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Subject: Anniversary Project Gutenberg Newsletter
From: "Michael S. Hart" <hart@prairienet.org>
To: "Project Gutenberg mailing list" <gutnberg@listserv.unc.edu>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 13:41:07 -0500 (CDT)
oThis is Project Gutenberg's Newsletter for Wednesday, July 5th, 2000*
!!!!!!!Yesterday was our 30th Fourth of July on the Internet!!!!!!!
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For The Future
We just barely managed to meet our Site Guru's challenge of 50 Etexts
in the past month, coming in at 54 new Etexts and 4 improved editions.
Thus, you may notice that there are more than 40 Etexts labelled "July
2001" as I am hoping we will again meet that challenge next month, and
thus will accept his challenge to permanently make our goal 50/month!
[If you had asked me 10 days ago, I would have said we would need some
big push just to get to 40 new Etexts since the last Newsletter. . . ]
Table of Contents:
Headline News
Requests For Assistance
Comments About Our New Files
Comments About Our Improved Files
Index Listings for Improved Files
Index Listings for the New Files
Notes from Edupage and News Scan
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Headline News
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Requests For Assistance
We propose to post Bengali books (in Bengali script) soon.
Since OCR-scanning software is apparently not yet available
in Indian languages, initially short books are proposed to
be added by manual data entry. Volunteers are invited to
contact Mr. Amitananda Das <amitdascal@yahoo.com>, cc:me
Can anyone find a copy of:
The Log of Christopher Columbus
translated by John Boyd Thacher, 1903
We have an Etext, we need a clearable edition.
Short Stories
We have had a policy that unless there are special exceptions,
that we should not post items whose contents are under 25-35K,
and in some instances we have posted collections whose elements
are, indeed, longer than this required size. We have received
several requests to make these available as individual Etexts,
in the same manner as we made the Shakespeare works available.
Unless anyone has strong objections we will do the same with a
few of our previously released collections, so they can be more
easily downloaded, indexed, found, searched, and researched.
In particular, we have an interest in doing Sherlock Holmes,
since we started Holmes long before such indexing became an issue.
So. . .if we have any volunteers interested. . . .
"Watson, come here, I need you."
[Does this ring a Bell?]
We need a Dr. Watson to index the chronicles of Mr. Holmes.
[See our Etext #221B for the first clew.]
Request for proofing for Long Live the King, by Mary Roberts Rinehart
[This was a VERY tough scan, and I know we missed some of the errors]
We posted our first Welsh Etext, and we need anyone who is fluent in
Welsh and interested in helping do other Welsh eTexts to contact us.
Please email David Price <ccx074@coventry.ac.uk> and cc:me.
Someone named Len wrote me about Guy de Maupassant, etc.
I have not been able to contact him. . .didn't leave a
last name or email address. . .is in Danvers, MA. . . .
We will shortly be releasing a number of Etexts by
Louisa May Alcott. We need someone to write up a
blurb describing how some of the books fit together
as continuing stories. This *could* be just a list
of which are sequels, etc.
As a Fellow of the Internet Archive, I am looking for libraries
that might be for sale. . .tens of thousands of books. . . .
Even libraries that might be selling off just portions. . . .
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sailor.gutenberg.org or 198.76.201.198
If you are an experienced web designer
or indexer, please take a look and let
me know if you are willing to help.
Comments About Our New Files
We are now posting a series of books in Welsh,
the first is listed below.
We have only one more book to go to complete
the Three Musketeers series, by Dumas, Pere,
in English. Would love to do them in French!
Index Listings for Improved Files
Rereleases: [These are always version 11, except where otherwise indicated]:
Mar 1998 Father Goriot, by Honore de Balzac [Balzac #8] [frgrtxxx.xxx]1237
Nov 2000 The Memoirs of General the Baron de Marbot [marboxxx.xxx]2401
[We are releasing a new version of this in .rtf the filename is marbo10r.zip]
Jan 1994 A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens [CD#1] [2city10x.xxx] 98
[This is 2city12.txt and .zip. . .a number of errors have been corrected, but
I am sure there are still many more bad=had, be=he, etc. . .please help us!!]
Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 21 [21hgpxxx.xxx]2221
[This is version 11, listed as "complete," but I presume changes will occur.]
Index Listings for the New Files
Jul 2001 Gwaith Twm o'r Nant (Cyfrol II.) [In Welsh] [twmntxxx.xxx]2734
Jul 2001 The Works of Twm o'r Nant (Volume II) [In Welsh] [twmntxxx.xxx]2734
[Two versions, twmnt10h.htm = HTML accents, twmnt10.txt plain][and zip files]
Jul 2001 Romano Lavo-Lil, by George Borrow [Geo. Borrow #8][rmlavxxx.xxx]2733
Jul 2001 Romany Dictionary, by George Borrow [G. Borrow #8][rmlavxxx.xxx]2733
Jul 2001 Gypsy Dictionary, by George Borrow [G. Borrow #8][rmlavxxx.xxx]2733
Jul 2001 Ballads, by William Makepeace Thackeray [WMT #20][8bwmtxxx.xxx]2732
Jul 2001 Ballads, by William Makepeace Thackeray [WMT #20][7bwmtxxx.xxx]2732
[Two versions, 8bwmt10.* with accents and 7bwmt10.* without accents; and zip]
Jul 2001 The Christmas Books, by W. M. Thackeray [WMT #19][chmsbxxx.xxx]2731
Jul 2001 The Christmas Books, by M. A. Titmarsh [WMT #19][chmsbxxx.xxx]2731
[M. A. Titmarsh is a pseudonym of William Makepeace Thackeray--repeated use.]
CONTAINS:
Mrs. Perkins's Ball
Our Street
Dr. Birch and his Young Friends
The Kickleburys on the Rhine
The Rose and the Ring; or, The History of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo
Also see:
May 1997 The Rose and the Ring, by Thackeray [Thackeray #2][rsrngxxx.xxx] 897
Jul 2001 Long Odds, by H. Rider Haggard [H.R. Haggard #17][loddsxxx.xxx]2730
This is our second version [lodds10a.txt and .zip] of Long Odds, also see:
Oct 1999 Long Odds, by H. Rider Haggard [H. R. Haggard #8][loddsxxx.xxx]1918
Jul 2001 A Tale of Three Lions, by H. Rider[HR Haggard #16][3lionxxx.xxx]2729
Jul 2001 Hunter Quatermain's Story, by H. Rider[Haggard#15][qstryxxx.xxx]2728
Jul 2001 Allan's Wife, by H. Rider Haggard[H.R.Haggard #14][awifexxx.xxx]2727
Jul 2001 Morning Star, by H. Rider Haggard [HR Haggard #13][mstarxxx.xxx]2722
Jul 2001 Eric Brighteyes, by H. Rider Haggard [Haggard #12][ericbxxx.xxx]2721
Jul 2001 The Pension Beaurepas, by Henry James [James #35][penbrxxx.xxx]2720
Jul 2001 Greville Fane, by Henry James [Henry James #34][gfanexxx.xxx]2719
Jul 2001 The Chaperon, by Henry James [Henry James #33][chprnxxx.xxx]2718
Jul 2001 Nona Vincent, by Henry James [Henry James #32][nonavxxx.xxx]2717
Jul 2001 Sir Dominick Ferrand, by Henry James [James #31][frrndxxx.xxx]2716
Jul 2001 The Real Thing, by Henry James [Henry James #30][rlthgxxx.xxx]2715
Jul 2001 Long Live the King, by Mary Roberts Rinehart [#15][llkngxxx.xxx]2714
Jul 2001 Maiwa's Revenge, by H. Rider Haggard [Haggard #11][maiwaxxx.xxx]2713
Jul 2001 The War of the Little Hand, by H. Rider Haggard 11[maiwaxxx.xxx]2713
[Alternate title, same book]
Jul 2001 A Drift from Redwood Camp, by Bret Harte[Harte#39][adfrcxxx.xxx]2712
Jul 2001 A Phyllis Of The Sierras, by Bret Harte[Harte #38][apotsxxx.xxx]2711
Jul 2001 Louise de la Valliere, by Alexandre Dumas, Pere #9[luisexxx.xxx]2710
Jul 2001 Foma Gordeev/Gordyeeff, by Maxim Gorky [Gorky #3][fomagxxx.xxx]2709
Jul 2001 The Man Who Was Afraid, by Maxim Gorky [Gorky #3][fomagxxx.xxx]2709
[One book: title variants and spelling variants]
Jul 2001 Colomba, by Prosper Merimee, Trans. by Mary Loyd [clmbaxxx.xxx]2708
Jul 2001 The History of Herodotus V1 by Herodotus/ Macaulay[1hofhxxx.xxx]2707
Also see:
Jan 2001 The History of Herodotus V2 by Herodotus/ Macaulay[2hofhxxx.xxx]2456
[Note: We posted V2 before we had V1, and this is G. C. Macaulay, not T. B.]
Jul 2001 The Bravo of Venice - A Romance, by M. G. Lewis [brvenxxx.xxx]2706
Jul 2001 Sally Dows, by Bret Harte [Bret Harte #37] [sallyxxx.xxx]2705
Jul 2001 Washington and his Comrades in Arms, George Wrong [waciaxxx.xxx]2704
Jul 2001 The Argonauts of North Liberty, by Bret Harte[#37][taonlxxx.xxx]2703
Righteous Brothers
Jul 2001 The Lion's Skin, by Rafael Sabatini [Sabatini #8] [lnsknxxx.xxx]2702
Jul 2001 Moby Dick, by Herman Melville [new edition *.10b] [mobydxxx.xxx]2701
[This is a vastly improved edition over previous attempts we have had. . . !]
Jul 2001 Medical Essays, by Oliver Wendell Holmes [OWH #9] [medicxxx.xxx]2700
Jul 2001 Pages From and Old Volume of Life, by OW Holmes #8[pagesxxx.xxx]2699
Jul 2001 A Mortal Antipathy, by Oliver Wendell Holmes[OWH7][antipxxx.xxx]2698
Jul 2001 The Guardian Angel, by Oliver Wendell Holmes[OWH6][angelxxx.xxx]2697
Jul 2001 Elsie Venner, by Oliver Wendell Holmes [Holmes #5][elsiexxx.xxx]2696
[Please note these are by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior, not the jurist, Jr.]
Jul 2001 Jeff Briggs's Love Story, by Bret Harte[Harte #36][jfblsxxx.xxx]2695
4
Jul 2001 I and My Chimney, by Herman Melville [Melville #4][chmnyxxx.xxx]2694
Jul 2001 Greyfriars Bobby, Eleanor Atkinson [bobbyxxx.xxx]2693
Jul 2001 A Protegee Of Jack Hamlin's by Bret Harte [BH #35][apojhxxx.xxx]2692
Jul 2001 Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp, by Annie Roe Carr or [nsapcxxx.xxx]2691
Jul 2001 The Old Lumberman's Secret, by Annie Roe Carr [nsapcxxx.xxx]2691
[One book, two titles]
Jun 2001 Coral Reefs, by Charles Darwin[Charles Darwin #11][coralxxx.xxx]2690
Jun 2001 Over the Teacups, by Oliver W. Holmes [OWH Sr. #4][teacpxxx.xxx]2689
Also see in this particular series of books:
Jun 2001 The Poet at the Breakfast Table by O.W. Holmes #3][ptabtxxx.xxx]2666
Jun 2001 The Professor at the Breakfast Table, by OW Holmes[prabtxxx.xxx]2665
Dec 1996 Autocrat of Breakfast Table, Oliver Wendell Holmes[aofbtxxx.xxx] 751
Jun 2001 The Clue of the Twisted Candles, by Edgar Wallace [clotcxxx.xxx]2688
Jun 2001 The Snare, by Rafael Sabatini [Rafael Sabatini #7][snarexxx.xxx]2687
Jun 2001 The Book of Snobs, by William Makepeace Thackeray [snobsxxx.xxx]2686
Jun 2001 The Way to Peace, by Margaret Deland [wy2pcxxx.xxx]2685
Jun 2001 Five Tales, by John Galsworthy[John Galsworthy #9][5talexxx.xxx]2684
Contains:
THE FIRST AND LAST
A STOIC
THE APPLE TREE
THE JURYMAN
INDIAN SUMMER OF A FORSYTE [Also posted as Etext #2594]
Which contains:
Indian Summer of a Forsyte
In Chancery
Jun 2001 Saint's Progress, by John Galsworthy [John G. #8][saintxxx.xxx]2683
Jun 2001 Henri III et sa Cour by Alexandre Dumas Pere [#9][h3escxxx.xxx]2682
[This Etext is in French]
Jun 2001 Ten Years Later, by Alexandre Dumas[Dumas Pere #8][tenyrxxx.xxx]2681
We are releasing this as BOTH tenyr10.txt AND tenry10h.htm and in .zip files]
Please see the introduction which describes the various books of this title,
and how the various editions were published, and how they have been named,
and what in what order to read them. [This is #8 in OUR series of Dumas]
Also see:
Mar 1998 Ten Years Later, by Alexandre Dumas[Dumas Pere #3][2muskxxx.xxx]1258
End of June Newsletter***cutoff/break/
Notes from Edupage and News Scan
ORANGE BUYS CYBERBABE SITE
British wireless operator Orange has purchased the Ananova news Web site
from the U.K.'s Press Association for US$144 million in cash. Ananova is
home to the world's first computer-generated newscaster of the same name --
a hip, virtual "cyberbabe" with aquamarine hair who acts as the "human" face
for the media company's real-time news reporting. Orange CEO Hans Snook says
Ananova is a key component of the company's strategy to develop its own
overall portal platform. (Fox News 5 Jul 2000)
http://www.foxnews.com/vtech/0705/t_rt_0705_3.sml
JUSTICE FILES TO BLOCK WORLDCOM-SPRINT MERGER
The U.S. Justice Department has weighed in against the proposed $115-billion
merger of WorldCom and Sprint, spelling almost certain doom for the deal and
signaling that the era of U.S. high-tech mega-mergers is reaching its
limits. Antitrust chief Joel Klein said the merger would have left 80% of
the U.S. long-distance business in the hands of WorldCom and AT&T: "This
merger would reduce the big three to a big two -- too few." WorldCom and
Sprint say they're considering their next move, but have displayed little
appetite for a long, drawn-out litigation process. "The options are to go to
court or walk away," says one person close to the situation. Although the
companies had offered to divest Sprint's long-distance and Internet backbone
businesses as a condition of the merger, they were not prepared to comply
with the Justice Department's latest request for the disposal of all of
Sprint's local operations as well. (Financial Times 28 Jun 2000)
http://www.ft.com/
PALM GOES PROPRIETARY IN WIRELESS VENTURE
Palm is joining the scramble for wireless Internet customers in Europe, but
is using its own wireless "Web clipping" technology to reformat text for the
small screen rather than the widely adopted wireless Internet protocol
(WAP). The move pits Palm against European wireless network operators and
mobile phone hardware manufacturers in a battle for the rapidly growing
MEuropean wireless services market. To generate a broader customer base, the
subscription fee, will be offered for free in Europe this summer.
(Financial Times 26 Jun 2000) http://www.ft.com/
WEBVAN SWALLOWS HOMEGROCER.COM
[If they are not yet even reaching a dozen areas, how come $1.2 billion?]
In a further consolidation of dot-com retailers, Webvan Group is acquiring
rival HomeGrocer.com in a stock deal valued at $1.2 billion. The combined
company, which will operate under the Webvan Group name, will reach a total
of 13 U.S. metropolitan areas by the end of this year, up from nine
currently served by the two companies. (Reuters/TechWeb 26 Jun 2000)
http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/reuters-finance/REU20000626S0003
MICROSOFT "BETS THE COMPANY" ON THE INTERNET
Announcing that his company's new strategy will be to think of software as
a service delivered over the Internet rather than as a discrete product
delivered in shrink-wrapped boxes, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said: "You
could say it's a 'bet the company' thing." The new strategic platform will
be called Microsoft.Net (or .Net for short) and will take several years to
implement fully. If the government's anti-trust case doesn't force breakup
of Microsoft before that time, the current division between the Windows
operating system and the rest of the company will no longer exist.
(Washington Post 23 Jun 2000)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44043-2000Jun22.html
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