[First project] Don Rodriguez by Lord Dunsany

[Markus]

Hi all,

I've tried to post before but it does not seem to have gone through (unless it's awaiting mod approval?). Apologies if I double-posted.

I would like to try my hand at Don Rodriguez by Lord Dunsany. I installed the tool chain. I read the step-by-step guide. I still have to read the manual of style.

PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4282

Scan (IA): https://archive.org/details/donrodriguez0000lord

M

[Markus]

Hi,

I would like to try my hand at Don Rodriguez by Lord Dunsany. The toolchain is set up. I read the step-by-step guide. I still have to read the manual of style.

PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4282

Scan (IA): https://archive.org/details/donrodriguezchro00duns

M

[Alex Cabal]

Great, that one would be a good start.

Since there is a dedication and preface, you will have to include a half
title page. You can use `se add-file halftitlepage` to do that.
Otherwise, this should be pretty straightfoward.

Make sure to read the Standard Ebooks Manual of Style before starting,
as you won't know what to fix if you haven't read the standards. In
particular, please closely review the semantics, high level patterns,
and typography sections:

https://standardebooks.org/manual

https://standardebooks.org/manual/latest/4-semantics

https://standardebooks.org/manual/latest/7-high-level-structural-patterns

https://standardebooks.org/manual/latest/8-typography

The step by step guide will take you from start to finish:

https://standardebooks.org/contribute/producing-an-ebook-step-by-step

This page on common issues in older books may be useful:

https://standardebooks.org/contribute/how-tos/common-issues-when-working-on-public-domain-ebooks

Please email often if you have any questions at all. Our standards are
well-established so there is probably already a standard for formatting
whatever problem you've encountered.

When you're ready, email back with a link to your Github repository so
that I can mark you as having started.

Have fun! :)

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[Alex Cabal]

OK, Weijia will manage this with Emma reviewing.

[Weijia Cheng]

Ok, noted.

[Markus]

Hi,

I'm at step 9, reading through the current version and manually editing typography. I have a few questions. I would appreciate your guidance. In general, I would tend to privilege this IA scan (https://archive.org/details/donrodriguezchr00dunsgoog/mode/2up) over the PG transcription. The IA scan seems to be the original 1922 publication. I couldn't find which edition the PG version is based on.

1. Some scans/transcriptions call the preface "Chronology" and others "Preface".  The above IA scan uses "Preface." I would therefore go with that instead of "Chronology."

2. I think that "Chronicles of Shadow Valley" is a subtitle (most versions include it on the title page or halftitle page) but I am a little confused by some online sources' showing "Don Rodriguez" and "The Charwoman's Shadow" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Charwoman%27s_Shadow) making up the "Chronicles of Shadow Valley" series. It seems to me that while the two novels might be related, "CoSV" is properly part of the title of the first novel and not the name of some overarching series. But I thought I'd check with you.

3. The IA scan does not use chapter ordinals. The PG transcription does. I'm leaning towards going with the IA scan.

Thanks,

M

[Weijia Cheng]

In cases like this where there are slight differences between the PG transcription and the IA scan, you should stick with what the PG transcription does unless we have strong reason to believe that the PG edition is worse than the scanned edition. I don't think anything you mentioned rises to that level. I agree with marking "Chronicles of Shadow Valley" as the subtitle.