for 32 days, i am showing samples of the problems with the text in e-books from the internet archive... *** once again, i love internet archive and its mission. and when someone you love has a booger hanging from their nose, you _tell_ them that's the situation, so they won't go embarrassing themselves publicly. that's what i'm doing here... *** today's example comes from "pride and prejudice", which i'm sure you know is one of the most popular downloads of all time for public-domain e-books... here's the pagescan:
http://www.archive.org/stream/prideprejudicewi00austuoft#page/34
and here's the o.c.r. from that page:
34 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
*Ur.>' Iv,' replied Darcj", (o whom tliis remark was chiefly
addrcucu. [;.cic is meanness it " •' - arts whicii ladies sometimes condescend to rturl,-'. (.-r I.- Wlutrvrt Ivars atfimiy
(O cunning is i
Mitj Binglc)- wii no( lo entirely utist;ed with this reply as to continue the suhjca.
' ' • • ■■- i th.cm again only to uy that her sivter was
,, . : could niH lca\c l-.cr. Binglc)' urged Mr. Jones's
being sent for immediately; uh.ilc hit utters, convinced that ik> country adncc could be of any service, recommended an express to f ' one of the most eminent physiciaru. Thii the would
:• ■' " • -'x was not so unwilling to comply with their
, and It was settled that Mr. lones should l-'c tent for eaily in the morning, if Miss Bennet u ere not decidedly bcncr. Bingley was quite uixomfortable; his sisten declared that the)- were misaable. The)- solaced their uteti " howc\a, by duets after suppa, while he could find i.. . ^.vt rcUefto his feelings than by giving his houickccjxrr direaioni that c\cry possible attention might be paid to the tick lady and her sisiCT.
no comment necessary, as that o.c.r. speaks for itself. -bowerbird