Newsgroups: alt.etext,sci.classics,rec.arts.books,alt.internet.services From: dell@wiretap.spies.com (Thomas Dell) Subject: BOOKS ONLINE: Beowulf, Aeneid, Utopia, Republic, Bierce Message-ID: Organization: The Internet Wiretap Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1993 22:34:05 GMT ---------- 1. Texts Available 2. Catalog of 1993's Releases 3. Wiretap's IP number changed 4. People STILL Wanted ---------- 1. Texts Available Four July and two August releases are available via FTP or gopher on the Internet Wiretap, wiretap.spies.com, new IP address 130.43.43.43: Beowulf: F. B. Gummere Translation /Library/Classic/beowulf.txt Sir Thomas More: Utopia /Library/Classic/utopia.txt Ambrose Bierce: Can Such Things Be /Library/Classic/cansuch.txt Virgil: Aeneid, Dryden Translation /Library/Classic/aeneid.txt August releases, posted early: Francis Bacon: The New Atlantis /Library/Classic/atlantis.txt Plato: The Republic, Jowett Translation /Library/Classic/republic.txt For access via Gopher, use the path: Internet Wiretap Wiretap Online Library Classics (name of text) All files are released into the Public Domain, and were prepared by the Internet Wiretap. Special thanks to Robin Corbet, Kirk Crady, and Rebecca Crowley for proofreading help. ---------- 2. Catalog of 1993's Releases Books released by Wiretap in 1993, to date: #01 - Apr93 - 387515 devils.txt Ambrose Bierce: Devil's Dictionary #02 - Apr93 - 201055 flatland.txt Edwin Abbott: Flatland #09 - May93 - 173718 abroad.mt Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer Abroad #10 - May93 - 121305 detective.mt Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer, Detective #13 - Jun93 - 643752 yankee.mt Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee #14 - Jun93 - 390688 sawyer.mt Mark Twain: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer #19 - Jul93 - 566813 huckfinn.mt Mark Twain: Huckleberry Finn #20 - Jul93 - 147140 beowulf.txt Beowulf, F. B. Gummere Translation #21 - Jul93 - 231537 utopia.txt Sir Thomas More: Utopia #22 - Jul93 - 339478 cansuch.txt Ambrose Bierce: Can Such Things Be #23 - Aug93 - 629043 aeneid.txt Aeneid, Dryden Translation #24 - Aug93 - 84800 atlantis.txt Francis Bacon: The New Atlantis #25 - Aug93 - 653316 republic.txt Plato: The Republic, Jowett Translation Shorter works released by Wiretap in 1993, to date: #03 - May93 - 34485 pit.poe Edgar Allan Poe: The Pit and the Pendulum #04 - May93 - 11404 telltale.poe Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart #05 - May93 - 14434 niagara.mt Mark Twain: Niagara #06 - May93 - 13373 ghost.mt Mark Twain: A Ghost Story #07 - May93 - 14195 adams.in John Adams: Inaugural #08 - May93 - 13216 cask.poe Edgar Allan Poe: Cask of Amontillado #11 - May93 - 25674 pitcairn.mt Mark Twain: Great Revolution in Pitcairn #12 - May93 - 22762 adam.mt Mark Twain: Excerpts From Adam's Diary #15 - Jun93 - 6521 hippoc.txt Hippocrates: Oath and Law of Hippocrates #16 - Jun93 - 6629 watch.mt Mark Twain: My Watch #17 - Jun93 - 13536 economy.mt Mark Twain: Political Economy #18 - Jun93 - 9509 crime.mt Mark Twain: A New Crime ---------- 3. Wiretap's IP Number Changed The new IP number for Internet Wiretap is 130.43.43.43, it was moved to a new building and had to be placed on a different subnet. ---------- 4. People STILL Wanted We are seeking volunteers to proofread materials with expired copyrights to be placed in the electronic public domain. This involves reading a reasonable scanned output and correcting mistakes. If you think you may be able to help, please contact . The previous announcement generated several serious volunteers who have already begun work. More are needed! [You may have to be slightly insane to try something like this.] ---------- The Internet Wiretap archive@wiretap.spies.com ---------- --Tom dell@wiretap.spies.com / Thomas E Dell