[Next Production] The Great Illusion by Norman Angell

[Paul Bryan]

I'm proposing to produce this nonfiction work.

Archive: https://archive.org/details/greatillusionas02angegoog

Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38535

GitHub: https://github.com/pbryan/norman-angell_the-great-illusion

Paul

[Alex Cabal]

OK, sure. This looks fairly complicated, lots of endnotes and
blockquotes. Each chapter has a bridgehead, see the manual for styling.

David will manage with Lukas reviewing.

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[Paul Bryan]

This book contains a 5-page synopsis, apparently not written by the author. Should it be omitted?

[Alex Cabal]

Why do you say it was not written by the author? I'd assume it was and
we can keep it

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> This book contains a 5-page synopsis, apparently not written by the
> author. Should it be omitted?
>
> On Monday, January 19, 2026 at 7:11:51 PM UTC-8 Alex Cabal wrote:
>
> OK, sure. This looks fairly complicated, lots of endnotes and
> blockquotes. Each chapter has a bridgehead, see the manual for styling.
>
> David will manage with Lukas reviewing.
>
> On 1/19/26 6:33 PM, 'Paul Bryan' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> > I'm proposing to produce this nonfiction work.
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> > Archive: https://archive.org/details/greatillusionas02angegoog
> <https://archive.org/details/greatillusionas02angegoog>

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> www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38535>
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> illusion <https://github.com/pbryan/norman-angell_the-great-illusion>

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[Paul Bryan]

If it is written by the author, it's written in the third person. It contains this passages like this:

"The author challenges this whole doctrine. He attempts to show..."

"He attempts to show..."

"He establishes this apparent paradox..."

"The author also shows..."

"The author urges that these little-recognized facts may be utilized..."

"He shows how such a political reformation is within the scope..."

If I am to keep the synopsis, what should its section semantics be? (epub:type)

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[Alex Cabal]

I'd just call it an introduction

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[Paul Bryan]

Thanks.

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[David]

That's clear, then - but just to observe, too, that the Preface to the fourth edition (by the author) includes this:

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...I have, however, adopted an arrangement and method of presentation by which, I trust, the increase in bulk will not render it less clear. The general arrangement is as follows:

The Synopsis is a very brief indication of the scope of the whole argument,...

[/quote]

which I take as indicating that Angell is responsible for the Synopsis, now provided because of the bulk of the 4th edition.