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*Here Are The New Files We Have Done In The Last Week*
--=={ REVISIONS, CORRECTIONS AND NEW FORMATS }==--
The following recently posted etext has been re-posted in both
7- & 8-bit versions, and renamed:
Dec 2003 An African Millionaire, by Grant Allen [Allen#4][8frmlxxx.xxx]4715
Dec 2003 An African Millionaire, by Grant Allen [Allen#4][7frmlxxx.xxx]4715
Thanks to Huguette Bertrand, who has provided HTML versions of all
of the following 10 etexts; files are posted as 8xxxx10h.txt & .zip.
Oct 2003 Ascension du desir, poesie, H. Bertrand [#10][8ascexxx.xxx]4570C
Oct 2003 Mots rouge espoir, poesie, H. Bertrand [#9][8respxxx.xxx]4569C
Oct 2003 Les Visages du temps, poesie, H. Bertrand [#8][8visgxxx.xxx]4568C
Oct 2003 Strates amoureuses, poesie, H. Bertrand [#7][8strtxxx.xxx]4567C
Oct 2003 Entre la chair et l'ame, poesie, H. Bertrand [#6][8echaxxx.xxx]4566C
Oct 2003 Jusqu'a l'extreme regard, poesie, H. Bertrand [#5][8regrxxx.xxx]4565C
Oct 2003 Rouge memoire, poesie, Huguette Bertrand [#4][8memoxxx.xxx]4564C
Oct 2003 La Mort amoureuse, poesie, H. Bertrand [#3][8mortxxx.xxx]4563C
Oct 2003 Anatomie du Mouvement, poesie, H. Bertrand [#2][8anatxxx.xxx]4562C
Oct 2003 Espace perdu, poesie, Huguette Bertrand [#1][8espaxxx.xxx]4561C
We have released an improved 11th edition of the following:
Aug 2003 Expeditions to Sth. Australia,by Charles Sturt[#3][xpss1xxx.xxx]4330
Aug 2003 ExpeditioNs to Sth. Australia II,Charles Sturt[#2][xpss1xxx.xxx]4329
Aug 2003 Expeditions to Sth. Australia I, Charles Sturt[#1][xpss1xxx.xxx]4328
Sep 2002 For the Term of His Natural Life, by Marcus Clarke[fthnlxxx.xxx]3424
Jan 2002 Last Chronicle of Barset, Anthony Trollope [#9][lacobxxx.xxx]3045
The following etext had an incorrect filename:
Nov 2003 After the Rain, Sam Vaknin [Vaknin #3][atraixxx.xxx]4685C
Replaces the following: ^^^^^
Nov 2003 After the Rain, Sam Vaknin [Vaknin #3][narbqxxx.xxx]4685C
We have posted an improved 11th edition, and the file has been renamed:
Jul 2003 Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, Victor Appleton[#1][01tomxxx.xxx]4230
Replaces old entry:
Jul 2003 Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, Victor Appleton [27tomxxx.xxx]4230
The following etext has been renamed:
Jul 2003 Tom Swift and his Wireless Message, V. Appleton #6[06tomxxx.xxx]4227
[Author's full name: Victor Appleton]
Replaces old entry:
Jul 2003 Tom Swift And His Wireless Message, by V. Appleton[26tomxxx.xxx]4227
And the following etext has also been renamed:
Apr 1996 Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, V. Appleton[#20][20tomxxx.xxx] 499
[Author's full name: Victor Appleton]
Replaces old entry:
Apr 1996 Tom Swift / Land of Wonders, by Victor Appleton [tom20xxx.xxx] 499
--=={ 59 NEW U.S. ETEXTS }==--
Jan 2004 Entire 1555-66 The Dutch Republic, by Motley[#11][jm11vxxx.xxx]4811
Jan 2004 Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1566 by Motley[#10][jm10vxxx.xxx]4810
Jan 2004 Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1564-65 by Motley [#9][jm09vxxx.xxx]4809
Jan 2004 Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1563-64 by Motley [#8][jm08vxxx.xxx]4808
Jan 2004 Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1561-62 by Motley [#7][jm07vxxx.xxx]4807
Jan 2004 Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1560-61 by Motley [#6][jm06vxxx.xxx]4806
Jan 2004 Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1559-60 by Motley [#5][jm05vxxx.xxx]4805
Jan 2004 Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1555-59 by Motley [#4][jm04vxxx.xxx]4804
Jan 2004 Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1555 by Motley [#3][jm03vxxx.xxx]4803
Jan 2004 Dutch Republic, Introduction II. by Motley [#2][jm02vxxx.xxx]4802
Jan 2004 Dutch Republic, Introduction I. by Motley [#1][jm01vxxx.xxx]4801
[Full Title: The Rise of the Dutch Republic]
[Author's full name: John Lothrop Motley]
[Please Note The Above Are In /etext04, Officially From 2004, and are 4800's]
Dec 2003 Civil Government of Virginia, William F. Fox [civvaxxx.xxx]4762
Dec 2003 The Cossacks, Leo Tolstoy [Tolstoy #15][cosskxxx.xxx]4761
Dec 2003 Tillie: A Mennonite Maid,Helen Reimensnyder Martin[tillixxx.xxx]4760
Dec 2003 The Romance of Rubber, John Martin (Ed.) [rubbrxxx.xxx]4759
Dec 2003 Late Lyrics and Earlier, Thomas Hardy [Hardy #25][ltlrxxxx.xxx]4758
Dec 2003 The Long Ago, Jacob William Wright [lnagoxxx.xxx]4757
Dec 2003 The Love Sonnets of a Hoodlum, Wallace Irwin [tlshdxxx.xxx]4756
Dec 2003 California and the Californians, D. S. Jordan [#2][clfrnxxx.xxx]4755
[Author's full name: David Starr Jordan]
Dec 2003 The Philosophy of Despair, David Starr Jordan [#1][phdesxxx.xxx]4754
Dec 2003 The Forfeiture, Riviere Dufresny, Morlock tr [#2][forfexxx.xxx]4753C
[The Forfeiture by Riviere Dufresny, translated by Frank J. Morlock]
Dec 2003 Spirit of Contradiction, Dufresny, Morlock tr [#1][spconxxx.xxx]4752C
[The Spirit of Contradiction by Riviere Dufresny, translated
by Frank J. Morlock]
Dec 2003 String Quartet No.2 in D, K.155, W. A. Mozart [#2][wm155xxx.xxx]4751
[In Finale .MUS format for sheet music and performance]
(Zipped file only, in etext03: wm15510.zip)
Dec 2003 String quartet No.1 in G, K.80, W. A. Mozart [#1][wmk80xxx.xxx]4750
[In Finale .MUS format for sheet music and performance]
(Zipped file only, in etext03: wmk8010.zip)
Dec 2003 Opus 18 No. 1, Ludwig van Beethoven [LVB #3][lv181xxx.xxx]4749
[In Finale .MUS format for sheet music and performance]
(Zipped file only, in etext03: lv18l10.zip)
Dec 2003 Baree, Son of Kazan, James Oliver Curwood [#9][bareexxx.xxx]4748
Dec 2003 The River's End, James Oliver Curwood [Curwood #8][trivexxx.xxx]4747
Dec 2003 Kennedy Square, by F. Hopkinson Smith [Smith#6][kndsqxxx.xxx]4746
Dec 2003 At the Villa Rose, by A.E.W. Mason [vllrsxxx.xxx]4745
Dec 2003 Ten Nights in a Bar Room, by T. S. Arthur [tnnghxxx.xxx]4744
Dec 2003 The Country Beyond, by James Oliver Curwood[JOC#8][cntbdxxx.xxx]4743
Dec 2003 E-books and e-publishing, Sam Vaknin [Vaknin #4][ebpubxxx.xxx]4742C
Dec 2003 Silence en otage, by Huguette Bertrand [#12][fonduxxx.xxx]4741C
(Available in HTML format only.)
Dec 2003 Dans le fondu des mots, by Huguette Bertrand [#11][fonduxxx.xxx]4740C
(Available in HTML format only.)
Dec 2003 Fly Leaves, C. S. Calverley [Calverley #2][fllvxxx.xxx]4739
Dec 2003 Three Sermons/Prayers, Jonathan Swift [Swift #7][trsmxxx.xxx]4738
Dec 2003 A Tale of a Tub, Jonathan Swift [Swift #6][tltbxxx.xxx]4737
(Text and HTML versions posted.)
Dec 2003 Hadda Pada, by Godmunder Kamban [hddpdxxx.xxx]4736
Dec 2003 The Shepherd of the Hills, Harold Bell Wright [#2][shphlxxx.xxx]4735
Dec 2003 Grim Smile of the Five Towns,by Arnold Bennett[#4][gmsftxxx.xxx]4734
[Full title: The Grim Smile of the Five Towns]
Dec 2003 When Egypt Went Broke, by Holman Day [wngptxxx.xxx]4733
Dec 2003 Prolegomena, Julius Wellhausen [prolexxx.xxx]4732
[Full title: Prolegomena to the History of Israel]
Dec 2003 Seven Little Australians, Ethel Turner [slausxxx.xxx]4731
Dec 2003 The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, C.J. Dennis [tsblkxxx.xxx]4730
Dec 2003 Observations by Mr. Dooley, Finley Peter Dunne [omdooxxx.xxx]4729
Dec 2003 Memoir of John L. Motley, All, O.W. Holmes[OWH#14][oh14vxxx.xxx]4728
Dec 2003 Memoir of John L. Motley, v3, O.W. Holmes [OWH#13][oh13vxxx.xxx]4727
Dec 2003 Memoir of John L. Motley, v2, O.W. Holmes [OWH#12][oh12vxxx.xxx]4726
Dec 2003 Memoir of John L. Motley, v1, O.W. Holmes [OWH#11][oh11vxxx.xxx]4725
[Full Title: A Memoir of John Lothrop Motley]
[Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.]
Dec 2003 Against Sceptics and Atheists, George Berkeley[#3][scthtxxx.xxx]4724
[Full title: Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, in Opposition
to Sceptics and Atheists]
Dec 2003 Principles of Human Knowledge, George Berkeley[#2][prhknxxx.xxx]4723
[Full title: A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge]
Dec 2003 Towards a New Theory of Vision,George Berkeley[#1][trvsnxxx.xxx]4722
[Full title: An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision]
Dec 2003 Darkness and Daylight, by Mary J. Holmes[Holmes#2][drkdlxxx.xxx]4721
Dec 2003 Wacousta (Volume II), by John Richardson [JR#2][wcst2xxx.xxx]4720
Dec 2003 Wacousta (Volume I), by John Richardson [JR#1][wcst1xxx.xxx]4719
Dec 2003 Histoire des Voyages de Scarmentado, Voltaire [#9][hstrdxxx.xxx]4718
[Subtitle: Romans vol. 6 ("Romans" is French for "Novels")]
[Author's Given Name: Jean-Marie Arouet]
(This book is in 8 bit accented French only)
Dec 2003 Autour de la Lune, by Jules Verne [Verne #21][trdllxxx.xxx]4717
(This book is in 8 bit accented French only)
Dec 2003 A Day In Old Athens, William Stearns Davis[WSD #1][xadioxxx.xxx]4716
[7 bit texts are in 7adio10.txt and 7adio10.zip]
[8 bit texts are in 8adio10.txt and 8adio10.zip]
[Previously Reserved]
Sep 2003 The Entire PG Works of George Meredith [GM#106][gn06vxxx.xxx]4500
(Caution: this file is 14.5MB!)
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E-PUBLISHER WINS ROUND TWO IN COURT
E-publisher RosettaBooks won a second legal round against Random House when
a three-judge panel unanimously upheld an earlier ruling rejecting Random
House's request for a preliminary injunction against Rosetta. RosettaBooks
is selling electronic versions of Kurt Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle" and seven
other old Random House titles. RosettaBooks had reached contractual
agreements with the authors or their representatives regarding the rights
to electronic publishing, but Random House has argued that electronic
rights are not implicit because e-books are simply another version of a
paper book. A RosettaBooks victory in the case would open the doors for
hundreds of old titles to become available in electronic versions.
(AP 11 Mar 2002) http://apnews.excite.com/article/20020311/D7I6HQ200.html
FTC CRACKS DOWN ON SPAM
A U.S. District Court, acting at the request of the Federal Trade
Commission, has closed down the U.S.-registered Web sites of three
U.K.-based companies of sending unsolicited commercial e-mail message (or
"spam") to sell about $1 million worth of phony Web addresses such as
".usa," ".sex," and ".store" for $59 each. The Web sites closed were called
www.dotusa.com, www.dotsex.com, and www.dotstore.com. The defendants say
they are denying the allegations and are appealing the ruling. An FTC
official says: "These scammers conned consumers in two ways. They sent
deceptive spam, and they sold worthless Web addresses from their Web sites.
By closing down this operation we're sending a strong signal: We will not
tolerate deceptive spam." (New York Times 12 Mar 2002)
http://partners.nytimes.com/2002/03/12/technology/12SPAM.html
WILL AOL SWITCH TO NETSCAPE BROWSER?
When AOL acquired Netscape in 1999 it surprised everyone by continuing to
offer Microsoft's rival Internet Explorer browser to AOL users. But
CompuServe, which is part of AOL Time Warner, is now testing a new version
of Netscape, thereby signaling that AOL is planning to switch its 33
million users away from Internet Explorer. Giga Information Group industry
analyst Bob Enderle says, "They are planning to take a good chunk of market
share from Microsoft." A Microsoft spokesman was philosophical and
condescending: "The real losers will be AOL users who will now be using
inferior technology." (Bloomberg/Washington Post 11 Mar 2002)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10789-2002Mar11.html
SUN SUES MICROSOFT FOR DAMAGES OVER JAVA
Sun Microsystems has filed a new lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging that
Microsoft's business practices damaged the market for Sun's Java
programming language. It also alleges that Microsoft kept more than 20
technologies secret, preventing Sun and other server makers from
incorporating the features needed to maker their servers work with
Microsoft's software. Sun's suit follows an earlier filing in 1997, which
focused on a contractual dispute over Microsoft's licensing of Java. The
two companies eventually settled out of court. This time around, however,
Sun is seeking, potentially, billions of dollars in damages in addition to
an injunction that would require Microsoft to distribute the latest version
of Java, to disclose technical information so that other companies can
write compatible software, and to cease bundling some Microsoft products.
The Sun suit follows similar suits recently filed by AOL Time Warner and Be
Inc. (Wall Street Journal 11 Mar 2002)
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1015608994249257320.djm,00.html (sub req'd)
SLOUCHING TOWARD THE PAPERLESS SOCIETY
How far as we from becoming a paperless society? Still pretty far, but
financial institutions are certainly heading in that direction. Some
companies, such as Datek, now charge a fee for each trade confirmation on
paper; others, such as E*Trade, issue only electronic statements unless
customers specifically request paper ones. Still, many companies are
testing the temperature before getting in the water, and a Wells Fargo
executive says, "At this point we are still focused on allowing customers
to choose the option they are most comfortable with"; the company, along
with companies such as Bank of America and Vanguard Group are encouraging
paperless accounts but not making them mandatory. One problem is that some
institutions still make the process a hassle, and one mortgage company loan
processor says that at least four banks have told her that loan applicants
must have original statements going back two months: "Lots of people get
really angry, saying, 'Why can't I just fax you what's on the Web?'" (San
Jose Mercury News 12 Mar 2002)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2847755.htm
[Not to mention the HUGE pressures toward etickets on airlines,
even before 911. . .even if you were willing to pay an extra $10.
The same is now happening with reference librarians, who only 5-10
years ago were quite unanimous in their refusal to do e-reference,
but now try to give you a URL in response to your question, without
even asking if you have access first. This during the very first
year in which 50% of U.S. households have Internet access.]
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