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Subject: Project Gutenberg Newsletter, February, 1998
From: "Michael S. Hart" <hart@prairienet.org>
To: Michael Hart <hart@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 13:58:24 -0600 (CST)
This is the Project Gutenberg Newsletter for February, 1998
Milestones to consider:
Etext #1200 posted yesterday. . .possibly #2000 on 1/1/2000
10 years ago we were just posting Etext #12. . . .
We are considering moving to 36 books per month, and, would
like to have your input on this, as I consider this is YOUR
project. . . . If we do 36 per month for the next 23 month
period, we should be able to reach 2000 Etexts by January 1
of the year 2000. . .however. . .I *am* aware that we would
be pushing things a bit, so I am going to give this at most
a one month trial period, so we can get some feedback. The
Directors assure me that they have volunteers ready to go--
but I always like to check with out volunteers at large, b4
we change things. I think it *would* be kind of nice to do
our 2,000th Etext during the big celebration. . . .
[I know that the Third Millennium really doesn't start that
year, but rather in 2001. . .since there was no year zero.]
Here are the 32 Etexts for January, 1998, and if we can get
enough more out in February, I will rename some of them for
January's extra 4 Etexts. I pushed the envelope yesterday,
and in a fit of the workaholism I am somewhat famous for, I
posted 12 Etexts yesterday, as it is hard for me not to get
going hard when crossing a milestone such as Etext #1200.
The very earliest of our volunteers joined us approximately
10 years ago, when we had only about 12 Etexts in our small
collection. . .though not so small if you consider how long
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Today we have about 100 Etexts available for each Etext the
collection had 10 years ago. If we can keep growing at the
same rate, we can have a library truly worthy of that name,
10 years from now.
I am not sure how well this is going to work out for me, as
I have been pretty much working as hard as I can for years,
and last year really wore me out.
However, if we can get just a few more volunteer editors in
English and a few other languages, we can do this.
We desperately need at least one editor in these languages:
French
German
Spanish
Portuguese
and other languages
[see list below]
We still need someone to help us create a "hit counter" for
relaying hits to other Etext sources, so they get credited.
This is VERY important for some of them to get grants, etc.
Meanwhile here are the 32 Etexts already posted for January
and below that the ones I posted yesterday for February, of
which 4 may be renamed as for January if we can get 36 more
Etexts on line before the end of the month.
You might be interested to know that Etexts 1198, 99 & 1200
each have their origins down under in Australia. #2000 was
produced by Sue Asscher from down under in Queensland: and
the other two are by Australian authors.
We are working hard to set up teams in the languages and/or
countries listed below this index. We hope you can help!!!
**Project Gutenberg Index for the 32 January, 1998 Etexts**
Mon Year Title/Author [# of Books by Author] [filename.ext]####
Jan 1998 The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas[Pere][crstoxxx.xxx]1184
Jan 1998 The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer[Rohmer4][rfumnxxx.xxx]1183
Jan 1998 Dope, by Sax Rohmer [Sax Rohmer #3] [dopexxxx.xxx]1182
Jan 1998 The Symposium by Xenophon, trans. by Dakyns [#13][sympmxxx.xxx]1181
Jan 1998 The Sportsman, by Xenophon trans. by Dakyns [#12][sportxxx.xxx]1180
Jan 1998 On Revenues by Xenophon, translated by Dakyns[#11][rvnuexxx.xxx]1179
Jan 1998 Polity Athenians and Lacedaemonians, Xenophon[#10][pltisxxx.xxx]1178
Jan 1998 The Memorabilia by Xenophon, trans. by Dakyns [#9][mmrbixxx.xxx]1177
Jan 1998 On Horsemanship by Xenophon, trans. by Dakyns [#8][hrsmnxxx.xxx]1176
Jan 1998 Hiero, by Xenophon, translation by H.G. Dakyns[#7][hieroxxx.xxx]1175
Jan 1998 Hellenica, by Xenophon, translation by Dakyns [#6][hllncxxx.xxx]1174
Jan 1998 The Economist, by Xenophon, Dakyns translation[#5][econmxxx.xxx]1173
Jan 1998 The Cavalry General by Xenophon, trans. Dakyns[#4][cvlryxxx.xxx]1172
Jan 1998 The Apology by Xenophon, translation by Dakyns[#3][aplgyxxx.xxx]1171
Jan 1998 Anabasis, by Xenophon, translation by Dakyns [#2][anbssxxx.xxx]1170
Jan 1998 Agesilaus, by Xenophon, translation by Dakyns [#1][agslsxxx.xxx]1169
Jan 1998 The Pool in the Desert, Sara Jeannette Duncan [pldstxxx.xxx]1168
Jan 1998 A Strange Disappearance, by Anna Katharine Green [sdsprxxx.xxx]1167
Jan 1998 The Second Book of Modern Verse, Ed. Rittenhouse [sbkmvxxx.xxx]1166
Jan 1998 The Little Book of Modern Verse, Ed. Rittenhouse [lbkmvxxx.xxx]1165
Jan 1998 The Iron Heel, by Jack London [Jack London #39] [irnhlxxx.xxx]1164
Jan 1998 Adventure, by Jack London [Jack London #38] [advntxxx.xxx]1163
Jan 1998 The Jacket (Star-Rover) by Jack London [London#37][jaketxxx.xxx]1162
Jan 1998 Jerry of the Islands, by Jack London [London #36] [jrislxxx.xxx]1161
Jan 1998 The Game, by Jack London [Jack London #35] [tgamexxx.xxx]1160
Jan 1998 Fire-Tongue, by Sax Rohmer [Sax Rohmer #2] [firtgxxx.xxx]1159
Jan 1998 Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington [Tarkington #6][pnrdsxxx.xxx]1158
Jan 1998 Les Avaries by Eugene Brieux, Novel/Sinclair Lewis[dmgdsxxx.xxx]1157
Jan 1998 Damaged Goods by Sinclair Lewis from "Les Avaries"[dmgdsxxx.xxx]1157
Jan 1998 Babbit, by Sinclair Lewis [Sinclair Lewis #2] [babitxxx.txt]1156
Jan 1998 Secret Adversary, by Agatha Christie [Christie #2][secadxxx.txt]1155
Jan 1998 Voyages of Dr. Doolittle by Hugh Lofting[Lofting2][vdrdlxxx.txt]1154
Jan 1998 The Chessman of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs[ERB#11][cmarsxxx.txt]1153
***and these for February to get us to Etext #1200. . .12% of our our goal***
Feb 1998 Gargantua and Pantagruel, by Francis Rabelais [ggpntxxx.xxx]1200
Feb 1998 An Anthology of Australian Verse, Bertram Stevens [ozvrxxxx.xxx]1199
Feb 1998 Robbery Under Arms, by Rolf Boldrewood[T.A.Browne][robryxxx.xxx]1198
Feb 1998 Taras Bulba, et. al, by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol [tarasxxx.xxx]1197
Feb 1998 St. John's Eve, by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol [#7][tarasxxx.xxx]1197
Feb 1998 The Cloak, by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol [#6][tarasxxx.xxx]1197
Feb 1998 How the Two Ivans Quarrelled, by Nikolai Gogol[#5][tarasxxx.xxx]1197
Feb 1998 The Mysterious Portrait, by Nikolai Gogol [#4][tarasxxx.xxx]1197
Feb 1998 The Calash, by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol [#3][tarasxxx.xxx]1197
Feb 1998 Taras Bulba, by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol [#2][tarasxxx.xxx]1197
Feb 1998 The Purse, by Honore' de Balzac [Balzac #3] [pursexxx.xxx]1196
Feb 1998 Glasses, by Henry James [Henry James #19][glsesxxx.xxx]1195
Feb 1998 Adventures of Louis de Rougemont, by de Rougemont [advlrxxx.xxx]1194
Feb 1998 The Coxon Fund, by Henry James [Henry James #18][coxonxxx.xxx]1193
Feb 1998 The Old Bachelor, by William Congreve [Congreve#2][oldbaxxx.xxx]1192
Feb 1998 The Double-Dealer, by William Congreve[Congreve#1][dbdlrxxx.xxx]1191
Feb 1998 The Jolly Corner, by Henry James [Henry James #17][jllycxxx.xxx]1190
Feb 1998 The Message, by Honore' de Balzac [Balzac #2] [msagexxx.xxx]1189
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Subject: Project Gutenberg Volunteers' Newsletter, January, 1998
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To: "Project Gutenberg Volunteers' List" <gutvol-l@listserv.oit.unc.edu>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 12:07:14 -0600 (CST)
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Subject: December 10th Project Gutenberg Newsletter
From: "Michael S. Hart" <hart@prairienet.org>
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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 19:11:00 -0600 (CST)
***The Project Gutenberg Newsletter for December 10, 1997**
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Shakespeare
Portuguese Etext Team
Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine Site of the Month
For December:
A new release of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare;
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as many files as we had available just 4 years ago today.
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and more computers and scanners. I will be following up on
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Now, here are the 32 November Etexts, and 17 from December--
we promised that as soon as we had 1,000 Etexts we would put
out individual editions of the Shakespeare works that we had
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ago this very week, and dedicated to my father, who died the
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steps towards getting Project Gutenberg out of this basement
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Mon Year Title and Author [# of PG books by the author][filename.ext]####
A "C" following the Etext number indicates a copyrighted work.
Dec 1997 A Lover's Complaint, by William Shakespeare [WL] [1ws44xx.xxx]1137
Dec 1997 King Henry VIII, by William Shakespeare [WL] [1ws42xx.xxx]1136
Dec 1997 Tempest, by William Shakespeare [World Library] [1ws41xx.xxx]1135
Dec 1997 The Winter's Tale, by William Shakespeare [WL] [1ws40xx.xxx]1134
Dec 1997 Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare [World Library] [1ws39xx.xxx]1133
Dec 1997 The Life of Timon of Athens, by Wm Shakespeare [WL][1ws37xx.xxx]1132
Dec 1997 The Tragedy of Coriolanus, William Shakespeare [WL][1ws36xx.xxx]1131
Dec 1997 Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare [WL][1ws35xx.xxx]1130
Dec 1997 Macbeth, by William Shakespeare [World Library] [1ws34xx.xxx]1129
Dec 1997 King Lear, by William Shakespeare [World Library] [1ws32xx.xxx]1128
Dec 1997 Othello, The Moor of Venice, by Shakespeare [WL][1ws32xx.xxx]1127
Dec 1997 Measure for Measure, by William Shakespeare [WL][1ws31xx.xxx]1126
Dec 1997 All's Well that End's Well, William Shakespeare[WL][1ws30xx.xxx]1125
Dec 1997 History of Troilus and Cressida, by Shakespeare[WL][1ws29xx.xxx]1124
Dec 1997 Twelfth Night; or What You Will, by Shakespeare[WL][1ws28xx.xxx]1123
Dec 1997 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, by Wm Shakespeare [WL][1ws26xx.xxx]1122
Dec 1997 As You Like It, William Shakespeare [World Library][1ws25xx.xxx]1121
Nov 1997 Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare[World Library][1ws24xx.xxx]1120
Nov 1997 King Henry V, William Shakespeare [World Library] [1ws23xx.xxx]1119
Nov 1997 Much Ado about Nothing, William Shakespeare [WL][1ws22xx.xxx]1118
Nov 1997 King Henry IV, Part 2, William Shakespeare [WL][1ws21xx.xxx]1117
Nov 1997 The Merry Wives of Windsor, William Shakespeare[WL][1ws20xx.xxx]1116
Nov 1997 King Henry IV Part 1, William Shakespeare [WL][1ws19xx.xxx]1115
Nov 1997 The Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare [WL][1ws18xx.xxx]1114
Nov 1997 A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare [WL][1ws17xx.xxx]1113
Nov 1997 Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare [WL] [1ws16xx.xxx]1112
Nov 1997 King Richard II, by William Shakespeare [WL] [1ws15xx.xxx]1111
Nov 1997 King John, by William Shakespeare [World Library] [1ws14xx.xxx]1110
Nov 1997 Love's Labour's Lost, by William Shakespeare [WL][1ws12xx.xxx]1109
Nov 1997 Two Gentlemen of Verona, William Shakespeare [WL][1ws11xx.xxx]1108
Nov 1997 The Taming of the Shrew, William Shakespeare [WL][1ws10xx.xxx]1107
Nov 1997 Titus Andronicus, by William Shakespeare [WL][1ws09xx.xxx]1106
Nov 1997 The Shakespearian Sonnets, William Shakespeare [WL][1ws07xx.xxx]1105
Nov 1997 The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare [WL] [1ws06xx.xxx]1104
Nov 1997 King Richard III, by William Shakespeare [WL] [1ws04xx.xxx]1103
Nov 1997 King Henry VI, Part 3, William Shakespeare [WL] [1ws03xx.xxx]1102
Nov 1997 King Henry VI, Part 2, William Shakespeare [WL] [1ws02xx.xxx]1101
Nov 1997 King Henry VI, Part 1, William Shakespeare [WL] [1ws01xx.xxx]1100
Nov 1997 The Riverman, by Stewart Edward White [rvrmnxx.xxx]1099
Nov 1997 The Turmoil, A novel, by Booth Tarkington [BT#5] [turmoxx.xxx]1098
Nov 1997 Mrs. Warren's Profession, by G. B. Shaw [Shaw #4] [wrproxx.xxx]1097
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Nov 1997 The Story of Jees Uck, by Jack London [London #34] [fthmnxx.xxx]1096
Nov 1997 Batard, by Jack London [Jack London's Etext #33] [fthmnxx.xxx]1096
Nov 1997 The Marriage of Lit-lit, by Jack London[London #32][fthmnxx.xxx]1096
Nov 1997 The One Thousand Dozen, by Jack London [London #31][fthmnxx.xxx]1096
Nov 1997 Too Much Gold, by Jack London [London #30] [fthmnxx.xxx]1096
Nov 1997 The Faith of Men, by Jack London [London #29] [fthmnxx.xxx]1096
Nov 1997 A Hyperborean Brew, by Jack London [London #28] [fthmnxx.xxx]1096
Nov 1997 A Relic of the Pliocene, by Jack London[London #27][fthmnxx.xxx]1096
*
Not sure how we are going to index a collection and member of the collection,
when both have the same name. Suggestions?
*
Nov 1997 The Faith of Men, by Jack London [London #27-34] [fthmnxx.xxx]1096
Nov 1997 Light of the Western Stars, Zane Grey[Zane Grey #4][lwstrxx.xxx]1095
Nov 1997 Tamburlaine the Great PT 1, by Christopher Marlowe [tmbn1xx.xxx]1094
Nov 1997 The Beast in the Jungle, by Henry James [James #15][bstjgxx.xxx]1093
Nov 1997 The Description of Wales, by Geraldus Cambrensis [dscwlxxx.xxx]1092
Nov 1997 Heroes and Hero Worship, by Thomas Carlyle [TC#3] [herosxxx.xxx]1091
Nov 1997 Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers by Jonathan Swift[#4][bstafxxx.xxx]1090
Nov 1997 Moon-Face and Other Stories by Jack London[#19-26][mfacexxx.xxx]1089
Nov 1997 Planchette, by Jack London [#26] [mfacexxx.xxx]1089
Nov 1997 All Gold Canyon, by Jack London [#25] [mfacexxx.xxx]1089
Nov 1997 The Shadow and the Flash, by Jack London [#24] [mfacexxx.xxx]1089
Nov 1997 The Minions of Midas, by Jack London [#23] [mfacexxx.xxx]1089
Nov 1997 Amateur Night, by Jack London [#22] [mfacexxx.xxx]1089
Nov 1997 Local Color, by Jack London [#21] [mfacexxx.xxx]1089
Nov 1997 The Leopard Man's Story, by Jack London [#20] [mfacexxx.xxx]1089
Nov 1997 Moon-Face, by Jack London [Jack London #19] [mfacexxx.xxx]1089
Here is a request for help from Donald Knuth. [Yes, THE Donald Knuth]
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Oct 1997 Rolf in the Woods, by Ernest Thompson Seton [rolfwxxx.xxx]1088
Oct 1997 Baartock, by Lewis Roth [brtckxxx.xxx]1087C
Oct 1997 A Horse's Tale, by Mark Twain [Clemens][Twain #12][hrstlxxx.xxx]1086
Oct 1997 Life of John Sterling, by Thomas Carlyle [TC#2] [strlgxxx.xxx]1085
Oct 1997 Recipes Tried and True by Presbyterian Ladies' Aid[tandtxxx.xxx]1084
Oct 1997 The Arrow of Gold, by Joseph Conrad [Conrad #17] [argldxxx.xxx]1083
Oct 1997 Voyage of The Paper Canoe, by Nathaniel H. Bishop [pprcnxxx.xxx]1082
Oct 1997 Dead Souls, by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol [dsolsxxx.xxx]1081
Oct 1997 A Modest Proposal, by Jonathan Swift [Swift #3] [mdprpxxx.xxx]1080
Oct 1997 Life of Tristram Shandy, by Laurence Sterne [shndyxxx.xxx]1079
Oct 1997 The Scouts of the Valley, by Joseph A. Altsheler [sctvlxxx.xxx]1078
Oct 1997 The Mirror of Kong Ho, by Ernest Bramah [Bramah#2][konghxxx.xxx]1077
Oct 1997 The Wallet of Kai Lung, by Ernest Bramah[Bramah#1][wklngxxx.xxx]1076
Oct 1997 Samuel, by Jack London [Jack London #18] [sstrgxxx.xxx]1075
Oct 1997 The Sea-Farmer, by Jack London [Jack London #17] [sstrgxxx.xxx]1075
Oct 1997 The Dream of Debs, by Jack London [London #16] [sstrgxxx.xxx]1075
Oct 1997 The Enemy of All the World, by Jack London [#15] [sstrgxxx.xxx]1075
Oct 1997 The Unparalleled Invasion, by Jack London [#14] [sstrgxxx.xxx]1075
Oct 1997 South of the Slot, by Jack London [London #13] [sstrgxxx.xxx]1075
Oct 1997 The Strength of the Strong, by Jack London [#12] [sstrgxxx.xxx]1075
Oct 1997 The Sea Wolf, by Jack London [Jack London #11] [cwolfxxx.xxx]1074
Oct 1997 The Death of Olivier Becaille, by Emile Zola [#4] [1zolaxxx.xxx]1073
Oct 1997 The Miller's Daughter, by Emile Zola [Zola #3] [1zolaxxx.xxx]1072
Oct 1997 Captain Burle, by Emile Zola [Emile Zola #2] [1zolaxxx.xxx]1071
Oct 1997 Nana, by Emile Zola [Emile Zola #1] [See note] [1zolaxxx.xxx]1070
Oct 1997 1st PG Collection of Emile Zola [Emile Zola #1] [1zolaxxx.xxx]1069
Oct 1997 Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant [US President] V2 [2musgxxx.xxx]1068
Oct 1997 Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant [US President] V1 [1musgxxx.xxx]1067
Oct 1997 1066 is reserved for "The Battle of Hastings" [ xxx.xxx]1066
Oct 1997 The Cask of Amontillado, by Edgar Allan Poe[Poe#5][1epoexxx.xxx]1065
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Oct 1997 The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe[#4][1epoexxx.xxx]1064
Oct 1997 The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe [E. A. Poe #3] [1epoexxx.xxx]1063
Oct 1997 1st PG Collection of Edgar Allan Poe[E. A. Poe #2][1epoexxx.xxx]1062
Oct 1997 Myths and Myth-Makers, by John Fiske [mythmxxx.xxx]1061
Oct 1997 Grass of Parnassus, by Andrew Lang [Lang #7] [grprnxxx.xxx]1060
Oct 1997 The World Set Free, by H.G. Wells [H.G. Wells #12][twsfrxxx.xxx]1059
Oct 1997 The Mirror of the Sea, by Joseph Conrad[Conrad#16][tmotsxxx.xxx]1058
Oct 1997 Poems, by Oscar Wilde [Etext #16 by Oscar Wilde] [pmwldxxx.xxx]1057
Oct 1997 Ballad of Reading Gaol, by Oscar Wilde [re: above][pmwldxxx.xxx]1057
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Nov 1997 The Description of Wales, by Geraldus Cambrensis [dscwlxxx.xxx]1092
Nov 1997 Heroes and Hero Worship, by Thomas Carlyle [TC#3] [herosxxx.xxx]1091
Nov 1997 Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers by Jonathan Swift[#4][bstafxxx.xxx]1090
Nov 1997 Moon-Face and Other Stories by Jack London[#19-26][mfacexxx.xxx]1089
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Subject: Project Gutenberg Newsletter, October 1, 1997 [to Etext #1057]
From: "Michael S. Hart" <hart@prairienet.org>
To: hart@archive.org
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 10:10:04 -0500 (CDT)
This is the Project Gutenberg Newsletter for October, 1997 [ To Etext #1057]
Well. . .we [I] survived the mad rush to get Etext #1,000 online on schedule,
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Oct 1997 Poems, by Oscar Wilde [Etext #16 by Oscar Wilde] [pmwldxxx.xxx]1057
Oct 1997 Ballad of Reading Gaol, by Oscar Wilde [re: above][pmwldxxx.xxx]1057
NOTE:
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Sep 1997 Martin Eden, by Jack London [Jack London #10] [medenxxx.xxx]1056
Sep 1997 'Twixt Land & Sea, by Joseph Conrad [Conrad #15] [twxlsxxx.xxx]1055
Sep 1997 A Collection of Ballads, by Andrew Lang [Lang #6] [cbladxxx.xxx]1054
Sep 1997 Within The Tides, by Joseph Conrad [Conrad #14] [wthntxxx.xxx]1053
Sep 1997 Step by Step; or Tidy's Way to Freedom [?Tract #2][tidysxxx.xxx]1052
Sep 1997 Sartor Resartus, by Thomas Carlyle [Carlyle #1] [srtrsxxx.xxx]1051
Sep 1997 Dark Lady of the Sonnets by George Bernard Shaw[3][dlotsxxx.xxx]1050
Sep 1997 Vanished Arizona, by Martha Summerhayes [varizxxx.xxx]1049
Sep 1997 The Ruling Passion, by Henry van Dyke [van Dyke#2][rlpsnxxx.xxx]1048
Sep 1997 The New Machiavelli, by H. G. Wells [Wells #11] [nmchvxxx.xxx]1047
Sep 1997 God The Invisible King, by H. G. Wells [Wells#10] [godikxxx.xxx]1046
Sep 1997 Venus and Adonis, by William Shakespeare[Shakes#3][wsvnsxxx.xxx]1045
Sep 1997 Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven by Mark Twain[cptsfxxx.xxx]1044
Sep 1997 The Story of Evolution, by Joseph McCabe [tsoevxxx.xxx]1043
Sep 1997 A Reading of Life, Other Poems, by George Meredith[rdlifxxx.xxx]1042
Sep 1997 Shakespeare's Sonnets, by William Shakespeare [#2][wssntxxx.xxx]1041
Sep 1997 The Three Taverns, by Edwin Arlington Robinson[#3][3tavsxxx.xxx]1040
Sep 1997 Missionary Travels in South Africa, by Livingstone[mtravxxx.xxx]1039
Sep 1997 Style, by Walter Raleigh [Walter Raleigh Etext #2][stylexxx.xxx]1038
Sep 1997 The Life of John Bunyan, by Edmund Venables [lfbynxxx.xxx]1037
Sep 1997 Joe Wilson and His Mates, by Henry Lawson [HL#2] [jwahmxxx.xxx]1036
Sep 1997 The Man against the Sky, by Edwin A. Robinson [#2][tmatsxxx.xxx]1035
Sep 1997 Poems, by Wilfred Owen [wowenxxx.xxx]1034
Sep 1997 Rose O' the River, by Kate Douglas Wiggin [KDW#4] [rorvrxxx.xxx]1033
Sep 1997 The Pupil, by Henry James [#14 by Henry James] [pupilxxx.xxx]1032
Sep 1997 Charmides and Other Poems by Oscar Wilde[Wilde#15][crmdsxxx.xxx]1031
Sep 1997 Cavalier Songs & Ballads of England, MacKay/Editor[csboexxx.xxx]1030
Sep 1997 The Night-Born, by Jack London [Jack London #9 [ntbrnxxx.xxx]1029
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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 13:02:26 -0500 (CDT)
This is the Project Gutenberg Newsletter for July, 1997
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Jul 1997 Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes [Saavedra][#1][1donqxxx.xxx] 996
Jul 1997 Ballads of a Bohemian, by Robert W. Service[RWS#5][blbhmxxx.xxx] 995
Jul 1997 Riders to the Sea, J. M. Synge [rdrsexxx.xxx] 994
Jul 1997 Malbone: An Oldport Romance by Thomas W. Higginson[malbnxxx.xxx] 993
Jul 1997 Theologico-Political Treatise P4, by Spinoza [S#9][4spntxxx.xxx] 992
Jul 1997 Theologico-Political Treatise P3, by Spinoza [S#8][3spntxxx.xxx] 991
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Jul 1997 The Education of the Child, by Ellen Key [edkidxxx.xxx] 988
Jul 1997 Popular Science Monthly, Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 V.86 [86psmxxx.xxx] 987
Jul 1997 Master and Man, by Leo Tolstoy, Trans. L & A Maude[mramnxxx.xxx] 986
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Jul 1997 Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914, Irwin L. Gordon, Ed. [wwaswxxx.xxx] 984
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Jul 1997 Ethics, by Benedict de Spinoza/Elwes Part 5 [#5] [5spnexxx.xxx] 975
Jul 1997 The Secret Agent, by Joseph Conrad [Conrad #13] [agentxxx.xxx] 974
Jul 1997 Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates [Howard Pyle #2] [hpprtxxx.xxx] 973
Jul 1997 The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce[Bierce3][dvldcxxx.xxx] 972
Jul 1997 Ethics, by Benedict de Spinoza/Elwes Part 4 [#4] [4spnexxx.xxx] 971
Jul 1997 Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories, by Cal Stewart[ncjshxxx.xxx] 970
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Jul 1997 Martin Chuzzlewit, by Charles Dickens[Dickens #32][chuzzxxx.xxx] 968
Jul 1997 Nicholas Nickleby, by Charles Dickens[Dickens #31][ncklbxxx.xxx] 967
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Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 13:32:05 -0500 (CDT)
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Jul 1997 Nicholas Nickleby, by Charles Dickens[Dickens #31][ncklbxxx.xxx] 967
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Subject: Project Gutenberg Etexts for June, 1997
From: "Michael S. Hart" <hart@prairienet.org>
To: Michael Hart <hart@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 10:58:15 -0500 (CDT)
This is a very short Project Gutenberg Newsletter announcing June's Etexts
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Jun 1997 The Tin Woodman of Oz, by Baum [LFB#16] [Oz#12] [12wozxxx.xxx] 960
Jun 1997 The Lost Princess of Oz, by Baum [LFB#15] [Oz#11] [11wozxxx.xxx] 959
Jun 1997 Rinkitink In Oz, by L. Frank Baum [LFB#14] [Oz#10][10wozxxx.xxx] 958
Jun 1997 The Scarecrow of Oz, by L. Frank Baum[FB#13][Oz#9][09wozxxx.xxx] 957
Jun 1997 Tik-Tok of Oz, by L. Frank Baum [Baum #12] [Oz #8][08wozxxx.xxx] 956
Jun 1997 The Patchwork Girl of Oz, by L. Frank Baum[Baum12][07wozxxx.xxx] 955
Jun 1997 Tom Swift & his War Tank, by Victor Appleton [21tomxxx.xxx] 954
Jun 1997 Tom Swift & his Big Tunnel, by Victor Appleton [19tomxxx.xxx] 953
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Jun 1997 Ethics, by Benedict de Spinoza/Elwes Part 3 [#3] [3spnexxx.xxx] 948
Jun 1997 The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson, by Robert Southey[hnlsnxxx.xxx] 947
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Jun 1997 Dust, by Mr. And Mrs. Haldeman-Julius [dsthjxxx.xxx] 945
Jun 1997 The Voyage of the Beagle, by Charles Darwin [#1] [vbglexxx.xxx] 944
Jun 1997 Misalliance, by George Bernard Shaw [Shaw #1] [msalixxx.xxx] 943
Jun 1997 Green Mansions, by W. H. Hudson [W. H. Hudson #1] [gmansxxx.xxx] 942
Jun 1997 Just Folks, by Edgar A. Guest [Edgar A. Guest #2] [jfolkxxx.xxx] 941
Jun 1997 Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper #1 [mohicxxx.xxx] 940
Jun 1997 Life of Thomas Telford, by Samuel Smiles [SS #5] [tlfrdxxx.xxx] 939
Jun 1997 Good Indian, by B. M. Bower [B. M. Bower #2] [gndinxxx.xxx] 938
Jun 1997 Poems: Patriotic, Religious, etc, by Father Ryan [fryanxxx.xxx] 937
Jun 1997 The Village Watch-Tower, by Kate Douglas Wiggin #3[vilwtxxx.xxx] 936
Jun 1997 Self Help; Conduct & Perseverance by Samuel Smiles[selfhxxx.xxx] 935
Jun 1997 Songs of a Savoyard by W. S. Gilbert [Gilbert #5] [svyrdxxx.xxx] 934
Jun 1997 More Bab Ballads, by W. S. Gilbert [Gilbert #4] [3babbxxx.xxx] 933
Jun 1997 Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe [#1][usherxxx.xxx] 932
Jun 1997 The Bab Ballads, by W. S. Gilbert [Gilbert #3] [2babbxxx.xxx] 931
Jun 1997 The Cook's Decameron, by Mrs. W. G. Water [ckdecxxx.xxx] 930
Jun 1997 The Cyberpunk Fakebook, by St. Jude & R.U. Sirius [fakebxxx.xxx] 929C
Jul 1997 Glinda of Oz, by L. Frank Baum [LFB#17] [Oz#14] [12wozxxx.xxx] 961
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Subject: June Project Gutenberg Newsletter
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To: Michael Hart <hart@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 18:03:12 -0500 (CDT)
This is the Project Gutenberg Newsletter for Tuesday June 4, 1997
With this issue we have reached Etext #933, though we were a little
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May 1997 Alice In Wonderland, HTML Version of 30th Edition [alicexxh.xxx] 928
May 1997 The Lamplighter, by Charles Dickens [Dickens #29] [lmpltxxx.xxx] 927
May 1997 10,000 Dreams Interpreted, Gustavus Hindman Miller[drmntxxx.xxx] 926
May 1997 United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches [uspisxxx.xxx] 925
May 1997 To Be Read At Dusk, by Charles Dickens[Dickens#28][rddskxxx.xxx] 924
May 1997 Life of Francis Marion #3, by William Dobein James[jjmarxxx.xxx] 923
May 1997 Sunday Under Three Heads by Charles Dickens[CD#27][suthsxxx.xxx] 922
May 1997 De Profundis, by Oscar Wilde [Oscar Wilde #13] [dprofxxx.xxx] 921
May 1997 Ethics, by Benedict de Spinoza/Elwes Part 2 [#2] [2spnexxx.xxx] 920
May 1997 Ethics, by Benedict de Spinoza/Elwes Part 1 [#1] [1spnexxx.xxx] 919
May 1997 Sketches of Young Gentlemen, by Dickens [CD #26] [skygmxxx.xxx] 918
May 1997 Barnaby Rudge, 80's Riots, by Charles Dickens[#25][rudgexxx.xxx] 917
May 1997 Sketches of Young Couples, by Charles Dickens[#24][yngcpxxx.xxx] 916
May 1997 Library Work with Children, by Alice I. Hazeltine [lwwchxxx.xxx] 915
May 1997 The Uncommercial Traveller by Charles Dickens[#23][unctrxxx.xxx] 914
May 1997 A Hero of Our Time, by M. Y. Lermontov [aheroxxx.xxx] 913
May 1997 Mudfog and Other Sketches, by Charles Dickens[#22][mdfogxxx.xxx] 912
May 1997 Tales of the Fish Patrol, by Jack London[London#8][totfpxxx.xxx] 911
May 1997 White Fang, by Jack London [Jack London #7] [wtfngxxx.xxx] 910
May 1997 Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone, by John Filson [1boonxxx.xxx] 909
May 1997 Treatise on Parents and Children, G.B. Shaw[GBS#1][topacxxx.xxx] 908
May 1997 Flying Machine, by W.J. Jackman & Thos. H. Russell[flymcxxx.xxx] 907
May 1997 Abraham Lincoln, by James Russell Lowell[Lowell#2][1lncnxxx.xxx] 906
May 1997 Within the Law, by Marvin Dana from Bayard Veiller[wnlawxxx.xxx] 905
May 1997 Her Father's Daughter, by Gene Stratton-Porter[#7][hfdtrxxx.xxx] 904
May 1997 The White Company, by Arthur Conan Doyle[Doyle#12][whtcoxxx.xxx] 903
May 1997 The Happy Prince & Other Tales by Oscar Wilde[#12][hpaotxxx.xxx] 902
May 1997 The Jew of Malta, by Christopher Marlowe [CM #3] [jmltaxxx.xxx] 901
May 1997 Decline/Fall Of The Roman Empire, by Gibbon, Folio[dfr310xx.xxx] 900
May 1997 Wonderful Balloon Ascents, by F. (Fulgence) Marion[wonbaxxx.xxx] 899
May 1997 The Lesson of the Master, by Henry James[James#13][tlotmxxx.xxx] 898
May 1997 The Rose and the Ring, by Thackeray [Thackeray #2][rsrngxxx.xxx] 897
And a few more so far for the month of June.
Jun 1997 More Bab Ballads, by W. S. Gilbert [Gilbert #4] [3babbxxx.xxx] 933
Jun 1997 Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe [#1][usherxxx.xxx] 932
Jun 1997 The Bab Ballads, by W. S. Gilbert [Gilbert #3] [2babbxxx.xxx] 931
Jun 1997 The Cook's Decameron, by Mrs. W. G. Water [ckdecxxx.xxx] 930
Jun 1997 The Cyberpunk Fakebook, by St. Jude & R.U. Sirius [fakebxxx.xxx] 929
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