Index talk:The Decameron of the West (1839).djvu

Story authors
The two translations are clearly marked as such, including specifying the author and whether it's only a partial translation or not. -- Yodin T 18:22, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * The Spectre Barber: Johann Karl August Musäus, "Stumme Liebe"
 * The Well of Recovery: Friedrich Adolf Krummacher, "Der Born der Genesung"

Mrs John Francis Smith
The Catalogue of the Edinburgh Subscription Library 1794–1846 lists: And again in the index, showing it was not likely a printer's error: The catalogue was published in Edinburgh only seven years after this book, which could make this attribution more likely. -- Yodin T 19:41, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
 * (Mrs John Francis), The Decameron of the West: A Series of Tales. Edin. 1839. 8vo.
 * Decameron of the West, - - - v. Smith (Mrs John).


 * Also worth noting the number of Smiths in the title page list of publishers:
 * Smith & Son; M. Ogle; and D. Bryce, Glasgow
 * Brown & Co.; and L. Smith, Aberdeen
 * Smith, Elder, & Co., London
 * A "Mr Smith" also appears as a character in the chapter "An Execution in the House" (pp. 320–323). -- Yodin T 19:51, 25 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Ancestry shows one John Francis Smith married Helen Scott, daughter of William Scott, on 20 October 1835 at Saint Cuthberts Church, Edinburgh. -- Yodin T 09:44, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Possibly the same Helen Scott (c.1799 – 29 March 1883) mentioned here. She was married to John Francis Smith (c.1807 – 31 March 1840), whose "profession was literary", and was a contributor to Encyclopedia Britannica. -- Yodin T 22:59, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Author pages made for both at: Author:Helen Smith and Author:John Francis Smith. -- Yodin T 11:31, 19 July 2024 (UTC)