https://epub2go.eu/ funktioniert mit #ProjektGutenberg nicht mehr.
Also ich meine damit das deutschsprachige Projekt [sic!]. Nicht #ProjectGutenberg (das lÀuft gut).
Das dt. Projekt Gutenberg bietet nach wie vor keine Downloads ( #Epub, #PDF, #EPUB3 usw.) an. Es ist hart zum Kotzen. Was soll dieser Ansatz?
Hat jemand eine Idee, wie ich die lizenzfreien BĂŒcher auf: https://projekt-gutenberg.org als EPUB bekomme?
"...This is just a tiny sampling of the tasty delights to be found at Project Gutenberg. Take a look at the Cookbooks and Cooking Bookshelf, with its many culinary contributions from Distributed Proofreaders volunteers, and find out whatâs cooking."
"...a number of vegetarian cookbooks are available, such as the Golden Rule Cookbook, or, in Dutch, even a Dutch-East-Indies vegetarian cookbook."
@erou "Because Project Gutenberg," I have done a fair amount of wrangling LaTeX source files. The braces make things like search-and-modify with regular expressions a lot more ... reliable. :)
#Math #ProjectGutenberg
Speaking of books, and perhaps a little of escapist & adventure literature... Who was Joan Conquest? (1883-1941). Lovely article about her here:
https://womenshistorynetwork.org/who-was-joan-conquest-michelle-johansen/
and four of her novels available on Project Gutenberg, here:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5938
#bookstodon #ebooks #JoanConquest #ProjectGutenberg
Question for my #reader friends. I really can't commit to reading two books (or more) at the same time. If I am 'reading' multiple #books, that usually means the previously started ones have fallen out of grace. However, due to the fact that I also can't *not* finish books, they will be dealt with at a later moment. So now, I really want to do a quick snack with a #ProjectGutenberg crime novel, but I haven't finished the current book, which I like but don't love: What to do!? #NotAnAnalogy
@NickEast_IndieWriter @reading @bookstodon @books @humor@fedigroups.social @humor@lemmy.world @aiop @joinin
btw, my ebook reader is completely offline and I only use it for books from #ProjectGutenberg and similar sources.
Celebrating Public Domain Day 2026
Every year, I get excited to check out what the new books and movies and songs entering the public domain are. I first learned of Public Domain Day while the US Public Domain was on pause, when the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law School would post lists of what would have entered the public domain in a specific year either under the pre-1978 twenty-eight year maximum term or under the Life-Plus-50 rule used in most of the rest of the world at that time. I've enjoyed [âŠ]https://alexanderkeane.com/2026/01/01/celebrating-public-domain-day-2026/
Currently exploring the possibilities of actually making my own dictionary databases in dictd format - I didn't realise it was so simple! (Well, not entirely simple; there is some wrangling with sed scripts required for pre-processing).
This was prompted by the dearth of dictd dictionaries available on #Gentoo, and the subsequent discovery that there used to be more but those have mysteriously vanished; and that likewise a number of the dictionaries on #Debian have vanished also.
I have now added the Websters Unabridged (from #ProjectGutenberg) to my collection. Currently cruising Project Gutenberg to see if there are other interesting dictionaries I'd like to add.
#JackLondon, jota siis lueskelen ensi kertaa elĂ€mĂ€ssĂ€ni, mainitsee ohimennen Gabriele DâAnnunzion. NimeltĂ€ tĂ€mĂ€n tietysti tietĂ€vĂ€t kaikki, mutta monikohan on lukenut?! Ilmeisesti suomennettukaan hĂ€neltĂ€ ei ole kuin yksi romaani 1900-luvun alussa, joten tiettyjĂ€ esteitĂ€ tiellĂ€ on. #ProjectGutenberg nĂ€yttÀÀ kuitenkin tarjoilevan ilmaisia englanninnoksia, joten seuraava urakkani on tĂ€llĂ€ selvĂ€. #GabrieleDAnnunzio #kirjallisuus
Today's bit of #FreeSoftwareAdvent chocolate is #Kiwix!
Search and browse off-line snapshots of #StackOverflow, #ProjectGutenberg, #iFixit, various Linux distro docs, and more. Plus the biggie, #Wikipedia!
While it's pretty nice to have an off-line copy of your very own, providing it for those with limited internet access is huge. Plus, if these sources become compromised, or forced off-line, these copies will still exist. It's an incredible project.
So, I looked at my cat just now and said, "Well, that was the most unproductive doomscrolling ever!" My cat gave me an inquisitive look and provided me with a meow turned into yawn response. (soooo cute, btw, đ„°).
I truly feel like that is the best advice to put my phone down and continue reading my book, đ
#doomscrolling #doomscrollbreak #readabook #fuckpolitics #projectgutenberg #cats #catsofmastodon #catstodon
Christine de Pizan: Europeâs First Professional Female Writer
Sometimes, while wandering in unexpected places, we stumble upon voices that seem to have been waiting for us. That is how I first encountered Christine de Pizan, not in a history book, but while browsing Project Gutenberg.
Born in Venice around 1364, Christine moved to France as a child when her father, Tommaso di Benvenuto da Pizzano, was invited to serve as astrologer and scholar at the court of Charles V. Thanks to him, she had something rare for a girl of her time â access to books, ideas, and learning.
At fifteen, she married Estienne de Castel, a court secretary. Their marriage was a happy one, but after just ten years she was left widowed, with her mother and three young children to support. Out of grief and necessity, Christine turned to writing. Out of that choice, she became something extraordinary: Europeâs first professional female writer.
Christine de Pizan (sitting) lecturing to a group of men standing photography The British Library Board, Harley a compendium of Christine de Pizanâs works commissioned in 1413, produced by her scriptorium in Paris.The Gift of Her Pen
Christine began with poems of mourning, ballades written to the memory of her husband. They touched hearts and brought her recognition. From there, her voice grew: ballads, rondeaux, and lays, always infused with sincerity. Her talent carried her words into the hands of dukes, queens, and princes.
She did not stop at poetry. Her prose works reveal both imagination and courage. In The Book of the City of Ladies (1405), she envisioned an allegorical city built of womenâs achievements, stone by stone, guided by the voices of Reason, Rectitude, and Justice. In its companion, The Treasure of the City of Ladies, she offered women practical counsel on living with dignity and strength, no matter their station in life.
And Christine kept writing: reflections on her own life, a biography of King Charles V, and volumes that displayed a dazzling range of knowledge and insight. Her pen had become both her livelihood and her legacy.
A Voice for Her Time
Her life unfolded during political upheaval. After Franceâs devastating loss at Agincourt in 1415, Christine retired to a convent. Yet even there, her voice was not silent. In 1429, she wrote a final profound poem: Le DitiĂ© de Jehanne dâArc.
It is a joyous hymn to Joan of Arcâs early victories and the only French poem about Joan written while she was still alive. What a closing chapter: a woman writer, celebrating a woman warrior.
Why Christine Still Matters
Christineâs story holds within it both privilege and loss. She began with the advantages of a fatherâs library at the French court, yet she endured widowhood, financial struggle, and the responsibility of raising children. Out of these contrasts came a voice that still astonishes us today.
Her words still speak with clarity and conviction:
âIf it were customary to send little girls to school and to teach them the same subjects as are taught boys, they would learn just as fully and understand the subtleties of all the arts and sciences.â The Book of the City of Ladies
âThis is the beginning of the book that Dame Christine de Pisan made for all great queens, ladies and princesses. And first, how they ought to love and fear God.â The Treasure of the City of Ladies (Penguin Classics translation)
Christineâs city of ladies was not just allegory. It was prophecy. In it. She gave women a place of belonging. Six centuries later, we can still walk through those gates and hear her voice: courageous, wise, and profoundly human.
Until the next page turns,
Rebecca
#christineDePizan #courtlyLiterature #fictionSalon #medievalLiterature #nonFictionSalon #projectGutenberg #rebeccasReadingRoom
đ **Family names from the Irish, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman and Scotch: Considered in relation to their etymology, with brief remarks on the history and languages of the peoples to whom we are indebted for their origin**
"_Read or download for free_"
đ https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77230.
#ProjectGutenberg #History #Names #Etymology #Linguistics #Books #Bookstodon
đ **East of the sun and west of the moon by Theodore Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt**
"_Read or download for free_"
đ https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77204.
#ProjectGutenberg #History #Histodons #Biography #Travel #Books #Bookstodon
Ich lese zu wenig. đ¶
Ein paar #Klassiker habe ich aber schon durch, und ein paar sollen da noch dazu kommen. Sowas wie #TreasureIsland, #MobyDick, #Frankenstein & Co.
Die Autoren dieser Werke sind schon lange tot, diese #BĂŒcher sind gemeinfrei.
Man kann sie ĂŒber das bekannte #ProjectGutenberg beziehen.
Gerade habe ich #StandardEbooks kennengelernt. Da sind viele Standardwerke direkt als hochwertige #epub aufbereitet. đ
https://standardebooks.org/
Itâs Weekend, Letâs Read: Anthony Trollopeâs Sci-Fi #Victober #ProjectGutenberg â #books you can read right here, right now, no excuses đ
Itâs Weekend, Letâs Read: Anthony Trollopeâs Sci-Fi #Victober #ProjectGutenberg
Frederick Waddy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons I'm reading through Anthony Trollope's six volumes of the Chronicles of Barsetshire - you can check the links to the ebooks in my last year's post here - and loving it, but for Victober I thought I would pick a more shorter, standalone book from the same author. I came across The Fixed PeriodâŠ
Itâs Weekend, Letâs Read: Anthony Trollopeâs Sci-Fi #Victober #ProjectGutenberg
Frederick Waddy, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsIâm reading through Anthony Trollopeâs six volumes of the Chronicles of Barsetshire â you can check the links to the ebooks in my last yearâs post here â and loving it, but for Victober I thought I would pick a more shorter, standalone book from the same author.
I came across The Fixed Period, which he wrote later in life and is considered a satirical dystopian novel. And this is so different from what he usually wrote that I got really curious and decided to pick it up. Iâm still in the introduction, but I thought I would share the link to Project Gutenberg, where you can download the book. (No luck in finding it in a physical format, so thank you even more to Gutenberg volunteers!).
Also, although a satirical dystopian work, you may want to check your trigger content warnings.
The Fixed Period â Anthony Trollope can be downloaded here.
#AnthonyTrollope #books #Classics #Dystopian #OldBooks #ProjectGutenberg #publicDomain #reading #readings #satiricalBooks #SciFi #ScientificFiction #Victober #Victober2025
Just visited gutenberg.org on my phone for the first time in a while, and it's gotten quite the mobile upgrade. Very attractive and much easier to use. #projectgutenberg #books #ebooks #publicdomain
