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pbananth · 12-03-2009, 10:32 AM

whether P.G.Wodehouse Blanding Castle ebooks available?

pufff · 12-04-2009, 11:09 AM

Looking for Dorothy L sayers "The Documents in the Case". Anywhere?

Patricia · 12-04-2009, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pufff

Looking for Dorothy L sayers "The Documents in the Case". Anywhere?

I've also been looking for this but haven't found it.
I'm slowly working my way through a very poor scan of "Have his Carcase." When I've corrected that then I may just scan and edit my paper copy of "The Documents in the Case." But it won't be for a couple of months.

pufff · 12-05-2009, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

I've also been looking for this but haven't found it.
I'm slowly working my way through a very poor scan of "Have his Carcase." When I've corrected that then I may just scan and edit my paper copy of "The Documents in the Case." But it won't be for a couple of months.

Fantastic! Looking forward to it!

SensualPoet · 12-08-2009, 09:06 PM

This may sound both picky and ungrateful, but I'd like to see the GK Chesterton Father Brown Omnibus actually broken up into the original five books. It makes navigating them easier.

Innocence of (1911) and Wisdom of (1914) are currently available. But Incredulity of (1926), Secret of (1927) and Scandal of (1935) are not.

As Chesterton died in 1936, I don't believe this is a copyright issue.

And, on a related note, Dashiell Hammett died Jan 10 1961 ... making Sam Spade etc PD in some jurisdictions in just 13 months. Yippee!

And ... wait a sec! Doesn't that make Raymond Chandler PD already (died Mar 1959)?

seagull · 12-11-2009, 12:42 PM

Has anyone got The Complete Works of William Shakespeare with a linked table of contents? Gutenberg has it but without a TOC. I would be very thankful if someone could maybe edit the Gutenberg file to contain a TOC.

EDIT: Found one on the KindleKorner yahoo group!

HarryT · 12-11-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SensualPoet

This may sound both picky and ungrateful, but I'd like to see the GK Chesterton Father Brown Omnibus actually broken up into the original five books. It makes navigating them easier.

You are of course free to create your own books from the original on PG Australia. Why not do so, and then upload them for the benefit of others? My personal preference is for omnibus editions, which is why I create them.

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And, on a related note, Dashiell Hammett died Jan 10 1961 ... making Sam Spade etc PD in some jurisdictions in just 13 months. Yippee!

No. Books enter the public domain at the start of the year following the 50th or 70th anniversary of the author's death, so anyone dying during the year 1961 will enter the public domain in "life+50" countries on 1st Jan 2012.

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And ... wait a sec! Doesn't that make Raymond Chandler PD already (died Mar 1959)?

No. His books will enter the Canadian public domain on 1st Jan 2010. ie, in about 3 weeks time.

seagull · 12-13-2009, 04:04 PM

I'd like to request The Library by Apollodorus, some translations should be in the public domain including one by James George Frazer. I have it in XML format and am not sure how to convert it to mobi. I got it from the Perseus Digital Library.

Patricia · 12-13-2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by seagull

I'd like to request The Library by Apollodorus, some translations should be in the public domain including one by James George Frazer. I have it in XML format and am not sure how to convert it to mobi. I got it from the Perseus Digital Library.

The Perseus Digital Library is a wonderful resource but only allows one to read or download a small section at a time. fortunately, the work is available elsewhere.
I'll convert it, but you'll have to wait for a few days, seagull. It must have a thousand footnotes and it will take a while to hyperlink them, even with one-way links.

seagull · 12-13-2009, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

The Perseus Digital Library is a wonderful resource but only allows one to read or download a small section at a time. fortunately, the work is available elsewhere.
I'll convert it, but you'll have to wait for a few days, seagull. It must have a thousand footnotes and it will take a while to hyperlink them, even with one-way links.

Thank you very much

Patricia · 12-14-2009, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by seagull

I'd like to request The Library by Apollodorus, some translations should be in the public domain including one by James George Frazer. I have it in XML format and am not sure how to convert it to mobi. I got it from the Perseus Digital Library.

I've now converted it:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65542

DMcCunney · 12-15-2009, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

I've now converted it:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65542

Thank you, Patricia. But speaking of Frazer, I don't see a version of The Golden Bough available at MR, which is a bit surprising. Project Gutenberg has a copy of the abridged edition, here, and the Sacred Text Archive also has it, here.

If you are willing, it would be another nice volume to have available.
______
Dennis

pufff · 12-15-2009, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Re Raymond Chandler:

His books will enter the Canadian public domain on 1st Jan 2010. ie, in about 3 weeks time.

Yippee! I was going to buy some. I will wait now. I am so grateful to all the people who upload books here. You provide a tremendous service to humanity! I regret that my own paper book library is of such low literary merit that nothing here is worth scanning....

Patricia · 12-15-2009, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Thank you, Patricia. But speaking of Frazer, I don't see a version of The Golden Bough available at MR, which is a bit surprising. Project Gutenberg has a copy of the abridged edition, here, and the Sacred Text Archive also has it, here.

If you are willing, it would be another nice volume to have available.
______
Dennis

Yes, only the abridged versions are available online. I'll have a go, but it may be after Christmas before it gets posted.

Patricia · 12-28-2009, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Thank you, Patricia. But speaking of Frazer, I don't see a version of The Golden Bough available at MR, which is a bit surprising. Project Gutenberg has a copy of the abridged edition, here, and the Sacred Text Archive also has it, here.

If you are willing, it would be another nice volume to have available.
______
Dennis

The Golden Bough is now uploaded in the MR library.
Read it and discover that there is much more to mistletoe than you ever thought possible.

12-08-2009, 09:06 PM	#140
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	This may sound both picky and ungrateful, but I'd like to see the GK Chesterton Father Brown Omnibus actually broken up into the original five books. It makes navigating them easier. Innocence of (1911) and Wisdom of (1914) are currently available. But Incredulity of (1926), Secret of (1927) and Scandal of (1935) are not. As Chesterton died in 1936, I don't believe this is a copyright issue. And, on a related note, Dashiell Hammett died Jan 10 1961 ... making Sam Spade etc PD in some jurisdictions in just 13 months. Yippee! And ... wait a sec! Doesn't that make Raymond Chandler PD already (died Mar 1959)? Last edited by SensualPoet; 12-08-2009 at 09:14 PM.

12-11-2009, 12:42 PM	#141
seagull Addict Posts: 247 Karma: 89950 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 2	Has anyone got The Complete Works of William Shakespeare with a linked table of contents? Gutenberg has it but without a TOC. I would be very thankful if someone could maybe edit the Gutenberg file to contain a TOC. EDIT: Found one on the KindleKorner yahoo group! Last edited by seagull; 12-11-2009 at 01:40 PM.

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12-03-2009, 10:32 AM	#136
pbananth Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 70 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: INDIA Device: Ebookwise 1150,EBOOKWISE 1200,JOINTECH JE 100	whether P.G.Wodehouse Blanding Castle ebooks available?

12-04-2009, 11:09 AM	#137
pufff Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle	Looking for Dorothy L sayers "The Documents in the Case". Anywhere?

12-13-2009, 04:04 PM	#143
seagull Addict Posts: 247 Karma: 89950 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 2	I'd like to request The Library by Apollodorus, some translations should be in the public domain including one by James George Frazer. I have it in XML format and am not sure how to convert it to mobi. I got it from the Perseus Digital Library.