On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Greg Newby <gbnewby@pglaf.org> wrote:
My suggestion has been to start from scratch with a new scan set, rather than trying to fix existing eBooks. It's OK to choose a title we already have. I'm going to visit B&N today to see whether they might have a suitable dead trees edition for this purpose.
This reminds me, I spent some time looking into editions of Dracula, and it could really use a new scan. I found details of the editions at http://www.cesnur.org/2003/dracula/I.htm - there exists an 1899 American edition that is worse than the original, due to numerous minor changes and one significant alteration - from cesnur.org: That alteration occurs in chapter four near the end of Harker’s diary entry for June 29. He is describing a conversation he overheard between the Count and the three women who also resided in the castle. In the English edition, Dracula says, "Wait. Have patience. Tomorrow night, tomorrow night, is yours!" while the American edition reads, "Wait! Have patience! Tonight is mine. Tomorrow night is yours!" The origin and meaning of this change, the American edition implying that Dracula will feed off of Harker, the only hint of Dracula feeding on a male, has become an issue in understanding the text. The Gutenberg edition of Dracula is based off the American text, as is every free scan I could find. -- Peter Hatch