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One of the great things about Public Domain Day is that every year, a treasure trove of “new” old books enters the public domain in the U.S., allowing the volunteers at Distributed Proo…
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“Of all the heavy afflictions incident to a seafaring-life, shipwreck is the most disastrous. For what can afford a more affecting spectacle than those poor way-worn mariners, who, on their j…
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In 1913, Igor Stravinsky’s groundbreaking ballet, The Rite of Spring, premiered in Paris. The dissonant music and strange choreography caused near-riots at the first two performances. The you…
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This post celebrates the 48,000th unique title Distributed Proofreaders has posted to Project Gutenberg: The Reign of King Oberon. Congratulations and thanks to all the Distributed Proofreaders and…
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In 1900, L. Frank Baum published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the first of 14 novels in his classic series on the magical land of Oz. But did you know that in the same year, he published a distinctl…
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“Oxygen! nobody knows what that may be—is it any wonder the cholera has got to Dantzic? And yet there are people who say quarantine is no good!” This 19th-Century speculation about cholera from Geo…
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“As my Whimsy takes me” is the family motto of Lord Peter Death (yes, you read that right, though some pronounce it “deeth”) Bredon Wimsey, second son of the 15th Duke of De…
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My Distributed Proofreaders Journey
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When I first discovered Distributed Proofreaders via a Google search, my quest was like that of many who were looking for an interesting and challenging activity during the pandemic. Turning public…
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Post-Processing Fornander’s Hawaiian Antiquities
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When searching for works to prepare as e-books at Distributed Proofreaders, I always try to find works that are still interesting today, add some diversity to Project Gutenberg’s collection, …
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The Collected Works of William Hazlitt
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William Hazlitt (1775-1830) was a renowned English essayist, literary critic, painter, and philosopher, known for his sharp wit, insightful observations, and passionate prose. Now, thanks to the vo…
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Distributed Proofreaders provides a web-based method to ease the conversion of Public Domain books into e-books. By dividing the workload into individual pages, many volunteers can work on a book at the same time.
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This post celebrates the 47,000th unique title Distributed Proofreaders has posted to Project Gutenberg: the Betty Crocker Picture Cooky Book. Congratulations and thanks to all the Distributed…
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Among the many delights of being a volunteer for Distributed Proofreaders is having the privilege of working on some very beautiful and unusual old books. One such book is The Box of Whistles (1877…
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When William the Conqueror took the throne of England in 1066, he brought with him a body of legal principles and procedures that had been developed in Normandy over the preceding centuries. Norman…
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