details of its intended operation were made
public. A few of the office's programs, specifically training, will
continue but will be transferred elsewhere within the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency.
New York Times, 26 September 2003 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/26/politics/26SURV.html
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[And A Few Articles That Didn't Get Enough Coverage]
Straight out of "Wag The Dog" [which was truer than you might think]:
Presidential candidate Howard Dean mixed fiction and reality in a
fizzing, but perhaps non-alcoholic beverage, last week by using his
lines from the HBO show "K Street" [DC's version of Madison Avenue].
In the show, noted Presidential advisor James Carville feeds Dean a
line that says if having lots of black contituents made one more
sensitive to racial issue, then Trent Lott would be Martin Luther King.
Dean crossed the lines into reality by using that line in the debates.
I wonder if there are any copyright issues there, since the line was
undoubtedly copyrighted by HBO.
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Perhaps the most important event of last week, and I almost included
it in last week's Newsletter, but wanted to do more research, I only
heard about it with about 18 hours to deadline, is the fact that the
polar icecaps, both of them, are cracking in places that have been
frozen solid for thousands of years. Here are some of the details:
Just over a week ago, the largest ice shelf in the northern hemisphere
started breaking up, splitting right down the middle with more and more
cracks in the remaining two major pieces. A freshwater lake, apparently
pretty much landlocked for those thousands of years, drained into the
salt water of the ocean, which undoubtedly changed the ecology further.
The Ward Hunt ice shelf, as it is called, calved off many icebergs
which will undoubtedly become major obstacles to ocean navigation
this winter, if not longer, as well as perhaps being a danger to
oil drilling platforms at sea.
Even though similar breakups of huge ice shelves in both the Arctic
AND the Antarctic have been sighted, scientists are trying to convince
everyone that these are just local and regional events, and not tied
to any kind of global warming, even though 90% of the northern ice shelf
surrounding Ellesmere Island, where the recent events occured, is now gone,
and the temperature has been rising about 1 degree F. per decade since
the measurments starting in the International Geophysical Year of 1957.
Given the simultaneous reporting of the loss of much of the glaciers
for which Glacier National Park is names, and so many other reports
of warming trends, not to even take into account the French heat wave
that killed 15,000 recently, I find all this denial of global warming
just a bit hard to take.
In the long run, this might be the biggest story of recorded history,
yet I've seen only ONE short story about it in the major news media.
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and packaged it with about a hundred of the most famous and popular
texts in the collection.
At about the same time, Jon and I began to experiment with live broadcasting
over the internet using Icecast. We also engaged in several excursions
introducing the Gutenberg Collection and these technologies into local
public school systems. A while later, the financial underpinnings of the
Gutenberg Project showed us their fraying edges, and the idea of Radio
Gutenberg made itself apparent to me:
An interlinked network of local vendors creating the necessary materials
for disabled access to web-based federal resources, using our "discovered"
technology, could generate funding on a more stable footing than the existing
Gutenberg mechanisms, and also make the collection accessable to that same
visually impaired, illiterate and English as a second language audience.
Why this, and not something else? Self determination. Rather than choosing
to follow a formula that would take us where we were told we should go, we
found our own in a model that begins with who and where we are.
The first and most critical problem that had to be solved in creating audio
books that would be useful was to create a means of production that would
create sufficient volumes of materials to make an impact, and still preserve
the meaning of the works to be presented in audio.
A book is in many ways analogous to a musical score in that the words
represent pitch sequences, and the punctuation represents phrasing -
especially rests ( the silences). The reading of a book, like the playing of
music, depends first and foremost on meter. So that is how we built the book
editing software, to make the meter acceptable first, and then to address
other problems in the performance. Once an acceptable meter had been
achieved, the audio books suffered from problems similar to those
experienced by a human reader suffering from stroke damage. So we had a
speech pathologist submit our editor software to a battery of standardized
tests.
Today our efforts are focused on accent reduction, correct pronunciation of
French, Spanish and Native American place names, resolution of accents in
homographs and speed. Our ultimate goal is to create a machine that can
audio enable the Library of Congress in one year, unattended. We have dubbed
that machine "Deep Thought".
This quarter we are working on a new process that will allow users to create a
desired book on demand, and follow the progress through a web-based
"dashboard". This process will allow us to keep the hundred or so most
popular requested audio books available for immediate download as a zip file,
a set of .mp3 files or a CD image, with any other work in the collection
available through "on-demand" creation.
Over the long term, we have five major goals :
1 - More human reading style for all Gutenberg audio books.
Current activities include place name databases, homograph dictionaries
and phrase level automatic diagramming for inflection. With these
features in place, the speech synthesizer and our automatic
editor may achieve parity with locally available volunteer readers,
and superiority in many cases.
2 - Establishment of a broadcast network on the internet.
If we had 50 icecast broadcast servers in operation today, each hosting four
monophonic broadcast channels, for a total of 200 channels, that would provide
a reach similar in kind to a PBS, and provide a venue for fund raising.
3 - Creation of new works for the collection.
When the funding mechanisms have achieved a state of equilibrium, we hope to
fund festivals, camps and workshops that bring together young unknown talent
for the purpose of creating new teleplays, musical compositions and
stories for distribution by Gutenberg. Bringing musicians and writers
together on a campus with facilities to produce video will allow
budding composers to try their hand at writing sound tracks, something
unavailable anywhere today.
4 - Procurement of copyrighted works for the collection.
Our most basic activity in this vein is in securing copyright permissions for
pre-existing works. Our efforts are focused on the C.S. Lewis Chronicles of
Narnia, the SciFi channel's collection of classic science fiction (one author at a
time), Fordham University's Internet History collections and ESA/NASA materials.
Long term we hope to garner a number of works from PhD candidates at
accessable universities, especially in chemistry, medicine and
physics. Our primary sources for these materials today include the
Michoud Shuttle External Tank Assembly Facility, NASA's Stennis Space
Flight Center, University of Maryland and University of New Orleans.
Still very preliminary and speculative, we are also attempting to
procure musical performances by the Louisiana Symphony Orchestra and a
group of graduate students at the University of Akron.
5 - Creation of Video works for the collection.
The Solar System series Jon and I have been working on for the past year or so
began as a text only draft of the "Encyclopedia of the Solar System"
ISBN 0-12-226805-9 major planetary chapters at opensourceschools.org.
Since then, we have begun to separate the materials into volumes that
address the role of the gravitational influence and state changes in the
character of the Solar System, and feature new, original 3D videos that
demonstrate the main features of the Solar System as we understand them today.
The first volume of this series is due to be released on December 10th as a
DVD in the Gutenberg collection.
We are also engaged in preliminary assessments of DVD based text books on
algebra and geometry. These textbooks will be unique in that they use
visualizations to demonstrate how a field project's data are typically
collected, indexed and inferentially expanded into a summation using the
tools of algebra and geometry. We hope that this approach will result in the
reader acquiring the "right" sort of curiosity in the world, when procedural
skills are acquired because insight and intuition demand them. In this way
the "ethos" of a theorem or algebraic translation procedure is revealed in
the context of a real world problem. As a basis, we are selecting materials
from water diversion projects here in Louisiana that intend to reclaim lost
marshlands, and also environmental impact statements by both the EPA and
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries / Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.
Long term, we hope these works establish the necessary preconditions for
Gutenberg to become the publisher of choice for new studies of the ecology of
North America's gulf coast.
This probably sounds like a lot for two people to pull off. It really isn't
in terms of the man-hours required. And other non-profits could provide what's
needed without spending a dime (the physical facilities are paid for and
under-utilized). Putting it all down on paper has been a tad
disheartening, but that too is an illusion. All it takes to make this
reality is for the right people to say "OK". I hope that starts with you.
Thank you, patient reader for making it this far. Your comments are
most welcome, especially if you decide to embark on your own new
projects in a similar vein.
Mike Eschman, Founder of Radio Gutenberg.
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This Issue's Quiz: Science Fiction Classics!
Match the titles with the first lines (you can always
cheat by visiting the URL).
[We have two newsletter smarty-pants awards waiting for your correct answers-Ed]
===Titles===
1. Looking Backward / Edward Bellamy
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext96/lkbak10.txt
2. The Poison Belt / Arthur Conan Coyle
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext94/poisn10.txt
3. The War of the Worlds / H.G. Wells
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext92/warw11.txt
4. The Land That Time Forgot / Edgar Rice Burroughs
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext96/tlttf11.txt
5. From the Earth to the Moon / Jules Verne
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext93/moon10.txt
6. A Princess of Mars / Edgar Rice Burroughs
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext93/pmars10.txt
7. The Time Machine / H.G. Wells
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext92/timem11.txt
8. Lost Continent / C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext95/lostc10.txt
9. The Lost World / Arthur Conan Doyle
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext94/lostw10.txt
10. 20000 Leagues Under the Seas / Jules Verne
http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext01/2000010a.txt
===First Lines===
a. It is imperative that now at once, while these stupendous events
are still clear in my mind, I should set them down with that
exactness of detail which time may blur.
b. It must have been a little after three o'clock in the afternoon
that it happened--the afternoon of June 3rd, 1916.
c. I am a very old man; how old I do not know. Possibly I am
a hundred, possibly more; but I cannot tell because I have
never aged as other men, nor do I remember any childhood.
d. Mr. Hungerton, her father, really was the most tactless person
upon earth,--a fluffy, feathery, untidy cockatoo of a man,
perfectly good-natured, but absolutely centered upon his own
silly self.
e. The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of
him) was expounding a recondite matter to us.
f. The year 1866 was marked by a bizarre development, an unexplained
and downright inexplicable phenomenon that surely no one has forgotten.
g. I first saw the light in the city of Boston in the year 1857.
h. No one would have believed in the last years of the
nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly
and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as
mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their
various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps
almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scru-
tinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a
drop of water.
i. During the War of the Rebellion, a new and influential club was
established in the city of Baltimore in the State of Maryland.
j. We were both of us not a little stiff as the result of
sleeping out in the open all that night, for even in Grand Canary
the dew-fall and the comparative chill of darkness are not to be
trifled with.
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Project Gutenberg Website Update
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to regenerate the listing daily. Our browsing tools are used quite a bit so a
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Lessons in ebooks
Occasionally, I get mails asking how to go about downloading texts
from Project Gutenberg. Thanks to a new set of lessons from Candida
Martinelli, all mystery is now lifted.
Candida has put together six lessons to explain just about everything
you might need to know to get started with finding a text,
downloading, use and management, well worth a look. You can find the
lessons at:
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Call to arms - The Gutenberg Bible
Guess what? My wife thinks PG has the Gutenberg Bible
online. We don't.
This _LARGE_ project will require an army of
volunteers (including me) who are willing to surf to
http://prodigi.bl.uk/gutenbg/default.asp and save the
images onto their hard-drives manually, then another
army to convert the color files to B&W so that another
army (of one) can train Abbyy Finereader to recognize
it so that we don't have to type it in (although we
_WILL_ if we have to). Then it will hit DP and go
through proofing.
An immense project but one well worth doing. They said
we couldn't/shouldn't/wouldn't, but we will.
Won't we?
Contact garvint@yahoo.com to enlist. There are no 4Fs
in _this_ army.
Ted Garvin
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This week's newsletter goes to press right at the start of a new
month. As October already promises to be an active and exciting month
at DP, we are going to focus on some of what's in store for the weeks
ahead of us.
First, a look back the month behind us. September started off in a
quiet manner, which was set in sharp contrast following the page
proofing marathon run to meet the monthly page objective within the
final hours of August. After that party we all needed a little Siesta,
maybe the server too. September did not finish anywhere near as quiet
as it began. Pulling together, the widely dispersed community of
proofreaders worked in a steady, dedicated fashion over the following
weeks. September saw a level of consistent high production which gave
the impression of a home-grown SlashDot event. The goal of proofed
pages for the month was met, and met well, and some impressive records
were set for DP history.
We come away from the successes of August and September with a
deepened sense of who we are and what we are capable of as a
distributed, but united community. What we each came to DP to work
upon we find empowered and increased upon itself by the strength and
support of this committed alliance. As we explore this distributed
Human network together, we are learning new things about the process
everyday, and more, we are learning about ourselves.
The name Distributed Proofreaders points up a significant aspect of
the project. DP is a network of allied individual people. The greater
share of on-line distributed projects utilize the combined power of
computer processors to take on large scale tasks. The results at DP,
while dependent upon the technology, are produced by the time, talent
and dedication of flesh and blood individuals. It is a rare
distinction among distributed projects, and worth making note of when
recognizing the accomplishments of the project.
There is no disputing the fact that the quality and output levels of
DP are on the rise. This is not a recent phenomenon, but the
cumulative result of craft and innovation that has been invested into
the endeavor from the very beginning. If I hold in mind a primary
objective for this weekly column it is to reveal and explore the
diverse craft-cultures which work to make up the finished product at
DP. Nothing happens independently within this process, the final texts
are the direct result of several stages of development. Some of these
stages have nothing directly to do with the text itself, such as the
creation of the code which runs DP and the building of the tools which
enhance and expedite the labor intensive text work. Every stage is
essential, all are interdependent. DP functions at it's best when
these diverse craft-cultures hold a unified vision and set their
intentions shoulder to shoulder. Glimpses of this dynamic force have
been shining through over the past few months with increasing regularity.
I will go on the line here and say that I believe October is going to
reveal just how unique and productive this unified creative force has become.
Within the next few days a major upgrade to the DP site will be
released. As always, this has developed and extensively tested in a
manner consistent with all work at DP. Broad participation in 'kicking
the tires,' so to speak, is not only encouraged but has long been an
essential component in the code development process. As expected,
there's still a little nervousness that we have set everything in the
correct place and squashed all the bugs we can possibly find. But
overall, we're ready for the rollout. However, there are still 48
hours or so within which you could prove to be the genius who finds
something the rest of us have missed. Checking is still underway, and
if you have not tried the testsite as yet, please do, and offer the
coding crew the benefit of 'fresh eyes.' Look for the New Release
thread at the top of the General forum.
Among the many new features, I will begin with one that is sure to be
a hit within the Project Gutenberg community:
MARC Record Search & Enhanced Project Creation Interface. Project Managers
will now be able to search the Library of Congress catalogs for MARC record
data on their projects. From within the Project Panel, managers can create both a
MARC record and a Dublin Core XML file for their project.
I think I can hear the PG librarians sighing already!
For the legions of proofers, Joseph Gruber has cooked up something Very Tasty:
Detailed Statistics. - DP member stat's with a history of pages
proofed, best days, neighborhood views with some info on friends and
neighbors and your own personal stat chart. The Team statistics have
been upgraded as well. There are now displays of who is on the team,
history of page count totals, best days, and more. An added search
feature has also been added to both Member and Team statistics.
Other enhancements, in no certain order, include:
Project Queue Upgrades. - The project queues have been enhanced so as
to keep more of a variety of projects available at any given
time. Site Administrators will also have more flexibility in tweaking
project status for special needs or timely events.
Inclusion of XML Icons. - There is now an enhanced visibility of our
XML/RSS feeds with icons guiding managers to their locations. (The
start of something really big here!)
Zip File Uploading of Projects.- No longer do you have to FTP over a whole
directory of images and a whole directory of text files. Just zip the
project elements into one file, and upload directly from a hard drive.
LOCALISATION!! - (That's right, all caps.) Potentially, this is our most
important New feature. Members will now be able to get the site in
their native language. From the initial upgrade, languages available
are German, French, Finnish & Portuguese. There is also a translation
center available for those languages not as yet represented. Please
Note... If you are willing to translate portions of DP, you will find
enthusiastic support. Just post a note in the Future Features forum
with your intention and someone will promptly reply.
Time and space does not allow to list all the many features, but I
think you get the sense of how much work the coding team has put into
this major upgrade. On the whole, many small aspects to the site have
fixed which were noted over the summer. There should be noticeably
fewer bugs and errors throughout all the stages of development. Did I
hear someone mention 'site speed?' Oh yeah! They didn't forget ya'!
Did I say October was going to be exciting?
Two other events to watch for beginning today are Post Production
objectives and Authors' Birthday celebrations. Bill Keir, DP's Site
Admin', has studied the present status of projects which are within
the final stages of post processing and verification. Bill has set for
October a Goal for completing a certain number of projects by the end
of the month. I have seen the blueprints, and I would agree that
with a well structured and cooperative effort this figure of 300 texts
posted to PG, while higher than any previous month, is a realistic
objective. To reach it though, we are going to need to draw strongly
upon that 'unified creative force' we have been tapping into recently.
Finally, on the fun side of the month, we are beginning a completely
new feature at DP. A few weeks back, Tim Bonham, the author and
maintainer of DP's Proofing Guidelines came up with an idea for
increasing interest in, and thus PG content of, authors who are either
marginally represented in Project Gutenberg or not at all. Well he
clearly hit on to something big here, because the idea has gained
strong support, and will become a regular monthly feature from October forward.
In brief, as they are now waving at me from behind the curtain (who? me?
- Ed), Authors who have a birthday within a present month will receive
'special attention' from all levels of DP. This endeavor is growing
and expanding with each day, so I will keep a small space for current
updates within each column. The limits on obscure authors seems to
have already been lifted, although underdogs will always get highest
priority. If you want to learn more, suggest ideas or become actively
involved, look for the Author Birthday threads in both General and
Content Providing forums.
One little follow up note to the Banned Books week initiative. We have
located and prepared one of the banned books not yet in PG; Gustave
Flaubert's 'The Temptation of Saint Antony.' Hint: If I were you, I'd
get to the First Round soon, it's due in at any moment now! (Okay,
I'll see what I can do to hold it back a few hours!)
That's all for now! (Well, not really, but they're already sweeping
the stage.[It's amazing what you can get horses to do these days -
Ed]) Next week we'll return to our regularly scheduled broadcast and
pick up where we left off in our explorations of the DP process: Pre
Production and the Tools that buzz text preparation along.
For now...
All the best to everyone, and enjoy October!
Thierry Alberto
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2840 New eBooks So Far in 2003
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That's the 38 WEEKS of 2003 as Compared to ~30 YEARS!!!
Here Is A Sample Of What Books Were Being Done Around #2840
Oct 2001 The Wars of The Jews, by Flavius Josephus [warjexxx.xxx] 2850
[FT: "The Wars of The Jews or the History of the Destruction of Jerusalem"]
Oct 2001 Against Apion, by Flavius Josephus[Tr. Wm. Whiston[agaapxxx.xxx] 2849
Oct 2001 The Antiquities of the Jews, by Flavius Josephus [taofjxxx.xxx] 2848
Oct 2001 Josephus' Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades[hadesxxx.xxx] 2847
[FT: "An Extract out of Josephus's Discourse to The Greeks Concerning Hades"]
Oct 2001 The Life of Flavius Josephus, Tr. by Wm. Whiston [lfjosxxx.xxx] 2846
Oct 2001 Sir Nigel, by Arthur Conan Doyle [A. C. Doyle #24][nigelxxx.xxx] 2845
Oct 2001 Fatal Boots, by William Makepeace Thackeray [#25][fbootxxx.xxx] 2844
Oct 2001 Little Travels and Roadside Sketches, by Thackeray[ltarsxxx.xxx] 2843
Oct 2001 Black Heart and White Heart, by H. R. Haggard[#24][bwhrtxxx.xxx] 2842
Oct 2001 The Ivory Child, by H. Rider Haggard [Haggard #23][ivoryxxx.xxx] 2841
Sep 2001 De Franse Pers, Heinrich Heine [#3/Flemish/Dutch][fpersxxx.xxx] 2840
Sep 2001 Franse Toestanden, Heinrich Heine[2/Flemish/Dutch][ftoesxxx.xxx] 2839
Sep 2001 De Beurs lacht, Heinrich Heine [#1/Flemish/Dutch][fbeurxxx.xxx] 2838
Sep 2001 Lendas do Sul, by J. Somoes Lopes Netto[Portuguese[lendaxxx.xxx] 2837
Sep 2001 Abraham Lincoln and the Union, Nath'l W Stephenson[alatuxxx.xxx] 2836
Sep 2001 The Canadian Dominion, by Oscar D. Skelton [cndndxxx.xxx] 2835
Sep 2001 The Portrait of a Lady, Vol 2, by Henry James[#37][2pldyxxx.xxx] 2834
Sep 2001 The Portrait of a Lady, Vol 1, by Henry James[#36][1pldyxxx.xxx] 2833
Sep 2001 Myth, Ritual, and Religion, V1, by Andrew Lang #28[1mrarxxx.xxx] 2832
Sep 2001 A Bundle of Ballads, by Henry Morley [bndbaxxx.xxx] 2831
Sep 2001 Reginald, by Saki (H. H. Munro) [Saki HH Munro #5][rgnldxxx.xxx] 2830
Sep 2001 Fanny and the Servant Problem, by Jerome K. Jerome[fnyspxxx.xxx] 2829
Sep 2001 Under the Deodars, by Rudyard Kipling[Kipling #19][undeoxxx.xxx] 2828
Sep 2001 Aslauga's Knight by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque 4[slkntxxx.xxx] 2827
Sep 2001 The Two Captains by Friedrich de la Motte-Fouque 3[2cpnsxxx.xxx] 2826
Sep 2001 Undine, by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque[Fouque #2][undinxxx.xxx] 2825
Sep 2001 Sintram and His Companions, by Friedrich Fouque #1[sntrmxxx.xxx] 2824
Sep 2001 The Fitz-Boodle Papers/William Makepeace Thackeray[fitzbxxx.xxx] 2823
Sep 2001 London in 1731, Don Manoel Gonzales [londnxxx.xxx] 2822
Sep 2001 The Story of the Gadsby, by Rudyard Kipling[RK#18][tsotgxxx.xxx] 2821
Sep 2001 La Fin des Livres by Octave Uzanne & Albert Robida[endbkxxh.zip] 2820
[English Title: The End of Books]
Sep 2001 Barrack-Room Ballads, by Rudyard Kipling [RK #17][barbaxxx.xxx] 2819
Sep 2001 Beautiful Joe, by Marshall Saunders [beajoxxx.xxx] 2818
Sep 2001 Chamber Music, by James Joyce [James Joyce #2][chamuxxx.xxx] 2817
Sep 2001 The City of the Sun, by Tommaso Campanells [tcotsxxx.xxx] 2816
Sep 2001 Democracy An American Novel, by Henry Adams[HA #2][demamxxx.xxx] 2815
Sep 2001 Dubliners, by James Joyce [James Joyce #1] [dblnrxxx.xxx] 2814
Sep 2001 The Grand Babylon Hotel, by Arnold Bennett [grbahxxx.xxx] 2813
Sep 2001 Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero [Cicero #2][letcixxx.xxx] 2812
Sep 2001 Letters of Pliny the Younger, Tr. William Melmoth [ltplnxxx.xxx] 2811
Sep 2001 Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, by Plunkitt and Riordan [plnthxxx.xxx] 2810
Sep 2001 Main-Travelled Roads, by Hamlin Garland [matraxxx.xxx] 2809
Sep 2001 Treatises on Friendship and Old Age, by Cicero [tfroaxxx.xxx] 2808
Sep 2001 To Have and To Hold: by Mary Johnston [thathxxx.xxx] 2807
Sep 2001 Phantom 'Rickshaw & Other Ghost Stories by Kipling[phricxxx.xxx] 2806
Sep 2001 With Lee in Virginia [US Civil War], by G.A. Henty[leeivxxx.xxx] 2805
Sep 2001 Rose in Bloom, by Louisa May Alcott [Alcott #7] [rsblmxxx.xxx] 2804
[This is the sequel to Eight Cousins, [Alcott #3][8csnsxxx.xxx]2726]
Sep 2001 The Rise of David Levinsky, by Abraham Cahan [lvnskxxx.xxx] 2803
Sep 2001 Ramona, by Helen Hunt Jackson [rmonaxxx.xxx] 2802
Sep 2001 The Commonwealth of Oceana, by James Harrington [oceanxxx.xxx] 2801
Sep 2001 The Koran/The Q'uran, by Mohammed/Mohammad . . . [koranxxx.xxx] 2800
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VERISIGN'S SITE FINDER PROFITS FROM TYPOS
Internet registrar VeriSign has launched a new service, Site Finder, that
offers users who mistype a URL a list of alternative Web sites that they
might be trying to reach. Several ISPs do the same thing -- most notably
AOL and MSN -- but critics say that because VeriSign controls the directory
computers for ".com" and ".net" names, they could easily reroute all
queries to Site Finder. "We put so much of our research into developing
this AOL search result page," says an AOL spokesman. "We are reviewing our
potential options. We are strongly opposed to them interjecting themselves
into our members' search experience." Site Finder's suggestions include
both standard search results and pay-for-placement advertisements, which
are identified as such. But while VeriSign VP Ben Turner says the new
service is designed to "improve overall usability of the Internet," Danny
Sullivan, editor of Search Engine Watch, warns that Site Finder's
capabilities could also be abused -- by directing users only to
pay-for-placement sites, for instance. Meanwhile, the new service provides
a much-needed new revenue stream for the Internet registrar. "Right now,
VeriSign's business is not a growing business, and anything that they do to
add the slightest amount of growth is going to be positive," says an
analyst with U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray. (AP 15 Sep 2003)
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20030915/D7TJ2U5O0.html
[Here Is The Reply]
Remember the other group of quotes: "The Internet interprets <insert
approriate bad thing here> as damage and routes around it".
The Internet Software Consortium ("In response to high demand from our users")
has already issued a patch to BIND (the software which carries out domain
name resolution on 80% of the worlds computers) which has an option to
detect and bypass Verisign's action and return the *right* result.
Technically: the root servers for .com and .net should *never* directly
return an IP address, but should "delegate" the resolution of the domain name
to another name server. The new BIND software enforces this:
if a "delegation only" name server returns an IP address, the software
ignores this and returns the NXDOMAIN error message.
I just installed this software and it works!
Note: there are an estimated 20 million "hits" per day to mistyped URLs:
Verisign is abusing their position of control over the .com and .net
domains to get 20 million free eyeballs per day. BUT: Verisign is
supposed to be a "trust company": they sell SSL certificates
and "DNS Assurance Solutions". They have just lost the trust of
a huge number of sysadmins around the world: I think they are
about to find out "The Value of Trust"!
Martin Ward <Martin.Ward@durham.ac.uk>
[Anyone Remember DIVX From Circuit City?]
BMG INTRODUCES 'SMART' CDs
BMG Entertainment is launching a new generation of "smart" CDs aimed at
thwarting file-sharing while at the same time allowing CD buyers to make a
few copies for themselves and friends. The technology will make its debut
next week with the release of "Comin' From Where I'm From" by Anthony
Hamilton. Buyers of that CD will be able to burn three copies per computer
and will be able to e-mail songs to a limited number of people, each of
whom can then listen to the song 10 times before it becomes unavailable.
The MediaMax CD-3 antipiracy technology is made by SunnComm Technologies in
Phoenix. SunnComm rival Macrovision has also developed protective
technology that allows limited copying, and the record labels are watching
closely to gauge fans' reactions. Meanwhile, civil liberties advocates say
the technology is good in principle, but is still too restrictive. "It is
inconsistent with how fair use has always been applied," says Cindy Cohn,
legal director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. (AP/Wall Street
Journal 18 Sep 2003)
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB106392548180994200,00.html (sub req'd)
UK MAKES SPAM A CRIMINAL OFFENSE
A new law introduced by U.K. Communications Minister Stephen Timms means
spammers could face fines of #5,000 in a magistrates court or an unlimited
penalty from a jury. "These regulations will help combat the global
nuisance of unsolicited e-mails and texts by enshrining in law rights that
give consumers more say over who can use their personal details," says
Timms. The law, which takes effect December 11, follows similar steps taken
by the Italian government, which recently imposed fines of up to 90,000
euros and a maximum sentence of three years in prison for sending spam.
Meanwhile, EU legislation banning unsolicited junk e-mail will be enforced
beginning on October 31, but officials say it may have little effect
because most spam originates in the U.S. and Asia, and thus will be out of
its reach. (BBC News 18 Sep 2003)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3120628.stm
ICANN ASKS VERISIGN TO SHELVE SITE FINDER SERVICE
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has issued a
statement voicing "widespread expressions of concern" over the technical
repercussions possible from VeriSign's recently launched Site Finder
service. Site Finder steers Web users who make typographical errors while
entering URLs to a site operated by VeriSign. Critics say the technical
process by which VeriSign "hijacks" users could disrupt e-mail delivery as
well as impair the ability of ISPs to block "spam" sent from non-existent
Internet addresses -- a common technique for reducing the volume of junk
e-mail. In self-defense, some ISPs and software groups have developed
patches that prevent the Site Finder software from working on their
networks. (Wall Street Journal 22 Sep 2003)
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB106418646915190300,00.html (sub req'd)
VERISIGN REFUSES TO BACK DOWN
Despite a flood of criticism, VeriSign has told ICANN in a letter that it
won't disable its Site Finder service. ICANN had asked VeriSign to
voluntarily suspend the service until the technical ramifications could be
studied. The controversial service diverts Web users who enter invalid URLs
because of careless typing to VeriSign's own Web site. The Internet
registrar's refusal to back down potentially puts it on a collision course
with ICANN, which oversees its contract with the U.S. Department of
Commerce to manage the master list of .com and .net Web addresses. But
former ICANN board member Karl Auerbach says ICANN has a history of weak
contracts: "I suspect that we're going to discover that VeriSign just might
get away with it." Meanwhile, VeriSign is also facing lawsuits filed by
Popular Enterprises, a Florida firm with a competing Site-Finder-type
service, and by Go Daddy, another Internet registrar that has accused
VeriSign of engaging in unfair business practices.
(San Francisco Chronicle 23 Sep 2003)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/09/23/BUG
TC1SB8M1.DTL&type=tech
U.S. SLASHES NUMBER OF H-1B VISAS
After bowing to pressure from the high-tech industry to increase the number
of H-1B visas offered to highly qualified foreign workers, the U.S.
government is planning to sharply cut the number from 195,000 to 65,000 for
the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. The three-year visas have been used to
bring highly skilled workers, mostly from the Indian sub-continent, to the
U.S. to fill jobs in the computer industry. "Given the weakness of our
current economy, and the rising unemployment we have experienced under
President Bush's stewardship, many who supported the increase in 2000 now
believe that 65,000 visas are sufficient," says Sen. Patrick Leahy
(D-Vermont). Immigration attorneys say the new restrictions will set off a
scramble by companies to fill their slots before the ceiling is reached.
(Reuters/CNet 23 Sep 2003)
http://news.com.com/2100-1036_3-5080288.html
LANDLINE NUMBERS CAN GO MOBILE
Most of the publicity surrounding the upcoming implementation of new cell
phone number portability rules has focused on the ability of cell phone
subscribers to take their numbers with them when they switch carriers. But
in addition to that provision, the new rules will enable phone customers to
switch their landline phone number over to a cell phone and vice versa. And
although it's unclear how many customers will take advantage of the new
flexibility, research firm Gartner Dataquest recently estimated that nearly
10% of residential phone customers would convert their home telephones to
wireless if they could keep their numbers. However, there is one wrinkle
that still needs to be ironed out. While the Bell companies agree that
there's no problem if a residential customer wants to move a home phone
number to a wireless carrier that already has phone numbers in that
person's "rate center" (the first three digits after the area code that
correspond to a specific neighborhood), both landline and wireless carriers
have asked the FCC to clarify whether local phone companies must also hand
over numbers to a cellular company that doesn't already "own" similar
numbers from the same rate center. The complexity of the issue may prove
frustrating for consumers, warns an industry consultant for Cap Gemini
Ernst & Young. "Customers aren't going to understand the issue of rate
centers -- they're just going to know they were denied." The FCC says it
will clarify the rules, but hasn't said whether it will do so before the
Nov. 24 number portability deadline. (AP 19 Sep 2003)
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20030919/D7TLKDT00.html
PUTTING A CAP ON BROADBAND USE
Some Internet broadband "heavy users" are receiving notices from their
providers that they're abusing their contracts. Since late summer, Comcast
has been quietly asking its highest-volume subscribers to scale back their
Internet habits, and in some cases even suspending their service after the
first warning. But the biggest frustration for these subscribers is the
perception that these warnings are not triggered by any "predetermined
bandwidth usage threshold," admits a Comcast spokeswoman. The company says
it's not imposing usage caps per se, but rather is trying to reduce stress
on its network as it works to provide ever-increasing download speeds for
all its users. "The industry is leery of explicit caps, because even people
who don't come anywhere near the caps feel like something is being taken
away from them," says a Jupiter Research analyst. But as consumers flock to
broadband services, companies "can't claim their service is unlimited if
there is some kind of informal limit." Meanwhile, Cox Communications has
taken a more hardline approach, limiting subscribers to 2 gigabytes of
downloading per day -- the equivalent of two compressed feature-length
movies or about 400 MP3 songs. AOL Time Warner's Road Runner service has no
cap yet, but the idea is being discussed internally. On the DSL side, phone
companies say they have no limits on their subscribers' usage. "The
customers buy the lines. We make whatever bandwidth they need available to
them," says an SBC spokesman. (CNet News.com 22 Sep 2003)
http://news.com.com/2100-1034_3-5079624.html?tag=fd_lede
TERRORISM INFORMATION AWARENESS ALIVE AND WELL IN THE STATES
Remember the "Terrorism Information Awareness" database controversy? That
project would have allowed the Pentagon to assemble a huge collection of
information on all U.S. citizens, including driver's license, credit card
and financial records, etc., but Congress responded to citizens' privacy
concerns by refusing to fund it. Now a similar project is take shape in
more than a dozen states, fueled by $12 million in federal funds. Dubbed
Matrix (Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange), the database is
being compiled and housed in a private company, but will be open to state
and federal law officials, and perhaps even U.S. intelligence agencies. The
project ostensibly is aimed at identifying and tracking terrorists, but
privacy advocates and others say the use of Seisint Inc., a Boca Raton,
Fl., company founded by a millionaire who police say made his money flying
planeloads of drugs back in the '80s, puts millions of Americans' personal
data at risk. "It's federally funded, it's guarded by state police, but
it's on private property? That's very interesting," says University of
Florida law professor Christopher Slobogin, an expert in privacy issues.
"If it's federally funded, the federal government obviously has a huge
interest in it." Already California and Texas have backed away from the
project, citing security concerns, and Florida officials acknowledge that
Matrix appears to skirt the federal laws barring the U.S. government from
collecting routine information on "innocent citizens." "The CIA doesn't
have this now," says Phil Ramer, special agent in charge of the Florida
Department of Law Enforcement's intelligence office. "That's a major
political issue we'll have to cross." (New York Times 24 Sep 2003)
http://partners.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Terror-Database.html
MSN MUZZLES CHAT ROOMS
Microsoft MSN is closing down Internet chat services in most of its 34
markets in Europe, Latin America and Asia, and is limiting service in the
U.S., citing concerns over use of the online forums for pornography scams
and pedophile and sexual predator activities. "We recognize that it's a
common industry-wide problem," says an MSN spokeswoman. "We've taken a look
at our service and how can we make efforts to step up our efforts to
provide a safe environment." In the U.S., MSN will now require chat room
users to subscribe to at least one other paid MSN service, so that it will
have credit card numbers that it can use to track down those who violate
MSN's terms of use. In Canada, Brazil, New Zealand and Japan, MSN will
offer some moderated chat rooms and discussions. The move to restrict chat
use will probably turn out to be a good thing for the company, says one
Microsoft watcher, by allowing it to shed a number of freeloaders. "I think
this change will have welcome side effects, like keeping spammers out of
the chat rooms. But fundamentally I believe this is a move to make MSN more
profitable. It will allow the company to get rid of some infrastructure
that was supporting chat, and to make money on what it leaves in place."
(AP 24 Sep 2003)
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20030924/D7TON5BG2.html
CALIFORNIA BANS SPAM
California Governor Gray Davis has signed into law a measure that makes it
illegal to send unsolicited e-mail to California residents, unless the
recipient has a prior business relationship with the sender. Violators will
be subject to fines of $1,000 for each message and up to $1 million for
blitz campaigns. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Kevin Murray (D-Culver City),
will go into effect January 1, and Murray notes it's the first in the U.S.
to hold an advertiser accountable along with the spammer. "We think it's
going to be the toughest bill in the nation. The beauty of this is you go
after the advertisers. They are fineable and attachable," says Murray.
California lawmakers generally agree that it will be relatively easy to win
judgments against spam merchants and their advertisers in state courts, but
actually recovering damages from out-of-state or overseas perpetrators is
more problematic. "It fails to address the core issue about spam. It
totally fails to be able to reach the offshore criminals who are sending
Viagra ads," says Ray Schultz, editorial director of a publication on
direct marketing. (Los Angeles Times 24 Sep 2003)
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U.K. MAKES SPAM A CRIMINAL OFFENSE
Britain has passed a law making the sending of unsolicited e-mail a
criminal offense. Those found guilty of violating the new law, which
goes into effect December 11, can be fined up to 5,000 pounds by a
magistrate or an unlimited amount by a jury, though they cannot be
sentenced to prison. The law will require anyone sending a commercial
e-mail or text message to obtain permission first from recipients. The
loophole, however, which has many fuming, is that the law does not
apply to business e-mail addresses. The anti-spam group Spamhaus
characterized the law as a de facto legalization of spam sent to
computer users at work. A statement from the group said, "Britain's
firms will continue to suffer the onslaught of ever more spam, now from
spammers claiming legality." Italy recently passed a similar, though
tougher, anti-spam law. In Italy, a spammer can be fined 90,000 euros
and sentenced to three years in prison.
BBC, 18 September 2003
BROADBAND PROVIDERS CONSIDER USAGE CAPS
Several leading providers of broadband Internet service have begun
instituting usage caps and notifying abusers that their service could
be suspended unless they cut back the amount of bandwidth they use.
Some companies offer stated caps, such as Cox Communications, which
allows customers to download 2 gigabytes per day. Other companies,
including Comcast, do not have explicit limits but have begun notifying
those of its customers who use disproportionate amounts of bandwidth.
The company said 28 percent of its available bandwidth is used by the
top 1 percent of its customers, and those customers have begun
receiving notes from Comcast indicating that they are in violation of
their terms of service. Verizon Communications and SBC Communications
said their services remain unlimited. Usage caps are seen as one of the
variables in the ongoing battle for customers among broadband providers
and between DSL and cable-modem service.
ZDNet, 22 September 2003
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-5079624.html
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