Great, that one would be a good start.
You can use those scans, as the date on them is 1904. Wodehouse novels
were revised and remixed often so don't be surprised if the page scans
differ significantly from what PG has. I would say that you can ignore
any difference that's not an obvious typo.
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
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! :)
On 5/25/23 7:17 PM, Joseph Montanaro wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'd like to take a swing at The Gold Bat by PG Wodehouse. It's currently
> on the Wanted listed, and available on Gutenberg, so I'm assuming there
> are no questions about its being in the public domain. Gutenberg link is
> here:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6879
> <
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6879>
>
> I'm a little unsure about page scans. The only scans I've been able to
> find are at the Internet Archive, here:
>
https://archive.org/details/goldbatotherstor0000wode
> <
https://archive.org/details/goldbatotherstor0000wode>
>
> Unfortunately that copy isn't just The Gold Bat, it's a collection that
> also includes The Head of Kay's and The White Feather. Are there any
> concerns with using a collection like this as a source for just one of
> its component stories?
>
> -Joseph Montanaro
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