On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 11:25:24PM +0100, Robert Gibbins wrote:

Re: 'Pride and Prejudice', you could try one of the Oxford texts, starting with the R. W. Chapman edition of 1923 which tried to go back to Jane Austen's original, in so far as that could be determined. I don't have it, but I believe the Oxford English Novels edition, is/was the latest version of this. The new Oxford World's Classics paperback edition, which I bought recently, also says it contains the same text.

I like this title suggestion for Jon's ideas. I'm in favor of setting up a small-scale pilot, where different people can demo their ideas, refine and integrate them. Unfortunately, this particular edition seems to have been duly renewed, so doesn't meet our public domain requirements. It's very likely we could use a Penguin or Barnes & Noble edition. Those are usually easy to demonstrate to be in the public domain (even in the case where they have vague or inappropriate copyright statements at the start). That way, lots of us could have our own print copy, for a common referent. I have another suggestion, but it might be for a different project, for those considering something involving more sophisticated markup: Choose a play (say, Hamlet), and mark it up such that we can easily make different derivative layouts for different purposes. In particular, one that easily marks particular speakers, or stage directions. However, -- Greg