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"Chips from a German Workshop, IV: Essays Chiefly on the Science of Language"—Müller, Max Friedrich (English) PG #30192 "Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife {F2 skipped}"—Marietta Holley (English) PG #30190 "Show Business {P1->P1} {F2 skipped}"—Ellanby, Boyd (English) PG #30189 "De la démocratie en Amérique (1/4) {P3 skipped} {F2 skipped}"—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) (French) PG #30188 "The great events by famous historians. vol. 13"—Johnson, Rossiter (English) PG #30186 "De verliefde ezel"—Couperus, Louis (Dutch) PG #29837 "Manual of the Art of Fiction {F1->F1} {F2 skipped}"—Clayton Hamilton (English) PG #30183 "Manners and Rules of Good Society or, solecisms to be avoided (39th ed.)"—Anon (a member of the aristocracy) (English) "Clark's field {P1->P1} {P3 skipped}"—Herrick, Robert (English) "Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican. (Vol. 2 of 2) {P1->P1}"—Mayer, Brantz (English) Distributed Proofreaders was founded in 2000 by Charles Franks to support the digitization of Public Domain books. Originally conceived to assist Project Gutenberg (PG), Distributed Proofreaders (DP) is now the main source of PG e-books. In 2002, Distributed Proofreaders became an official PG site. In May 2006, Distributed Proofreaders became a separate legal entity and continues to maintain a strong relationship with PG. |