for 32 days, i am showing samples of the problems
with the text in e-books from the internet archive...
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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...
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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