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HarryT · 04-21-2011, 07:14 AM

I've finally finished what's undoubtedly the hardest proof-reading task I've undertaken thus far - "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens. There weren't that many actual errors in the book; probably around 20 in total. The problem was that the PG source, on which this was ultimately based, is (for whatever reason) missing the vast majority of its punctuation. Sentences are OK, but most commas are missing. I would estimate that I've had to add something of the order of 20000-30000 punctuation marks back in to the book, which is why it's taken me about 3 months to complete.

I also took the opportunity to re-scan all the illustrations, which are now of much better quality than before.

I'd now regard this as "complete". If you find even the smallest remaining error, pleaser let me know.

Uploaded in LRF, Mobi, and ePub formats. Enjoy!

04-21-2011, 07:14 AM	#774
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Charles Dickens - Bleak House I've finally finished what's undoubtedly the hardest proof-reading task I've undertaken thus far - "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens. There weren't that many actual errors in the book; probably around 20 in total. The problem was that the PG source, on which this was ultimately based, is (for whatever reason) missing the vast majority of its punctuation. Sentences are OK, but most commas are missing. I would estimate that I've had to add something of the order of 20000-30000 punctuation marks back in to the book, which is why it's taken me about 3 months to complete. I also took the opportunity to re-scan all the illustrations, which are now of much better quality than before. I'd now regard this as "complete". If you find even the smallest remaining error, pleaser let me know. Uploaded in LRF, Mobi, and ePub formats. Enjoy!