Talk:Condensed Novels

Source and proofreading
The preface comes from the first edition (1867) as scanned by Google books. Proofread. Sbh 04:16, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

The text for "Muck-a-Muck" comes from Gutenberg. I used Word to compare the versions in #2277 and #6373 (representing two different editions) and proofread the text against the first edition (1867) as scanned by Google. Where the originals differed I preferred the text of the first edition. Sbh 06:03, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

The text for "Terence Denville" comes from Gutenberg, with modifications. I used Word to compare the two Gutenberg versions and proofread it against the "Argonaut Edition", consulting the first edition (1867) as scanned by Google as well. In the first edition the main character's name was "Deuville" (d'Eauville) rather than "Denville." Sbh 09:15, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

The text for "Selina Sedilia" is taken from Gutenberg, proofread and corrected against the Argonaut edition; all changes to the text were checked against the first edition as well.

The text for "The Ninety-Nine Guardsmen" is taken from Gutenberg, proofread and corrected against the Argonaut edition. In all places where the texts differed the first edition was consulted before any change was made.

The text for "The Dweller of the Threshold" comes from Gutenberg, proofread and corrected as above. Sbh 08:13, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

The text for "The Haunted Man" comes from Gutenberg, proofread and corrected as above.

The text for "Mary McGillup" comes from Gutenberg, proofread and corrected as above. Sbh 04:29, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

The text for "No Title" and "Miss Mix" comes from Gutenberg, proofread and corrected against the first edition as scanned by Google books. Sbh 01:38, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

The text for "Mr. Midshipman Breezy" comes from Gutenberg, proofread and corrected against the first edition as scanned by Google books. In one case (beginning of chapter six) I favored the Gutenberg reading over the original: Original: "Reader were you ever at Jamaica." Gutenberg: "Reader, were you ever at Jamaica?" The latter is the reading of the 1871 edition and is obviously correct. Sbh 09:08, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Adding remaining stories
Missing stories added and proofread using the 1875 edition (Boston: James R. Osgood). Excepting for the last story (The Hoodlum Band), which was taken from The Condensed Novels (complete), Chatto and Windus, London, 1903. —Akme (talk) 17:49, 21 March 2021 (UTC)