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The Iliad (Project Gutenberg) he Iliad (Greek: Ἰλιάς, Iliás) is an epic poem recounting significant events during a portion of the final year of the Trojan War — the Greek siege of the city of Ilion (Troy) — hence the title (“pertaining to Ilios”). In twenty-four scrolls, containing 15,693 lines of dactylic hexameter, it...
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The Fortune of the Rougons (Project Gutenberg) (Les Rougon-Macquart) La Fortune des Rougon, originally published in 1871, is the first novel in Émile Zola’s monumental twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. The novel is partly an origin story, with a huge cast of characters swarming around – many of whom become the central figures of later...
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Question by steven s: Are ebooks on Gutenberg Project compatible with Sony’s Reader Digital Book? Im thinking of buying Sony’s Reader Digital Book PRS-505, but only if I can use the books that I download from the Gutenburg Project. Does anyone know if they’re compatible? Best answer: Answer by KimYes! Project Gutenberg books are...
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Question by bord styf: how do i donate a book to ‘project gutenberg’? Their site is a maze. *sigh* I have several books that may be out of copyright. I would like to donate them. Can you give me an exact web address where it gives the ‘step 1′ for donating material? Best answer:...
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Question by Notacat: How do I properly reference a book from Project Gutenberg? MLA format. I can’t use the book format, but it was originally published as a book, so using the web page format doesn’t seem right either. Best answer: Answer by cowsayingmoohttp://www.easybib.com/ go here Add your own answer in the comments!
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The Song of the Cardinal (Project Gutenberg) Gene Stratton-Porter (August 17, 1863 – December 6, 1924) was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, and one of the earliest women to form a movie studio and production company. She wrote some best-selling novels and well-received columns in national magazines, such as McCalls. Her works...
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Margaret, Queen of Navarre- The Heptameron of Margaret, Queen of Navarre A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Edition An Excerpt from the book- TALE CONTENTSFIRST DAY. Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan,and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, theson of the...
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Question by scylax: How can I save Project Gutenberg books on i-phone? I use eReader to read books from Project Gutenberg on my i-phone, but I find it really annoying that it returns to the beginning of the book every time I return to the homescreen, and I don’t like having to access the...
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