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>changes to the format, to be in our normal order, as far as we can and
>to include some announcements, requests, etc.
>
>To make this editing easier, I will put these announcements, requests,
>at the end of this message.
>
>
>These are about:
>
>Translating Hesse's Siddharrtha into English. . .we DO have this in an
>already prepared GERMAN file, titled 7sidd10.* and .zip, and I will do
>what I can to get them into the listings ASAP, but you should be able,
>I hope, to get them via FTP, shortly after you receive this. . . . mh
>
>A program to automate the "less" file reader.
>
>And a change to one of our Project Gutenberg mirror sites.
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>
>I am editing this remotely from Romania, so please forgive errors, and
>the marigination and spelling will probably not be as good.
>
>
>If anyone familiar with our Newsletters and GUTINDEX files should care
>to neaten tjhis up for me even more, and send it back to me, it should
>help me a lot when I get home this weekend.
>
>***
>
>Changes to etexts:
>
>- This file has already been posted for September 1997 as etext #1044,
>and so is withdrawn as 2232:
>
>Jun 2000 Captain Stormfield, by Mark Twain [Mark Twain
>#17][cptstxxx.xxx]2232
>
>- This file had also already been posted, for January 2000 as etext #2048,
>and so is withdrawn as 2298.
>
>Aug 2000 Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, by Irving
>#6[sbogcxxx.xxx]2298
>
>- This file was never really posted. Etext 2199 remains Homer's Iliad
>
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, History and Commentary
>[00hgpxxx.xxx]2199
>
>
>
>New Releases. . .and check at the very bottom for notes on some that we may
>get posted in the next 24 hours before I send this out. . . .
>
>-----------------------------------
>Dec 2000 Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope [btowexxx.xxx]2432
>Dec 2000 Is Shakespeare Dead? by Mark Twain [Twain#16][shkddxxx.xxx]2431
>Dec 2000 Romantic Ballads, by George Borrow [Borrow#7][rmbddxxx.xxx]2430
>
>Dec 2000 Lost Face, by Jack London [London#81][lstfcxxx.xxx]2429
>Dec 2000 Essay on Man, by Alexander Pope [esymnxxx.xxx]2428
>Dec 2000 The Patagonia, by Henry James [James#22][patgnxxx.xxx]2427
>Dec 2000 The Diary of a Man of Fifty by H. James[James#21][dmnftxxx.xxx]2426
>
>Dec 2000 A Bundle of Letters, by Henry James [James#20][bndltxxx.xxx]2425
>Dec 2000 Black Bartlemy's Treasure, by Jeffrey Farnol [bbtrexxx.xxx]2424
>Dec 2000 Anecdotes of Johnson, by Hesther Lynch Piozzi [andsjxxx.xxx]2423
>Dec 2000 Introduction to The Compleat Angler, Albert Lang [alcmaxxx.xxx]2422
>
>Dec 2000 The Beggar's Opera, by John Gay [Gay1][bgoprxxx.xxx]2421
>Dec 2000 Unterhaltungen deutscher AusgewandertenGoethe[30][7untrxxx.xxx]2420
>Dec 2000 Unterhaltungen deutscher AusgewandertenGoethe[30][8untrxxx.xxx]2420
>Dec 2000 La Dame aux Camelias, by Alexandre Dumas [8damexxx.xxx]2419
>
>Dec 2000 Oldport Days, by Thomas Wentworth Higginson [#2][oldptxxx.xxx]2418
>Dec 2000 Okewood of the Secret Service, Valentine Williams[valenxxx.xxx]2417
>Dec 2000 The House of Pride &c., by Jack London[London#80][hsprdxxx.xxx]2416
>Dec 2000 The Son of the Wolf, by Jack London [London#79][swolfxxx.xxx]2415
>
>Nov 2000 Cliges: A Romance, by Chretien de Troyes [cligexxx.xxx]2414
>Nov 2000 Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert [Flaubert#4][mbovaxxx.xxx]2413
>Nov 2000 The Categories, by Aristotle [aristxxx.xxx]2412
>
>For German etexts, filenames starting with 8 are 8-bit versions,
>which should be usable by nearly all modern computers. 7-bit versions
>are plain ASCII (no accents or special characters).
>
>A "1" or "2" for the same etext number indicates a multi-volume set,
>as in 7wml1xxx.xxx and 7xml2xxx.xxx.
>Nov 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre, Goethe 3[Goethe30][7wmw3xxx.xxx]2411
>Nov 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre, Goethe 3[Goethe30][8wmw3xxx.xxx]2411
>
>Nov 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre, Goethe 2[Goethe29][7wmw2xxx.xxx]2410
>Nov 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre, Goethe 2[Goethe29][8wmw2xxx.xxx]2410
>Nov 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre, Goethe 1[Goethe28][7wmw1xxx.xxx]2409
>Nov 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre, Goethe 1[Goethe28][8wmw1xxx.xxx]2409
>Nov 2000 Die Leiden des jungen Werther, Goethe 2[Goethe27][7ljw2xxx.xxx]2408
>Nov 2000 Die Leiden des jungen Werther, Goethe 2[Goethe27][8ljw2xxx.xxx]2408
>Nov 2000 Die Leiden des jungen Werther, Goethe 1[Goethe26][7ljw1xxx.xxx]2407
>Nov 2000 Die Leiden des jungen Werther, Goethe 1[Goethe26][8ljw1xxx.xxx]2407
>
>Nov 2000 Die Geschwister, by Goethe [Goethe25][7geswxxx.xxx]2406
>Nov 2000 Die Geschwister, by Goethe [Goethe25][8geswxxx.xxx]2406
>Nov 2000 Italienische Reise, by Goethe vol. 2 [Goethe24][7itr1xxx.xxx]2405
>Nov 2000 Italienische Reise, by Goethe vol. 2 [Goethe24][8itr1xxx.xxx]2405
>Nov 2000 Italienische Reise, by Goethe vol. 1 [Goethe23][7itr1xxx.xxx]2404
>Nov 2000 Italienische Reise, by Goethe vol. 1 [Goethe23][8itr1xxx.xxx]2404
>Nov 2000 Die Wahlverwandtschaften, by Goethe [Goethe22][7wahlxxx.xxx]2403
>Nov 2000 Die Wahlverwandtschaften, by Goethe [Goethe22][8wahlxxx.xxx]2403
>
>Nov 2000 Briefe aus der Schweiz, by Goethe [Goethe21][7schwxxx.xxx]2402
>Nov 2000 Briefe aus der Schweiz, by Goethe [Goethe21][8schwxxx.xxx]2402
>Nov 2000 The Memoirs of General the Baron de Marbot [marboxxx.xxx]2401
>Nov 2000 Vikram and the Vampire, by Sir Richard R. Burton [vikrvxxx.xxx]2400
>Nov 2000 Up From Slavery: An Autobiography, B.T.Washington[booktxxx.xxx]2399
>
>Nov 2000 The Path of the Law, by O.W. Holmes, Jr. [palawxxx.xxx]2398
>Nov 2000 Story of My Life, by Helen Keller [kellexxx.xxx]2397
>Nov 2000 History of the Catholic Church, by J. MacCaffrey [hcathxxx.xxx]2396
>Nov 2000 The Golden Fleece, by Padraic Colum [fleecxxx.xxx]2395
> (no, this is not the same as #1614, The Golden Fleece by Julian Hawthorne)
>
>Nov 2000 The Grand Canyon of Arizona, by George W. James [gcoazxxx.xxx]2394
>Nov 2000 His Dog, by Albert Payson Terhune [hsdogxxx.xxx]2393
>Nov 2000 Further Adventures of Lad, Albert Payson Terhune [faladxxx.xxx]2392
>Nov 2000 Bruce, by Albert Payson Terhune [brucexxx.xxx]2391
>
>Nov 2000 The Conquest of the Old Southwest, by Henderson [cnqswxxx.xxx]2390
>Nov 2000 Bardelys the Magnificent, by Rafael Sabatini [bardexxx.xxx]2389
>Nov 2000 The Bhagavad-Gita, translated by Sir Edwin Arnold[bgitaxxx.xxx]2388
>Nov 2000 The Voice, by Margaret Deland [voicexxx.xxx]2387
>
>Nov 2000 Theodore Roosevelt; An Intimate Biography, Thayer[teddyxxx.xxx]2386
>Nov 2000 Gala-Days, by Gail Hamilton (Agibail Dodge) [galadxxx.xxx]2385
>Nov 2000 The Deliverance, by Ellen Glasgow [delivxxx.xxx]2384
>Nov 2000 Canterbury Tales and Other Poems, GeoffreyChaucer[cbtlsxxx.xxx]2383
>
>Nov 2000 Proposed Territory of Arizona, Sylvester Mowry [tarizxxx.xxx]2382
>Nov 2000 Actions and Reactions, by Rudyard Kiping [actrexxx.xxx]2381
>Nov 2000 Das Maerchen von dem Myrtenfraeulein, C. Brentano[7myrtxxx.xxx]2380
>Nov 2000 Das Maerchen von dem Myrtenfraeulein, C. Brentano[8myrtxxx.xxx]2380
>Nov 2000 Chastelard, by Algernon Charles Swinburne [chastxxx.xxx]2379
>
>
>
>
>These are for the publication month September 2000 (9 etexts):
>
>[Some of these were previously reserved, or have been updated. . .]
>
>
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 8, by Goethe[Goethe20][7wml8xxx.xxx]2342
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 8, by Goethe[Goethe20][8wml8xxx.xxx]2342
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 7, by Goethe[Goethe19][7wml7xxx.xxx]2341
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 7, by Goethe[Goethe19][8wml7xxx.xxx]2341
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 6, by Goethe[Goethe18][7wml6xxx.xxx]2340
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 6, by Goethe[Goethe18][8wml6xxx.xxx]2340
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 5, by Goethe[Goethe17][7wml5xxx.xxx]2339
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 5, by Goethe[Goethe17][8wml5xxx.xxx]2339
>
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 4, by Goethe[Goethe16][7wml4xxx.xxx]2338
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 4, by Goethe[Goethe16][8wml4xxx.xxx]2338
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 3, by Goethe[Goethe15][7wml3xxx.xxx]2337
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 3, by Goethe[Goethe15][8wml3xxx.xxx]2337
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 2, by Goethe[Goethe14][7wml2xxx.xxx]2336
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 2, by Goethe[Goethe14][8wml2xxx.xxx]2336
>
>Newly updated etexts (newer versions, such as 7wml11.txt supersedes
>7wml10.txt):
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 1, by Goethe[Goethe13][7wml1xxx.xxx]2335
>Sep 2000 Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre 1, by Goethe[Goethe13][8wml1xxx.xxx]2335
>
>Sep 2000 Hans Huckebein, by Wilhelm Busch [Three *Stories][7hckbxxx.xxx]2322
>Sep 2000 Hans Huckebein, by Wilhelm Busch [Three *Stories][8hckbxxx.xxx]2322
>
>
>
>These are for the publication month August 2000 (4 etexts):
>
>Aug 2000 The Descent of Man, by Charles Darwin [Darwin#7][dscmnxxx.xxx]2300
>Aug 2000 How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, by Arnold Bennett [24hrsxxx.xxx]2274
>Aug 2000 The Discovery of Guiana, by Walter Raleigh WR#3][guianxxx.xxx]2272
>Aug 2000 He Fell In Love With His Wife, by Edward P. Roe [inlhwxxx.xxx]2271
>
>
>I was told there were a few typos here that have been corrected,
>so I am including these listings below again.
>
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Y Chromosome Number 24 [0yhgpxxx.xxx]2224
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, X Chromosome Number 23 [0xhgpxxx.xxx]2223
>
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 22 [22hgpxxx.xxx]2222
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 21 [21hgpxxx.xxx]2221
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 20 [20hgpxxx.xxx]2220
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 19 [19hgpxxx.xxx]2219
>
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 18 [18hgpxxx.xxx]2218
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 17 [17hgpxxx.xxx]2217
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 16 [16hgpxxx.xxx]2216
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 15 [15hgpxxx.xxx]2215
>
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 14 [14hgpxxx.xxx]2214
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 13 [13hgpxxx.xxx]2213
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 12 [12hgpxxx.xxx]2212
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 11 [11hgpxxx.xxx]2211
>
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 10 [10hgpxxx.xxx]2210
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 09 [09hgpxxx.xxx]2209
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 08 [08hgpxxx.xxx]2208
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 07 [07hgpxxx.xxx]2207
>
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 06 [06hgpxxx.xxx]2206
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 05 [05hgpxxx.xxx]2205
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 04 [04hgpxxx.xxx]2204
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 03 [03hgpxxx.xxx]2203
>
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 02 [02hgpxxx.xxx]2202
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number 01 [01hgpxxx.xxx]2201
>Jun 2000 Human Genome Project, About the Human GenomeFiles[0ahgpxxx.xxx]2200
>Jun 2000 The Iliad, by Homer, translated by Samuel Butler[iliadxxx.xxx]2199
>
>
>Newly updated etexts (newer versions, such as 8spur11.txt supersedes
>8spur10.txt):
>
>May 2000 Frau und Kindern auf der Spur, by Gerold K.Rohner[8spurxxx.xxx]2174C
>May 2000 Frau und Kindern auf der Spur, by Gerold K.Rohner[7spurxxx.xxx]2174C
>May 2000 Thoughts on Present Discontents, etc., by Burke[thdscxxx.xxx]2173
>May 2000 That Mainwaring Affair, by Maynard Barbour[mnwrnxxx.xxx]2172
>May 2000 Brother Jacob, by George Eliot [George Eliot#5][brjcbxxx.xxx]2171
>
>May 2000 Misc Writings and Speeches, Lord Macaulay V4 of4[4mwsmxxx.xxx]2170*
>May 2000 Misc Writings and Speeches, Lord Macaulay V3 of4[3mwsmxxx.xxx]2169
>May 2000 Misc Writings and Speeches, Lord Macaulay V2 of4[2mwsmxxx.xxx]2168
>May 2000 Misc Writings and Speeches, Lord Macaulay V1 of4[1mwsmxxx.xxx]2167
>
>May 2000 King Solomon's Mines, by H. Rider Haggard [HRH#9][7kslmxxx.xxx]2166
>May 2000 King Solomon's Mines, by H. Rider Haggard [HRH#9][8kslmxxx.xxx]2166
>May 2000 The Lifted Veil, by George Eliot [George Eliot#4][lftvlxxx.xxx]2165
>May 2000 The Lumley Autograph Susan Fenimore Cooper[SFC#2][lumlyxxx.xxx]2164
>May 2000 The Bridge-Builders, by Mark Twain[Mark Twain#16][brdgbxxx.xxx]2163
>
>
>***
>
>
>NEW etexts with numbers that were reserved for March 2000 (2 etexts):
>
>Mar 2000 Carlyle's "History of Friedrich II of Prussia V16[16frdxxx.xxx]2116
>Mar 2000 Carlyle's "History of Friedrich II of Prussia V15[15frdxxx.xxx]2115
>
>We are nowabout 80% done with this massive undertaking of Carlyle. . . .
>
>
>***
>
>From John Mark Ockerbloom:
>
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>I've moved over my Project Gutenberg
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>
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>at least until the disk at CMU fills up.
>
>I don't know if this will be a permanent move or not (I'd really
>like to get the multiplexer maintained by PG rather than by me)
>but it will work for now (and if the tom.cs.cmu.edu links break,
>an automatic search-replace can change all your links over to the
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>
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>From: Simon Kittle <[log in to unmask]>
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>A quick note about an automatic "page turner" for the "less" program.
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>
>OK, well the webpage will be at:
>
>http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~sjk98/sw/evenless
>
>
>It is still very early stages, I mailed the author of `less', and he
>thought of a possibly better way to do this, but I have a working
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>
>So, thats the URL, and I will keep it updated with what happens.
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>The Project Gutenberg German team has taken on a
>significant translation effort. Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha
>has cleared the copyright boundary and we are converting
>the 1922 edition in the original German. This work will be
>finished shortly and will become available for proofreading
>soon.
>
>But the really exciting part is the flipside translation
>into English of this book. Yes, we know it has already
>been translated, but those publishers hold very recent
>copyrights to the English portions that won't be released
>for a long time. So we will do our own translation!
>
>We need your assistance to get this done. We have
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>You can preview the work already done by using your web
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>We look forward to working with you on this! This will be
>fun indeed!!
>
>Mike Pullen
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