at some point, for what i am sure
must be some kind of good reason,
it become impossible to wget a file
from the gutenberg.org website...

instead, one is told that the project
is intended for humans, not robots.

this is devastating to researchers --
who just happen to be human beings
who need systematic access via code.

i would be willing to mount a mirror
on my personal account at my i.s.p.,
to restore free and unhindered access
to these books in the public domain...

so if you'd "whitelist" me for one-time
access to curl all of the files, i would
appreciate it very much...  thank you...

-bowerbird