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Sep 2001 The Koran/The Q'uran, by Mohammed/Mohammad . . . [koranxxx.xxx]2800
Sep 2001 The Q'uran, by Muhamad/Muhammad/Mohomet . . . [koranxxx.xxx]2800
[Please let us know any other ways we should index this]
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Jun 2000 The Duchess of Malfi, by John Webster [malfixxx.xxx]2232
This replaces #2232 which was a duplicate of:
Sep 1997 Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven by Mark Twain[cptsfxxx.xxx]1044
Aug 1997 Longfellow's Translation of Dante, Inferno [1ddclxxx.xxx]1001
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Aug 2000 Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, by Irving #6[sbogcxxx.xxx]2298
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Aug 2001 The Borgias, by Alexander Dumas, Pere [Dumas, #10][gorgsxxx.xxx]2741
Aug 2001 Murat, by Alexander Dumas, Pere [Dumas, Pere #24][muratxxx.xxx]2755
Aug 2001 Countess St. Geran, by Alexander Dumas, Pere [#23][geranxxx.xxx]2754
Aug 2001 Countess de Saint-Geran, by Alexander Dumas [#23][geranxxx.xxx]2754
[Alternate spelling of title]
Aug 2001 Ali Pacha, by Alexander Dumas, Pere[Dumas Pere 22][alpacxxx.xxx]2753
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Oct 2001 Quo Vadis, The Time of Nero, by Henryk Sienkiewicz[quvdsxxx.xxx]2853
[Full Title: Quo Vadis, A Narrative of the Time of Nero]
Oct 2001 The Hound of the Baskervilles by A. Conan Doyle 25[bskrvxxx.xxx]2852
Oct 2001 Sixes and Sevens, by O Henry [O Henry #11] [6sn7sxxx.xxx]2851
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Oct 2001 The Wars of The Jews, by Flavius Josephus [warjexxx.xxx]2850
["The Wars of The Jews or the History of the Destruction of Jerusalem"]
Oct 2001 Against Apion, by Flavius Josephus[Tr. Wm. Whiston[agaapxxx.xxx]2849
Oct 2001 The Antiquities of the Jews, by Flavius Josephus [taofjxxx.xxx]2848
Oct 2001 Josephus' Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades[hadesxxx.xxx]2847
["An Extract out of Josephus's Discourse to The Greeks Concerning Hades"]
Oct 2001 The Life of Flavius Josephus, Tr. by Wm. Whiston [lfjosxxx.xxx]2846
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Oct 2001 Sir Nigel, by Arthur Conan Doyle [A. C. Doyle #24][nigelxxx.xxx]2845
Oct 2001 Fatal Boots, by William Makepeace Thackeray [#25][fbootxxx.xxx]2844
Oct 2001 Little Travels and Roadside Sketches, by Thackeray[ltarsxxx.xxx]2843
Oct 2001 Black Heart and White Heart, by H. R. Haggard[#24][bwhrtxxx.xxx]2842
Oct 2001 The Ivory Child, by H. Rider Haggard [Haggard #23][ivoryxxx.xxx]2841
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Sep 2001 reserved for [ xxx.xxx]2840
Sep 2001 our first three [ xxx.xxx]2839
Sep 2001 Dutch Etexts [ xxx.xxx]2838
Sep 2001 Lendas do Sul, by J. Somoes Lopes Netto [lendaxxx.xxx]2837
[Our First Etext in Portuguese!]
Luiz Antonio Gusmao <luizgusmao@bol.com.br>
Sep 2001 Abraham Lincoln and the Union, Nath'l W Stephenson[alatuxxx.xxx]2836
[Author's full name: Nathaniel W. Stephenson]
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Sep 2001 The Canadian Dominion, by Oscar D. Skelton [cndndxxx.xxx]2835
Sep 2001 The Portrait of a Lady, Vol 2, by Henry James[#37][2pldyxxx.xxx]2834
Sep 2001 The Portrait of a Lady, Vol 1, by Henry James[#36][1pldyxxx.xxx]2833
Sep 2001 Myth, Ritual, and Religion, V1, by Andrew Lang #28[1mrarxxx.xxx]2832
Notes from News Scan and Edupage
INDIA IS DEVELOPING A $200 "SIMPUTER"
India's hardware industry is planning a 9,000-rupee (US$200) "simputer" to
extend computer use to the masses by making PCs as inexpensive as a color
televisions. And the Indian government has been moving aggressively to
expand computer and Internet usage, by ending a state monopoly on the
Internet, taking similar action with respect to long-distance telephony,
allowing private firms to set up landing stations for undersea fiber optic
cables linking to Internet gateways, and creating a new legal framework to
enable e-commerce. (Reuters/San Jose Mercury News 15 Aug 2000)
http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/039625.htm
LINUX APPLICATIONS GROUP TO COMPETE AGAINST MICROSOFT OFFICE
Supported by IBM, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and other major computer
companies, a group of Linux software developers has created something
called the Gnome Foundation, which is offering a set of software standards
for a common software environment in which to create a viable but free
alternative to Microsoft's Windows operating system, a unified desktop user
interface, and a set of productivity programs (also free) to compete
against Microsoft's Office suite. Sun has decided to adopt the Gnome
desktop system for its Solaris operating system. One developer in the Gnome
Foundations says: "A year ago, we were missing the last mile. But at the
end of this year my Mom could install Helix Gnome and Sun's StarOffice and
have a total office environment." (New York Times 14 Aug 2000)
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/yr/08/biztech/articles/14linux.html
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