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Jan 2001 The Madonna of the Future, by Henry James [HJ #28][mdftrxxx.xxx] 2460
Jan 2001 Trent's Trust & Other Stories, by Bret Harte [#16][ttaosxxx.xxx] 2459
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Mrs. General Talboys, By Anthony Trollope
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Jan 2001 History of the Catholic Church, V 2 by MacCaffrey [2hcthxxx.xxx] 2455
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Jan 2001 Beyond, by John Galsworthy [John Galsworthy #3][byondxxx.xxx] 2453
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Dec 2000 The Story of the Mormons by William Alexander Linn[tsotmxxx.xxx] 2443
Dec 2000 History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson[Pres][hioajxxx.xxx] 2442
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Dec 2000 History of England, James II Vol. 2, Macaulay[#9][2hoejxxx.xxx] 2439
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Dec 2000 Daphne, An Autumn Pastoral, by Margaret Sherwood [daphnxxx.xxx] 2438
Dec 2000 They and I, by Jerome K. Jerome[Jerome Jerome #23][theyixxx.xxx] 2437
Dec 2000 The Marriages, by Henry James [Henry James #25][tmrgsxxx.xxx] 2436
Dec 2000 The Crimson Fairy Book, Andrew Lang, Ed.[Lang #24][crfryxxx.xxx] 2435
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Dec 2000 Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope[Trollope 6][btowexxx.xxx] 2432
Dec 2000 Is Shakespeare Dead? by Mark Twain [MT#16][shkddxxx.xxx] 2431
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Dec 2000 Lost Face, by Jack London [London 90-96][lstfcxxx.xxx] 2429
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To Build a Fire, by Jack London [London #92]
Trust, by Jack London [London #91]
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Dec 2000 Essay on Man, by Alexander Pope[Alexander Pope #1][esymnxxx.xxx] 2428
Dec 2000 The Patagonia, by Henry James [Henry James#24][patgnxxx.xxx] 2427
Dec 2000 The Diary of a Man of Fifty by H. James [James#21][dmnftxxx.xxx] 2426
Dec 2000 A Bundle of Letters, by Henry James [James#20][bndltxxx.xxx] 2425
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>From NewsScan:
TIVO'S EXPANSION PLANS OPPOSED BY COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
[MPAA Is Not Only Against "Time Shifting," But Now Against "Space Shifting."]
In filings with the Federal Communications Commission, Hollywood studios
and other creators of digital content are trying to block the maker of
TiVo television recording devices from letting users watch copies of
shows and movies on devices outside their homes. TiVo wants to expand its
system next year to allow programs to be transferred to registered devices
outside the home -- such as at an office, vacation cabin, or friend's house.
The Motion Picture Association of America opposes this plan, and its general
counsel says: "Our concern is grounded in the fact that the remote access is
not limited to the recipient's summer home or boat or office. The people
that can receive the programming can be totally unrelated in any place on
the globe." (Washington Post 21 Jul 2004)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4042-2004Jul21.html
IBM TO BUILD SUPERCOMPUTER FOR DOD
[Out of Mac and Nintendo Parts!!!]
IBM has been awarded a contract to build the U.S. military's fastest
supercomputer, a 20 teraflop system that will cost about $100 million to
build. The fourth-fastest computer in the world, the system will be used to
produce short-term weather forecasts for Navy fleets at sea and to allow
military scientists to model atmosphere and ocean dynamics for the entire
surface of the Earth. Other uses will be to analyze aircraft material at a
molecular level and to examine the flow of water around submarine hulls to
improve their design. The supercomputer's design calls for 368 of IBM's
high-end corporate servers, using processors from the family of chips that
power Apple's G5 Macintosh desktops and Nintendo's video game consoles.
(Washington Post 26 Jul 2004)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16518-2004Jul26.html
MOBILE-PHONE WALLETS
In Japan "smart cards" for making consumer purchases may soon be replaced
by virtual-wallet technology. A series of cellphones going on sale this
summer in Japan, for use on NTT DoCoMo's wireless network, are the
world's first with an embedded computer chip that you can fill up with
electronic cash. To pay you simply wave your cell phone within a few inches
of a special display found in stores, restaurants and vending machines
around Japan. Unlike infrared or other mobile payment schemes that require
clicks on the handset, you don't even need to open your phone. But whatever
money is stored on the phone is like cash, so if you lose your wallet you
lose your money. Just like the good old days. (AP/USA Today 22 Jul 2004)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2004-07-22-wallet-phone_x.htm
44 MILLION TELECOMMUTERS
A study by In-Stat/MDR predicts that 44 million US workers will be
telecommuting this year, either full-time or working from home on a
part-time basis. The number of telecommuters is expected to grow by 2008 to
51 million, with 14 million working full-time at home. The report notes that
the rise in telecommuting has fuelled growth in high-speed Internet by home
users: "Companies too are supporting this movement, with some firms going so
far as to subsidizing the equipment and service expense to allow their
employees to work from home." (The Age 21 Jul 2004) Rec'd from John Lamp
http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/21/1090089195849.html
GOOGLE IN ITS YOUTH
Google is being sued for age discrimination by a 54-year-old terminated
manager who says he was told that he didn't fit in with Google's culture of
"youth and energy." The company prides itself on being an enlightened
employer, but the lawsuit alleges that Google purposely avoids hiring older
workers. Google denies the accusations. (San Jose Mercury News 24 Jul 2004)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9229359.htm
VIETNAM STEPS UP CONTROL OF INTERNET
[In the interest of "National Security"--see earlier story about China]
[Similar efforts in China this month blocked access to Google]
Vietnam has stepped up efforts to control the Internet, instructing
Internet service providers to terminate contracts with cyber-cafes that
allow customers to access pornographic or anti-government sites. The
directive, issued by Minister of Post and Telecommunications Do Trung Ta, is
the latest in a string of measures unveiled in recent months to prevent "bad
and poisonous information" being circulated online. This latest regulation
requires the communist nation's seven state-owned Internet service providers
to disconnect cyber-cafes if they allow clients to access forbidden sites.
Cafe owners are also instructed to monitor their customers' use of the Web
for any violations of government regulations, such as distributing viruses
and accessing pornographic sites or those that "threaten national security."
(The Age 21 Jul 2004) Rec'd from John Lamp
http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/21/1090089201081.html
CHINA GOES IT ALONE ON HIGH-TECH STANDARDS
[More about China's truly remarkable growth plans]
DVD? China's trying to do it one better -- with a technology called
EVD. CDMA? The digital cell phone standard is so 2003, the Chinese say. Give
TD-SCDMA a try instead. Intel's Centrino and Microsoft's Windows? If you're
doing business with Beijing, better bone up on WAPI and Red Flag Linux, too.
These days, China's dominant message is this: We'll embrace the world -- but
on our terms. And nowhere is this more evident than in the realm of high
technology, where behind the acronyms is a battle of standards that could
have global repercussions. Pushed by their government, Chinese firms are
shunning technological protocols invented abroad and developing their own.
They want Chinese-made video discs to run on Chinese-invented players, and
they want Chinese consumers linking up with China-developed mobile gadgets.
(The Age 23 Jul 2004) Rec'd from John Lamp.
http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/22/1090464788166.html
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DUKE FRESHMEN TO RECEIVE IPODS
[Can eBooks on iPods Be Far Behind?]
Duke University has announced a plan to give each of its 1,650 incoming
freshman this fall an Apple iPod as an experiment to see how the
devices affect teaching and learning. Each iPod will come with
orientation information and an academic calendar installed. Duke will
set up a Web site from which students can download course materials,
lectures, audio books, and other academic content to their iPods.
Although the project is not designed to discourage copyright
infringement, according to Tracy Futhey, vice president of information
technology at Duke, having "an easy-to-use legal alternative" could
provide students with an incentive to limit illegal file trading. The
project is estimated to cost Duke $500,000, and students will keep the
iPods. After the school year is over, school officials will evaluate
the educational benefits of the program.
Wired News, 20 July 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64282,00.html
[and even more open source and open competition]
IBM LOOKS TO COMPETE WITH MICROSOFT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
A new initiative from IBM aims to offer alternatives to Microsoft
products in academic settings. Because Windows computers are so common,
many academic programs focus on teaching software development using
Microsoft's operating system and development tools, according to Haym
Hirsh, chairman of the computer science department at Rutgers
University in New Jersey. Hirsh added, however, that "we don't want
our students to come out knowing only one way to do things." Under
IBM's new program, interested colleges and universities will be given
access to software and development tools, including open-source
products as well as proprietary IBM products such as the DB2 database
and WebSphere Internet software. Institutions will also have access to
course-development assistance from IBM's in-house training programs.
Officials from IBM said the program involves more than simply the
promotion of IBM hardware and software, responding to demand from
academic interests to have a broader range of options for teaching
computer science.
Wall Street Journal, 20 July 2004 (sub. req'd)
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109027258344267723,00.html
[and yet more open access]
BRITISH GOVERNMENT PUSHES OPEN ACCESS
Less than a week after a Congressional committee in the United States
called for open access to government-funded research, Britain's
Science and Technology Committee has issued a report with a similar
recommendation. Like the U.S. report, the British report does not
require open access but strongly encourages scholarly publications to
be either posted on public Web sites or published in "author-pays"
journals, in which authors pay a fee to have their research published,
thereby eliminating fees for subscription. The report also calls on the
government to subsidize author-pays fees for scholars and encourages
academics to retain copyright over their published works, rather than
signing copyright over to the journals that publish them, which
typically happens today. The British Office of Science and Technology
may issue new regulations based on the report this fall. Meanwhile,
Reed Elsevier, the largest publisher of scientific journals, last month
announced that authors of its publications would be allowed to post
copies of their work on institutional Web sites. A spokesperson for
Reed Elsevier said the publisher welcomed the report, though it
believes "some of the concerns expressed in the report about government
policy on scientific publishing to be overstated."
Chronicle of Higher Education, 20 July 2004 (sub. req'd)
http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2004/07/2004072002n.htm
SCHOOL PROJECT LEADS TO CHEAP MOBILE-PHONE DETECTOR
[Is it cheating they want to catch, or just to know what you do/say?]
A team of secondary-school students in New Zealand has created a mobile
phone detector for a business competition at their school, St. Thomas
of Canterbury College in Christchurch. The device, which the students
named CellTrac-r, can detect radio signals that cell phones use when
transmitting or receiving either calls or text messages. When activity
is detected, the device illuminates a series of lights that indicate
that activity and how far it is from the detector, which can monitor
distances up to 30 meters. Similar devices are currently available from
electronics makers, but the one developed by the students is
significantly less expensive than those available today. The students
have sold all 20 of the first batch they made, for NZ$39.95. Linda
Roberts of the University of Canterbury said she plans to test the
devices during university exams at the end of the year in an effort to
prevent students' cheating with cell phones. "People could be texting
away in an exam of 400 people and it would be hard to detect," said
Roberts. The devices will also be tested in a local prison to detect
unauthorized cell-phone usage within the prison.
BBC, 20 July 2004
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3890959.stm
REALNETWORKS MUSIC TO PLAY ON APPLE IPODS
RealNetworks has announced software that will make music downloads from
its online music store compatible with any portable media player,
including Apple Computer's iPod. Until now, RealNetworks music played
only on the Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra MP3 player, and the iPod
has supported only digitally protected songs that carry restrictions on
their use and are purchased from Apple's iTunes Music Store. The new
Harmony software reportedly will make ReanNetworks songs compatible
with FairPlay, the digital rights management standard Apple uses to
protect songs from unauthorized copying.
MSNBC, 26 July 2004
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5518136/
BLOGGERS GET PRESS CREDENTIALS
[Will the Republicans do the same?]
Several dozen Web loggers have received press credentials to cover the
Democratic national political convention this year in Boston, and
organizers of the Republican convention in New York have said they
intend to issue credentials to 10 to 20 bloggers. The chosen bloggers
face a new situation in having access to primary sources for their
blogs rather than, per their usual practice, ferreting out information
from multiple sources or providing commentary based on news coverage of
events. The bloggers expect to cover niche issues and behind-the-scenes
events rather than the larger issues that typically attract the
mainstream news media. Some media experts have expressed reservations
about the shift in the definition of "journalist" to include bloggers,
arguing that journalists should be credentialed professionals.
New York Times, 26 July 2004 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/26/politics/campaign/26blog.html
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U.S. RAIL SYSTEM TRAINS RUNNING WITHOUT ENGINEERS ONBOARD
For at least the second time this month there has been a
remotely controlled train derailment involving hazardous
materials [HAZMAT].
Last night a remotely controlled Norfolk-Southern train
derailed in the St. Louis area near Alton, Illinois,
spilling hundreds of gallons of liquid fuel which HAZMAT
teams are cleaning up. Norfolk-Southern refused comment.
I also called another prominent railroad line to find out
how many trains are run for what distances without anyone
on board, but got a long silence. When I said "thank you"
and prepared to hang up, I was shuffled to a voicemail.
Just this past week, on July 22, it was revealed that the
Union Pacific derailment in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on the 9th,
was also of a remote control train.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET)
has made repeated warnings concerning these trains, without
apparent effect. [See BLET quote below]
Most of the publicity about these remote control trains is
designed to indicate they are used in railyard switching,
but the Union Pacific train was a full train, consisting
of over 100 cars, which ran through a Jonesboro, Arkansas
checkpoint and crashed into a hazardous materials train on
the main line, derailing 11 cars.
The remote control was being operated by two junior workers
hired only this year.
It would appear that the Union Pacific railroad did not report
the fact that the train was remote controlled to either the
National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB] or local media,
which covered the accident.
A previous Union Pacific crash in Arlington, Texas involved a remote
control train that an eyewitness told the Ft. Worth Star Telegram
repeatedly rammed another train until it derailed right into the
path of another oncoming train. A Union Pacific spokesperson told
the Star Telegram that the remote control operator was out of the
position in which he could that he was hitting anything. Further
Union Pacific comments in the same article indicated that the fault
was "human error" not the fault of the remote control system,
as if repeated crashing would happen with an engineer on board.
There are failsafe devices installed to prevent these crashes,
but other researchers indicate these were overridden on purpose
to speed up the trains to increase profits.
Donald M. Hahs, National President of the BLET was quoted as saying,
"The railroads, which are the nations largest carrier of hazardous materials,
continue to take shortcuts with training employees, properly manning
locomotives, and implementing needed safety precautions."
July 27, 2004
www.teamster.org/04news/nr_040722_1hn.htm
also see:
www.ble.org/pr/news/pf_newsflash.asp?id=3905
***
TEFLON/SCOTCHGARD FOUND IN WILDLIFE AROUND OVER WORLD
Teflon and/or Scotchgard, while providing "non-stick" surfaces to keep
human homes and food cleaner, are turning out to be sticky commodities
in terms of the world's environment, from Polar Bears near the Arctic
to Japanese seabirds, and Mediterranean sea creatures.
These compounds, related to chorofluorocarbons such as Dupont's Freon,
are now being found in the the Great Lakes, which supplies the drinking
water for perhaps 10% of the U.S. and Canadian population.
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SCIENTISTS LEAVING UNIVERSITIES
As governments continue denying economic recession and/or depressions,
the continuing cutbacks in grants are driving scientists out of their
academic settings and into the streets.
Most of these used to survive on salaries no better than the median,
not only spending four years as graduate researchers, but then yet
another four to eight years in various post-doctoral positions that
still have have salaries at about the median level.
Most of these would prefer to keep doing research, but with grants
and academics both becoming serious hassles, more and more of them
are heading out into the "real world."
One such example was Craig Venter, who rose to fame by re-entering
the Human Genome Project fray to set the world on its ear after 6
years of living as a surfer, but who rapidly eclipsed the work of
Nobel laureate James Watson, of Watson and Crick fame.
Experts admit that Venter's work was "spectacular" and that in his
efforts he took genetics to the next level, years ahead of where a
previous lock-step approach was being enforced by the governments
and academics.
It just makes you wonder how many more years we would be ahead if
Craig Venter had been encouraged, rather than held back for years
and then forced completely out of the system for 6 more years.
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The Jealousies of a Country Town, by Honore de Balzac 7950
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An Old Maid [Tr.: Katharine Prescott Wormeley] (See also: #1352)
The Collection of Antiquities [Tr.: Ellen Marriage] (See also: #1405)
American Historical and Literary Antiquities, by John Jay Smith 7924
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Mark Twain, by Archibald Henderson 6873
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Christopher Columbus, Complete, by Filson Young 4116
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The Mayflower and Her Log, Complete, by Azel Ames 4107
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An Old Maid, by Honore de Balzac [Tr.: Prescott Wormeley] 1352
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Life On The Mississippi, Complete, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 245
(See also: #8471-#8482)
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Moorish Literature, by Anonymous 10085
[Subtitle: Romantic Ballads, Tales Of The Berbers, Stories Of The Kabyles,
Folk-Lore, And National Traditions]
[Translated Into English By Rene Basset] (See also: #7997)
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International Weekly Miscellany, Vol. I, No. 2, July 8, 1850 12975
[Title: International Weekly Miscellany, Vol. I, No. 2, July 8, 1850
Of Literature, Art, and Science]
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Christmas Entertainments, by Alice Maude Kellogg 12974
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Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler, by Pardee Butler 12973
[Editor: Mrs. Rosetta B. Hastings]
[Contributors: Mrs. Rosetta B. Hastings; Elder John Boggs; Elder J. B.
McCleery]
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People Like That, by Kate Langley Bosher 12972
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The Man in Lonely Land, by Kate Langley Bosher 12971
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The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon, by Cornelis De Witt Willcox 12970
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L'auberge de l'ange gardien, by Comtesse de Segur 12969
[Language: French]
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Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition, by J.A. James 12968
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Memoirs And Historical Chronicles Of The Courts Of Europe, by Various 12967
[Subtitle: Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour,
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Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 487, by Various 12966
[Subtitle: Vol. 17, No. 487. Saturday, April 30, 1831]
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Mirror of Literature, Amusement, & Instruction, Vol. 17, No. 486 12965
[April 23, 1831]
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Melbourne House, Volume 2, by Susan Warner 12964
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Melbourne House, Volume 1, by Susan Warner 12963
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Hand Shadows To Be Thrown Upon The Wall, by Henry Bursill 12962
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The Dock and the Scaffold, by Unknown 12961
[Subtitle: The Manchester Tragedy and the Cruise of the Jacknell]
[Authorship of similar versions of these events has been attributed to
T. D. Sullivan, A. M. Sullivan, and D. B. Sullivan, but neither title
page nor text of the source from which this is taken bears the names
of any authors. A. M. Sullivan appears to be listed as publisher
("Dublin: A.M. Sullivan, Abbey Steeet. 1868").]
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Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature & Science, Vol. 15, No. 90 12960
[June, 1875]
[Editor: John Foster Kirk]
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Newton Forster, by Frederick Marryat 12959
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Pamela (Vol. II), by Samuel Richardson 12958
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The Khaki Boys Over the Top, by Gordon Bates 12957
[Subtitle: Doing and Daring for Uncle Sam]
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A History of Indian Philosophy, Vol. 1, by Surendranath Dasgupta 12956
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Consanguineous Marriages in the American Population, by Arner 12955
[Author: George B. Louis Arner]
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The Phantom Ship, by Captain Frederick Marryat 12954
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Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical & Biographical, by Hunter 12953
[Subtitle: Illustrating Principally the Revolutionary Period of
Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln and Adjoining Counties, Accompanied with
Miscellaneous Information, Much of It Never before Published]
[Author: C. L. Hunter]
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Four Boy Hunters, by Captain Ralph Bonehill 12952
[Subtitle: The Outing of the Gun Club]
[Boy Hunters series, Book 1 of 4]
[Author AKA: Edward Stratemeyer]
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Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100, Jan. 10, 1891, by Various 12951
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L'Immortel, by Alphonse Daudet 12950
[Language: French]
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Contes Francais, by Douglas Labaree Buffum 12949
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The Boy Scouts with the Motion Picture Players, by Robert Shaler 12948
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The Boy Scouts of the Flying Squadron, by Robert Shaler 12947
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The Boy Scouts on Picket Duty, by Robert Shaler 12946
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The Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey, by Robert Shaler 12945
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Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99., December 27, 1890, by Various 12944
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The Hilltop Boys on the River, by Cyril Burleigh 12943
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The Highland Fling and How to Teach it., by Horatio N. Grant 12942
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The Scranton High Chums on the Cinder Path, by Donald Ferguson 12941
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The Chums of Scranton High Out for the Pennant, by Donald Ferguson 12940
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The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet, by James R. Driscoll 12939
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The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps, by James R. Driscoll 12938
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Out with Gun and Camera, by Ralph Bonehill 12937
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Young Hunters of the Lake, by Ralph Bonehill 12936
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The Song Of The Blood-Red Flower, by Johannes Linnankoski 12935
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Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99., Nov. 1, 1890, by Various 12934
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Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 1 of 14, Elbert Hubbard 12933
[Title: Little Journeys to the Homes of Good men and Great]
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Four Max Carrodos Detective Stories, by Ernest Bramah 12932
[Contents:
The Coin of Dionysius
The Knight's Cross Signal Problem
The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage
The Last Exploit of Harry the Actor]
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The Daredevil, by Maria Thompson Daviess 12931
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Publications of the Scottish History Society, V. 36, by Sir John Lauder 12930
[Subtitle: Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His
Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676]
[Ed.: Donald Crawford] [Introduction and notes by Donald Crawford]
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A Voyage to Terra Australis, by Matthew Flinders 12929
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Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, by Mitchell 12928
[Author: Thomas Mitchell]
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Charaktere und Schicksale, by Herrmann Heiberg 12927
[Language: German]
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The Morris Book, by Cecil J. Sharp 12926
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The World's Best Poetry, Volume 10, Ed. by Bliss Carman 12925
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The World's Best Poetry, Volume 8, Ed. by Bliss Carman 12924
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The Laird's Luck, by Arthur Quiller-Couch 12923
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Burke, by John Morley 12922
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Bjoernstjerne Bjoernson Gesammelte Werke in Fuenf Baenden; Erster Band 12921
[Subtitle: Gedichte und Erzaehlungen]
[Author: Bjoernstjerne Bjoernson]
[Editor: Julius Elias]
[Language: German]
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The "Goldfish", by Arthur Train 12920
[Subtitle: Being the Confessions af a Successful Man]
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A Texas Matchmaker, by Andy Adams 12919
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driving cattle in Texas in the 1880's.]
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Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I, by M. Inostranzev 12918
[Subtitle: Translated from the Russian, with Supplementary Appendices
from Arabic Sources]
[Translator: G. K. Nariman]
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Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99., Dec. 20, 1890, by Various 12917
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The Secret History of the Court of Justinian, by Procopius 12916
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The White Devil, by John Webster 12915
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One Hundred Best Books, by John Cowper Powys 12914
[Subtitle: With Commentary and an Essay on Books and Reading]
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Moral Science; A Compendium of Ethics, by Alexander Bain 12913
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The Price of Love, by Arnold Bennett 12912
[Subtitle: A Tale]
[Author AKA: Enoch Arnold Bennett; E. Arnold Bennett]
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A Backward Glance at Eighty, by Charles A. Murdock 12911
[Subtitle: Recollections & Comment]
[In 1855 Charles Murdock moved from Massachusetts to California, where
he became editor of a Unitarian magazine and a leading printer.]
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Early Britain--Roman Britain, by Edward Conybeare 12910
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Poems New and Old, by John Freeman 12026
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Bred in the Bone, by James Payn 12024
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Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XI., April, 1863, No. LXVI., by Various 12023
[Subtitle: A Magazine Of Literature, Art, And Politics.]
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Le Cote de Guermantes (Premiere partie), by Marcel Proust 8946
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LINKED: THE AOL, MSN, & YAHOO MESSAGING SYSTEMS
[Of the corporation, by the corporation, for the corporation.]
[This will NOT work for the rest of us.]
The separate messaging services offered by AOL, MSN, and Yahoo are
being linked so that corporate computer users can communicate with one
another no matter which systems they use. Companies will have to license
new Microsoft network software that will serve as the hub connecting the three
messaging systems. Industry analyst Nate Root of Forrester Research says:
"This is a very significant announcement. The value here is for corporations.
Corporations will now have the ability to span the instant messaging landscape."
But he notes that the arrangement does not reach "the holy grail of instant
messaging, which is to allow anybody on any network to send a message to
anybody on any other network." The three companies have no plans at this time
to allow users outside the workplace to communicate with one another over
different instant message systems. (Washington Post 14 Jul 2004)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50182-2004Jul14.html
GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN: RFID USED TO TAG EMPLOYEES
RFID tags have been implanted under the skin of Mexico's top federal
prosecutors and investigators to give them quick access to restricted areas
inside a new federal anti-crime information center. The chips also could
provide more certainty about who accessed sensitive data at any given time.
(In the past, the biggest security problem for Mexican law enforcement has
been corruption by officials themselves.) The microchip tags lie dormant
under the skin until read by an electromagnetic scanner, which uses a
technology known as radio frequency identification (RFID) that's now
commonly used for inventory control. (San Jose Mercury News 14 Jul 2004)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9154114.htm
GOV. REMOVES PART OF S. DAKOTA LIBRARY SITE
South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds has had the teen section of the State
Library's Web site shut down because it provided links to material he
doesn't believe young people should see. The links to which he found
objection included one to a Planned Parenthood site and one to Columbia
University's Go Ask Alice! Rounds said: "As a parent, I would be very
disturbed to have my children connecting to any of these Web sites." His
position is that state government should not feature links to any advocacy
groups and that removal of the links isn't censorship because users can
still go directly to those organizations' sites. (AP/13 Jul 2004)
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20040713/D83Q3ON81.html
BUSH SIGNS IDENTITY THEFT BILL
President Bush has signed into law an identity theft bill that will add
two years to the prison sentences of criminals convicted of using stolen
credit card numbers or other personal data to commit crimes. On top of that,
the sentences of identity-theft violators who then commit acts of terrorism
will be extended by an additional five years. The Federal Trade Commission
estimates that 27.3 million Americans have been victims of identity theft in
the last five years. (Washington Post 15 Jul 2004)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51595-2004Jul15.html
DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH IN WORLDWIDE PC SALES
Market research firm IDC in Framingham, Mass. reports double-digit
growth in worldwide sales of personal computers for the fifth consecutive
quarter. IDC executive Loren Loverde explained that "demand in Europe,
supported by the strong euro and aggressive promotions, was the biggest
driver of the quarter." The top five worldwide vendors were (in this order):
Dell, HP, IBM, Fujitsu, and Acer. Acer showed the greatest growth (about
30%) from the year-ago quarter. (San Jose Mercury News 15 Jul 2004)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9165515.htm
WIRELESS GOES QWERTY
The success of multifunction devices such as Blackberry, PalmOne's Treo 600,
and Sidekick has inspired new qwerty-keyboard models from Sony Ericsson,
Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft: Sony Ericsson's P910 offers a fold-down
keyboard useful for sending long e-mail messages; HP and Danger have
developed devices with qwerty-style keyboards; and Microsoft will be
introducing a qwerty-keyboard device called the Pocket PC. Why the interest
in qwerty keypads? Consultant Andrew Seybold says, "In Europe and in Asia,
where the teenagers grew up with triple tapping, they got used to it. In the
U.S. the percentage of people who started out on keyboard is much higher and
that drives what they are used to on a handheld device." The Treo is the only
qwerty handset now being offered by all five major U.S. cellular carriers,
and PalmOne executive Joe Fabris boasts: "The Treo seems to be in the
Goldilocks zone: it's just the right size. We're in the refinement stage
and we're hammering ahead. Other people are still exploring." (New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/19/technology/19phone.html
LINDOWS INSPIRED TO CHANGE ITS NAME FOR $20 MILLION
Microsoft has settled its trademark infringement lawsuits against
Lindows with a $20 million payment to that Linux operating system company --
which will now change its name to Linspire. Microsoft says, "We are pleased
that Lindows will now compete in the market place with a name distinctly its
own." Lindows has four years to continue using two of its Web addresses:
www.lindows.com and www.lindowsinc.com for the purpose of redirecting
visitors to its new Web sites. (AP/USA Today 19 Jul 2004)
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PIRACY REPORT STIRS CONTROVERSY
A recent report by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) about the cost
of software piracy has prompted some to suggest a political motive for
the report. Two weeks ago, the BSA issued a report that estimated
annual losses to software piracy at $29 billion. To some, however, the
timing of the report--released not long after a Senate bill was
introduced that would significantly strengthen copyright law--was not
merely coincidental. Opponents of the Senate bill argued that it would
effectively invalidate a Supreme Court decision that protects those who
develop technology that could be--but is not necessarily--used for
copyright violations. Overturning that precedent, said critics, would
only serve to protect interests of copyright holders and would stifle
technological innovation. Critics of the bill contend that the BSA,
which has previously estimated losses to piracy at $13 billion,
exaggerated the amount and released the report at a time that it would
influence senators considering the bill. Supporters of the bill said it
is sufficiently focused to target egregious violators of copyright. The
BSA defended the new estimate, saying the data that led to the higher
number were more comprehensive than in previous studies.
New York Times, 19 July 2004 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/19/technology/19piracy.html
HOUSE COMMITTEE ENCOURAGES OPEN-ACCESS PUBLISHING
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has issued a report that urges
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to offer free, public access to
research it funds. While not a requirement, the recommendation gives
supporters of open access a significant boost and has left publishers
scrambling to try to change the report before it is approved by
Congress. The report encourages the NIH to make research available free
within six months of publication and directs the NIH to report back to
the committee by December 1, 2004, on how it plans to comply. Some
academic groups and librarians have long been pushing for such an open
model for scholarly publishing, especially as prices for many academic
journals have risen sharply. Since the report was issued, the
Association of American Publishers has been working to persuade members
of Congress to reject the open-access language in the report,
particularly the request for a report on compliance. Barbara Meredith
of the association, which said it was not consulted for input in the
writing of the report, said that establishing open-access publishing
for all government-funded research is "not in the best interest of
business and readers."
Chronicle of Higher Education, 19 July 2004 (sub. req'd)
http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2004/07/2004071902n.htm
CONTENTION OVER CELL PHONE 411 DATABASE
A planned directory-assistance database of cell-phone numbers is
raising concerns among civil liberties groups and industry analysts
about protecting the privacy of cell-phone users. Officials from the
Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA) said the
411 directory would require customers to opt-in to be included and so
presents no risk to individual privacy. Some critics, however, question
whether the directory could have sufficient enrollment to be
sustainable unless an opt-out approach is used. Verizon Wireless has
said it will not provide its customers' names and numbers to the
directory, but the company's user agreement says that Verizon may
submit customer numbers to a directory unless users pay a fee to be
excluded. According to Adam Goldberg of Consumers Union, in such a
situation, Verizon could at any time decide to change its policy and
the user agreements could be taken as permission to opt-in to the
directory. Because of the uncertainties surrounding the directory and
its implementation, some are calling on the Federal Communications
Commission to regulate the directory. Officials from CTIA argued that
government regulation is not necessary, saying the list will only be
opt-in and that no fees will be charged to be either included or
excluded from the directory.
Wired News, 13 July 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,64185,00.html
DELL, HP UP THE ANTE FOR RECYCLING PROGRAMS
Leading computer manufacturers Dell and Hewlett-Packard have announced
new recycling initiatives for computers and other electronics. From
late July until early September, HP will accept PCs and other
electronic devices at Office Depot locations across the country for no
charge. Under Dell's offer, the company will pick up old computers and
accessories from homes. There is also no charge for Dell's recycling
program, but to qualify for the program, consumers must purchase a new
computer from the company. The fact that two of the largest computer
makers are competing for the title of most environmentally friendly
contrasts with the state of affairs not long ago, when most
manufacturers fought the notion that they should bear some
responsibility for recycling old hardware. According to Kate Krebs,
executive director of the National Recycling Coalition, "They started a
year ago with their arms across their chests saying no and here they
are now almost competing."
San Jose Mercury News, 14 July 2004
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9149940.htm
SIX MORE SCHOOLS TO OFFER NAPSTER ON CAMPUS
Six institutions--Cornell University, George Washington University,
Middlebury College, the University of Miami, the University of Southern
California, and Wright State University--will begin providing Napster
online music services to student this fall, joining Pennsylvania State
University and the University of Rochester. Terms were not released,
and conditions of the service vary by campus. At some schools, for
example, all students can access the service, while at others, it is
restricted to on-campus students. Student demand for the service was
cited by several institutions as a driving factor, and many also
expressed a desire to offer a legal alternative to P2P file-sharing and
to discourage copyright violations. Other companies including CFlix,
which provides movies as well as music, and Ruckus Network are also
working to sign up colleges and universities for their services.
Meanwhile, Virginia Tech has signed a site license with Apple Computer
so its students can purchase songs from the company's iTunes service
without being part of a subscription service.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 19 July 2004
http://chronicle.com/free/2004/07/2004071901n.htm
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 9., by Mark Twain 7250
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 8., by Mark Twain 7249
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 7., by Mark Twain 7248
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 6., by Mark Twain 7247
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 5., by Mark Twain 7246
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 4., by Mark Twain 7245
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 3., by Mark Twain 7244
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 2., by Mark Twain 7243
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 1., by Mark Twain 7242
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 8, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7200
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 7, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7199
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 6, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7198
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 5, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7197
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 4, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7196
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 3, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7195
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 2, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7194
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 1, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7193
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The Prince and The Pauper, Part 9., by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7162
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The Prince and The Pauper, Part 7., by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7160
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The Prince and The Pauper, Part 6., by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7159
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The Prince and The Pauper, Part 5., by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7158
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The Prince and The Pauper, Part 4., by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7157
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The Prince and The Pauper, Part 3., by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7156
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The Prince and The Pauper, Part 2., by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7155
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The Prince and The Pauper, Part 1., by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 7154
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The Foreigner, A Tale of Saskatchewan, by Ralph Connor 3466
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Roughing It, Complete, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 3177
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Cousin Pons, by Honore de Balzac [Tr.: Ellen Marriage] 1856
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The Prince and The Pauper, Complete, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 1837
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Cousin Betty, by Honore de Balzac [Tr.: James Waring] 1749
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete, by Mark Twain 86
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 74
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An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody), by W. F. Cody 12740
[Author: Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)]
[Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth]
Personality Plus, by Edna Ferber 12677
[Subtitle: Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock]
[Illustrations by James Montgomery Flagg]
Public Lands and Agrarian Laws of the Roman Republic, Andrew Stephenson 12638
[Ed.: Herbert B. Adams]
The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad, by Thornton W. Burgess 12630
[Illustrations by Harrison Cady]
Seaward Sussex, by Edric Holmes [Illustrations by Mary M. Vigers] 12585
[Subtitle: The South Downs from End to End]
California Sketches, Second Series, by O. P. Fitzgerald 12564
[Introduction by Bishop George F. Pierce]
Ravenna, A Study, by Edward Hutton 12542
[Illustrated by Harald Sund]
May 2000 The Gambler, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky[Dostoyevsky #2][gamblxxx.xxx] 2197
[Tr.: C.J. Hogarth]
May 2000 An Iceland Fisherman, by Pierre Loti [icfshxxx.xxx] 2196
[Tr.: M. Jules Cambon]
May 2000 Mauprat, by George Sand [Tr.: Stanley Young] #1[muprtxxx.xxx] 2194
[Author AKA: Lucile Amandine Aurore Dupin; Armentine Lucile Aurore
Dupin, later Dudevant] (See also #138)
May 2000 Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurid Brigge, by Rilke [?maltxxx.xxx] 2188
[Author: Rainer Maria Rilke]
[Language: German]
May 2000 Seven Discourses on Art, by Joshua Reynolds [artdsxxx.xxx] 2176
[Ed.: Henry Morley]
May 2000 Thoughts on Present Discontents, etc., by Burke [thdscxxx.xxx] 2173
[Author: Edmund Burke] [Ed.: Henry Morley]
Apr 2000 Anarchism and Other Essays, by Emma Goldman [nrcsmxxx.xxx] 2162
[With Biographic Sketch by Hippolyte Havel]
Feb 2000 Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II [#8][2llcdxxx.xxx] 2088
[Edited by Francis Darwin]
Feb 2000 Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I [#7][1llcdxxx.xxx] 2087
[Edited by Francis Darwin]
Feb 2000 Memoirs of the Comtesse du Barry by Lamothe-Langon[dbrryxxx.xxx] 2082
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Ylosnousemus II, by Leo Tolstoi [Tr.: Arvid Jarnefelt] 12604
[Language: Finnish]
An illustrated html version of the following has been added:
Inca Land, by Hiram Bingham 10772
[Subtitle: Explorations in the Highlands of Peru]
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of #3466, which has been re-posted as announced above:
May 2002 The Foreigner, by Ralph Connor [Ralph Connor #6][frgnrxxx.xxx] 3246
[Title: The Foreigner: A Tale of Saskatchewan]
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Romance of the Rabbit, by Francis Jammes [Ed.: Gladys Edgerton] 12909
[Tranlated from the French by Gladys Edgerton]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/9/0/12909 ]
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Missing, by Mrs. Humphry Ward [AKA: Mary Augusta Arnold Ward] 12908
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Runot; Lyhyet kertomukset, by Aleksis Kivi 12907
[Language: Finnish]
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Canzio; Selman juonet, by Aleksis Kivi 12906
[Language: Finnish]
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Punch, Vol. 99., December 13, 1890, Ed. by Sir Francis Burnand 12905
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Light, by Henri Barbusse [Tr.: Fitzwater Wray] 12904
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Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies, by Goepp 12903
[Author: Philip H. Goepp]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/9/0/12903 ]
[Files: 12903.txt; 12903-8.txt; 12903-h.htm; ]
A Textbook of Theosophy, by C.W. Leadbeater 12902
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/9/0/12902 ]
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The Moon-Voyage, by Jules Verne 12901
Contents:
From The Earth To The Moon
And "Round The Moon
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[Files: 12901.txt; 12901-8.txt]
Poor Relations, by Honore de Balzac 12900
[Introduction by George Saintsbury]
Contents:
Cousin Betty [Tr.: James Waring] (See also: #1749)
Cousin Pons, [Tr.: Ellen Marriage] (See also: #1856)
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/9/0/12900 ]
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Mirror of Literature, Amusement, & Instruction, Vol XIII, No. 366 12899
[April 18, 1829]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/9/12899 ]
[Files: 12899.txt; 12899-8.txt; 12899-h.htm]
Mirror of Literature, Amusement, & Instruction, Vol XIII, No. 358 12898
[February 28, 1829]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/9/12898 ]
[Files: 12898.txt; 12898-8.txt; 12898-h.htm]
Mirror of Literature, Amusement, & Instruction, Vol XII, No. 357 12897
[February 21, 1829]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/9/12897 ]
[Files: 12897.txt; 12897-8.txt; 12897-h.htm]
Essays AEsthetical, by George Calvert 12896
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Chief of Scouts, by W.F. Drannan 12895
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/9/12895 ]
[Files: 12895.txt]
Sacred Books of the East, Ed. by Epiphanius Wilson [Tr.: F. Max Mueller] 12894
[Subtitle: Including Selections from the Vedic Hymns, Zend-Avesta,
Dhammapada, Upanishads, the Koran, and the Life of Buddha, with
Critical and Biographical Sketches by Epiphanius Wilson]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/9/12894 ]
[Files: 12894.txt; 12894-8.txt; 12894-h.htm; ]
Oeuvres de Napoleon Bonaparte, Tome III, by Napoleon Bonaparte 12893
[Language: French]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/9/12893 ]
[Files: 12893.txt; 12893-8.txt; 12893-h.htm]
Simon Magus, by Mead George Robert Stow 12892
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/9/12892 ]
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Running Water, by A. E. W. Mason [AKA: Alfred Edward Woodley Mason] 12891
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/9/12891 ]
[Files: 12891.txt; 12891-8.txt; ]
Elizabethan Demonology, by Thomas Alfred Spalding 12890
[Subtitle: An Essay in Illustration of the Belief in the Existence of
Devils, and the Powers Possessed By Them, as It Was Generally Held
during the Period of the Reformation, and the Times Immediately
Succeeding; with Special Reference to Shakspere and His Works]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/9/12890 ]
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Promenades autour d'un village, by George Sand 12889
[Language: French]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/8/12889 ]
[Files: 12889.txt; 12889-8.txt; 12889-h.htm]
German Classics of the 19th & 20th Centuries, Vol V, Ed. by Francke 12888
[Title: The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries,
Volume V]
[Subtitle: Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English.
In Twenty Volumes]
[Edited-in-Chief: Kuno Francke]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/8/12888 ]
[Files: 12888.txt; 12888-8.txt]
Laugh and Live, by Douglas Fairbanks 12887
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/8/12887 ]
[Files: 12887.txt; 12887-8.txt; 12887-h.htm]
The Coquette's Victim, by Charlotte M. Braeme 12886
[Everyday Life Library No.1]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/8/12886 ]
[Files: 12886.txt; 12886-8.txt; 12886-h.htm]
Bundling; Its Origin, Progress and Decline in America, Henry Reed Stiles 12885
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/8/12885 ]
[Files: 12885-0.txt; 12885-h.htm]
Reed Anthony, Cowman, by Andy Adams 12884
[Subtitle: An Autobiography]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/8/12884 ]
[Files: 12884.txt; 12884-8.txt; ]
By the Golden Gate, by Joseph Carey 12883
[Subtitle: San Francisco, the Queen City of the Pacific Coast; with
Scenes and Incidents Characteristic of its Life]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/8/12883 ]
[Files: 12883.txt; 12883-8.txt; ]
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. II (of 3), by Walter Scott 12882
[Subtitle: Consisting Of Historical And Romantic Ballads, Collected
In The Southern Counties Of Scotland; With A Few Of Modern Date,
Founded Upon Local Tradition]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/8/12882 ]
[Files: 12882.txt; 12882-8.txt; 12882-h.htm]
Mrs. Budlong's Chrismas Presents, by Rupert Hughes 12881
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/8/12881 ]
[Files: 12881.txt]
Three Times and Out, by Nellie L. McClung 12880
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/8/12880 ]
[Files: 12880.txt; 12880-8.txt; 12880-h.htm]
Voices for the Speechless, Ed. by Abraham Firth 12879
[Subtitle: Selections for Schools and Private Reading]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/7/12879 ]
[Files: 12879.txt; 12879-8.txt; 12879-h.htm; ]
The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands , by J. W. Duffield 12878
[Subtitle: The Yankee-Canadian Wireless Trail]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/7/12878 ]
[Files: 12878.txt; ]
The First Hundred Thousand, by Ian Hay [AKA: Major John Hay Beith] 12877
[Subtitle: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of "K(1)"]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/7/12877 ]
[Files: 12877.txt; 12877-8.txt; ]
A Young Girl's Wooing, by E. P. Roe 12876
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/7/12876 ]
[Files: 12876.txt; 12876-8.txt; ]
Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul, by T. G. Tucker 12875
[Note: A fascinating and extremely readable account of Roman life.]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/7/12875 ]
[Files: 12875.txt; 12875-8.txt; ]
The New North, by Agnes Deans Cameron 12874
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/7/12874 ]
[Files: 12874.txt; 12874-8.txt; 12874-h.htm]
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, & Instruction, Vol XII, No. 323 12873
[July 19, 1828]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/7/12873 ]
[Files: 12873.txt; 12873-8.txt; 12873-h.htm; ]
Punch, Vol. 100., Jan. 24, 1891, Ed. by Sir Francis Burnand 12872
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/7/12872 ]
[Files: 12872.txt; 12872-8.txt; 12872-h.htm]
The Insurrection in Dublin, by James Stephens 12871
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/7/12871 ]
[Files: 12871.txt; 12871-8.txt; 12871-h.htm]
The Boy Allies On the Firing Line, by Clair Wallace Hayes 12870
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/7/12870 ]
[Files: 12870.txt; 12870-8.txt]
The Harp of God, by J. F. Rutherford 12868
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/6/12868 ]
[Files: 12868.txt; 12868-8.txt; 12868-h.htm]
The Banquet (Il Convito), by Dante Alighieri 12867
[Tr.: Elizabeth Price Sayer] [Introduction By Henry Morely]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/6/12867 ]
[Files: 12867.txt; 12867-8.txt]
Punch, Vol. 100, Jan. 17, 1891, Ed. by Sir Francis Burnand 12866
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/6/12866 ]
[Files: 12866.txt; 12866-8.txt; 12866-h.htm]
Mattea, by George Sand 12865
[Language: French]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/6/12865 ]
[Files: 12865.txt; 12865-8.txt; 12865-h.htm]
A Collection of College Words and Customs, by Benjamin Homer Hall 12864
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/6/12864 ]
[Files: 12864.txt; 12864-8.txt]
Campaign of the Indus, by T.W.E. Holdsworth 12863
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/6/12863 ]
[Files: 12863.txt; 12863-8.txt; 12863-h.htm]
Aldo le rimeur, by George Sand 12862
[Language: French]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/6/12862 ]
[Files: 12862.txt; 12862-8.txt; 12862-h.htm]
Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4), by James Hutton 12861
[Subtitle: With Proofs and Illustrations, in Four Parts]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/6/12861 ]
[Files: 12861.txt; 12861-8.txt; 12861-h.htm; ]
Punch, Vol. 100, January 3, 1891, Ed. by Sir Francis Burnand 12860
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/6/12860 ]
[Files: 12860.txt; 12860-8.txt; 12860-h.htm]
Ensign Knightley and Other Stories, by A. E. W. Mason 12859
[Author AKA: Alfred Edward Woodley Mason]
[Contents:
Ensign Knightly
The Man of Wheels
Mr. Mitchelbourne's Last Escapade
The Coward
The Deserter
The Crossed Gloves
The Shuttered House
Keeper of the Bishop
The Cruise of the Willing Mind
How Barrington Returned to Johannesburg
Hatteras
The Princess Joceliande
A Liberal Education
The Twenty-Kroner Story
The Fifth Picture]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/5/12859 ]
[Files: 12859.txt; 12859-8.txt; ]
The Lilac Girl, by Ralph Henry Barbour 12858
[Illustrated by: Clarence F. Underwood]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/5/12858 ]
[Files: 12858.txt; 12858-8.txt; 12858-h.htm; ]
Beautiful Britain--Cambridge, by Gordon Home 12857
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/5/12857 ]
[Files: 12857.txt; 12857-8.txt; ]
The Renaissance of the Vocal Art, by Edmund Myer 12856
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/5/12856 ]
[Files: 12856.txt; 12856-8.txt; 12856-h.htm]
Elizabethan Sea Dogs, by William Wood 12855
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[Files: 12855.txt; 12855-8.txt]
The Master's Indwelling, by Andrew Murray 12854
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/5/12854 ]
[Files: 12854.txt; 12854-h.htm]
The Wearing of the Green, by A.M. Sullivan 12853
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/5/12853 ]
[Files: 12853.txt; 12853-8.txt; 12853-h.htm]
Creation and Its Records, by B.H. Baden-Powell 12852
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/5/12852 ]
[Files: 12852.txt; 12852-8.txt; 12852-h.htm]
Folk Tales from the Russian, by Various 12851
[Retold by Verra Xenophontovna Kalamatiano de Blumenthal]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/5/12851 ]
[Files: 12851.txt; 12851-h.htm]
A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients, by Tyson 12850
[Author: Edward Tyson]
[Editor: Bertram C. A. Windle]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/5/12850 ]
[Files: 12850.txt; 12850-8.txt; ]
The Tinguian, by Fay-Cooper Cole 12849
[Subtitle: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/4/12849 ]
[Files: 12849.txt; 12849-8.txt; 12849-h.htm]
Las inquietudes de Shanti Andia, by Pio Baroja 12848
[Language: Spanish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/4/12848 ]
[Files: 12848.txt; 12848-8.txt; 12848-h.htm]
Havelok The Dane, by Charles Whistler 12847
[Subtitle: A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/4/12847 ]
[Files: 12847.txt; 12847-h.htm]
The First White Man of the West, by Timothy Flint 12846
[Subtitle: Life And Exploits Of Col. Dan'l. Boone, The First Settler Of
Kentucky; Interspersed With Incidents In The Early Annals Of The
Country.]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/4/12846 ]
[Files: 12846.txt]
The World's Greatest Books, Vol XII., by Arthur Mee 12845
[Subtitle: Modern History]
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[Files: 12845.txt; 12845-8.txt; 12845-h.htm]
Den engelske Lods, by Henrik Wergeland 12844
[Language: Norwegian]
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[Files: 12844.txt; 12844-8.txt]
Poems, by Ralph Waldo Emerson 12843
[Subtitle: Household Edition]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/4/12843 ]
[Files: 12843.txt; 12843-8.txt]
A Fairy Tale in Two Acts, Taken from Shakespeare (1763), by Shakespeare 12842
[Subtitle: As It Is Performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane, London]
[Author: William Shakespeare]
[Note: This is an abbreviated adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream,
concentrating on the rustics and the fairies.]
[Link: http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/1/2/8/4/12842]
[Files: 12842.txt]
John Marr and Other Poems, by Herman Melville 12841
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/4/12841 ]
[Files: 12841.txt; 12841-8.txt]
Logica, by D. Andres Piquer 12840
[Language: Spanish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/8/4/12840 ]
[Files: 12840.txt; 12840-8.txt]
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, & Instruction, Vol XIII, No. 365 3246
[April 11, 1829]
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Joe Loewenstein alerts us to #12875, Life in the Roman World of Nero and
St. Paul, by T. G. Tucker: A fascinating and extremely readable account of
Roman life.
Joe also adds this about #12884, "Reed Anthony, Cowman", by Andy Adams:
Andy Adams wrote mostly about the old West from first-hand experience,
having spent 8 years traildriving cattle from Texas to markets in the
1880's. For more information about him see
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/AA/fad4.html.
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