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Old 05-19-2020, 02:10 PM   #756
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Originally Posted by prgdm View Post
Ah, I've solved the problem now -- Penelope doesn't like any xml content except its own defined elements.

So then: I have now converted A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 by Mayhew and Skeat to the Kobo dictionary format. I used the HTML available at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10625 , converted it to Penelope-compliant XML using the Javascript DOM, and then produced the dictionary using Penelope.

I hope that this will be of interest to people.

I have also produced an HTML version of the Canterbury Tales without the interleaved translations (which I find annoying). This is highly suitable for conversion into e-reader formats.

With best wishes,
Peter Day-Milne

Dern, that Middle English is a tough row to hoe. I think I'd rather read the Chaucer for Children's version; https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43984
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