[Next Project] The Small Bachelor by P. G. Wodehouse

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Sergio Tellez

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Jul 3, 2025, 1:47:35 AM7/3/25
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Hello.

With "The Man in Lower Ten" in review and receiving final touchups for ebook publication, I would like to produce a P. G. Wodehouse novel featured in SE's Artwork Database. Thank you!

I've included a cover mockup using the novel's approved cover art by Frank Marston to this project request email. The test cover was created by 4x upscaling and cleaning the dust jacket scan with free online tools, and then resizing the resulting image to 1400x2100 size.

cover-the-small-bachelor.jpg

Alex Cabal

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Jul 3, 2025, 2:31:59 PM7/3/25
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OK, Weijia will manage this with Robin reviewing.

On 7/3/25 12:47 AM, Sergio Tellez wrote:
> Hello.
>
> With "The Man in Lower Ten" in review and receiving final touchups for
> ebook publication, I would like to produce a P. G. Wodehouse novel
> featured in SE's Artwork Database. Thank you!
>
> I've included a cover mockup using the novel's approved cover art by
> Frank Marston to this project request email. The test cover was created
> by 4x upscaling and cleaning the dust jacket scan with free online
> tools, and then resizing the resulting image to 1400x2100 size.
>
> GitHub Repo: STellez71124-UC/p-g-wodehouse_the-small-bachelor <https://
> github.com/STellez71124-UC/p-g-wodehouse_the-small-bachelor>
> Cover Artwork: The Small Bachelor Cover | Standard Ebooks <https://
> standardebooks.org/artworks/methuen-co-ltd/the-small-bachelor-cover>
> Scans: The Small Bachelor | Internet Archive <https://archive.org/
> details/smallbachelor0000unse/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater>
> Transcription: The Small Bachelor | Project Gutenberg <https://
> www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70041>
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Weijia Cheng

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Jul 3, 2025, 4:57:01 PM7/3/25
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Ok, noted. I assigned the cover art in the database.

Sergio Tellez

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Jul 5, 2025, 11:07:36 AM7/5/25
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Hello Weijia.

I have a question regarding the metadata that should be used for the cover artist.

The SE database currently lists the publishing house Methuen & Co. Ltd. as the artist of the dust jacket. Would it be possible to update the "Small Bachelor" entry with a credit to "Frank Marston" due to his signature being featured in the cover?

There's not much information publically available of this illustrator, ...


...but it seems there was a section on him in a Sherlock Holmes-related publication, "From Abbey to Wiles: Sherlock Holmes Classic British Cover Artists" by Nicholas Utechin that could help provide general biographical details.

Weijia Cheng

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Jul 5, 2025, 12:04:42 PM7/5/25
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Good research! Alex would have to be the one to update the entry, I think.

Alex Cabal

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Jul 5, 2025, 12:32:42 PM7/5/25
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OK, fixed!

On 7/5/25 10:07 AM, Sergio Tellez wrote:
> Hello Weijia.
>
> I have a question regarding the metadata that should be used for the
> cover artist.
>
> The SE database currently lists the publishing house Methuen & Co. Ltd.
> as the artist of the dust jacket. Would it be possible to update the
> "Small Bachelor" entry with a credit to "Frank Marston" due to his
> signature being featured in the cover?
>
> There's not much information publically available of this illustrator, ...
>
> http://www.classiccrimefiction.com/marston.htm <http://
> www.classiccrimefiction.com/marston.htm>
>
> ...but it seems there was a section on him in a Sherlock Holmes-related
> publication, "From Abbey to Wiles: Sherlock Holmes Classic British Cover
> Artists" by Nicholas Utechin that could help provide general
> biographical details.
>
> https://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/from-abbey-to-wiles-revised-and-
> updated-edition-now-available/ <https://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/from-
> abbey-to-wiles-revised-and-updated-edition-now-available/>
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Sergio Tellez

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Jul 12, 2025, 2:54:31 AM7/12/25
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Hello Robin.

The book is ready for your review. Happy to rebase, modify or restart if needed.

I've also updated some of the XHTML files to match the standards of the latest toolset update following the commit structure of an already approved and up to date novel repository as a template, and to pass the new automated tests performed by the SE linter.

Robin Whittleton

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Jul 12, 2025, 3:38:22 AM7/12/25
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Great, will find time to look at it today.

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Robin Whittleton

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Jul 12, 2025, 11:25:40 AM7/12/25
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On 12 Jul 2025, at 08:54, Sergio Tellez <documentacion...@gmail.com> wrote:

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Robin Whittleton

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Jul 12, 2025, 4:18:41 PM7/12/25
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Ready for you Alex.

Alex Cabal

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Jul 14, 2025, 5:11:38 PM7/14/25
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Looks very good Sergio, I've gone ahead and released it. Thanks!

On 7/12/25 3:18 PM, Robin Whittleton wrote:
> Ready for you Alex.
>
>> On 12 Jul 2025, at 17:25, Robin Whittleton <ro...@reala.net> wrote:
>>
>> Review findings at https://github.com/STellez71124-UC/p-g-
>> wodehouse_the-small-bachelor/issues/1 <https://github.com/
>> STellez71124-UC/p-g-wodehouse_the-small-bachelor/issues/1>.
>>
>>> On 12 Jul 2025, at 08:54, Sergio Tellez
>>> <documentacion...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Robin.
>>>
>>> The book is ready for your review. Happy to rebase, modify or restart
>>> if needed.
>>>
>>> I've also updated some of the XHTML files to match the standards of
>>> the latest toolset update following the commit structure of an
>>> already approved and up to date novel repository as a template, and
>>> to pass the new automated tests performed by the SE linter.
>>>
>>> GitHub Repo: STellez71124-UC/p-g-wodehouse_the-small-bachelor
>>> <https://github.com/STellez71124-UC/p-g-wodehouse_the-small-bachelor>
>>> Scans: The Small Bachelor | Internet Archive <https://archive.org/
>>> details/smallbachelor0000unse/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater>
>>>
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