User:Rubycon
Stuff
My DP username happened because I was listening to Phaedra by Tangerine Dream when I first signed up with DP. Someone had already nabbed Phaedra, and Rubycon was the next on the CD rack, so rubycon I became. I work almost exclusively in PP though I have dipped my toes into PMing. I'll work on pretty much anything available, though anything mathematical is likely to have me running screaming, and I just can't seem to work up any interest or enthusiasm for drama.
Outside of DP, I work for a small software company in the areas of electronic publishing, e-learning and multimedia development, along with the ever-vague 'any other duties as required...'. I read large quantities of all kinds of books, haunt boot sales trying to find suitable content for DP, stitch, play computer and board games, and watch lots of movies on DVD. I provide staff services to two cats and a bunch of exotic houseplants and bonsai, and occasionally torture the neighbours by playing the chanter.
Post Processing
Notes and stuff on PPing can be found here, but it's still a work in progress....
Previous years of books completed are now archived:
2006 ~ 2007 ~ 2008 ~ 2009 ~ 2010 ~ 2011 ~ 2012 ~ 2013 ~ 2014 ~ 2015 ~ 2016 ~ 2017
170. The Hopi Indians, by Walter Hough. [1]. Posted 22 July 2018.
171. John Bull's Womankind, by Max O'Rell. [2]. Posted 18 July 2018.
172. Excavating a Husband, by Ella Bell Wallis. [3]. Posted 25 September 2018.
173. The Tragic Story of the Empress of Ireland: And Other Great Sea Disasters, by Logan Marshall. [4]. Posted 12 November 2018.
174. Hatsu: A Story of Egypt, by Laura Dayton Fessenden. [5]. Posted 25 November 2018.
175. The Wreck of the "Royal Charter", by Frank Fowler. [6]. Posted 27 November 2018.
176. Hiwa: A Tale of Ancient Hawaii, by Edmund P. Dole. [7]. Posted 11 January 2020.
177. Dixie Kitten, by Eve March Tappan. [8] Posted 19 February 2022.
178. The Truth About the Titanic, by Archibald Gracie. [9] Posted 8 March 2022.
179. Indian Nature Myths, by Julia Darrow Cowles. [10] Posted 18 March 2023.
180. Fairy Tales, by Wilhelm Hauff. Uploaded to PG 20 December 2024.
181. The Man Who Married the Moon, and Other Pueblo Indian Folk-Stories, by Charles Fletcher Lummis. In progress.
182. Dictionary of Faiths and Folk-Lore Vol. 1, by W. C. Hazlitt. In progress.
183. Dictionary of Faiths and Folk-Lore Vol. 2, by W. C. Hazlitt. In progress.
184. The Grammar of Ornament, by Owen Jones. Final checks, then illos. Lots and lots of illos....
???. Oriental Series: Japan, its history, arts and literature, by Frank Brinkley. Vols. 1-15. ON HOLD - NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH MISSING PAGES, WRONG PAGES.
Completed PPing of Myths and Legends of British North America, by Katharine Berry Judson. DELETED AS DUPLICATED WITH DPC.
With thanks to everyone involved in the preparation, production, smoothying, answering my dumb questions (PPs and PPVs both) and WWing all the above.
Content Providing
1. The Angel's Song, by Thomas Guthrie, D.D. PM ortonmc. Uploaded to PG.
2. Archie's Mistake, by G. E. Wyatt. PM BEGIN. Uploaded to PG.
3. The Kingdom of Heaven; What is it? by Edward Burbidge. PM crb11. Uploaded to PG.
4. Live to be Useful, by Anonymous. PM BEGIN. Uploaded to PG.
5. Olive in Italy, by Moray Dalton (pseud. Hames, Arthur Caxton). PM ortonmc. Uploaded to PG.
6. Great Musical Composers, German, French and Italian, by George T Ferris. PM crb11. Uploaded to PG.
7. Winterslow, by William Hazlitt. Essays. PM rubycon. Uploaded to PG.
8. Sermons, by Clement Bailhache. PM rubycon. Uploaded to PG.
9. Philosophy of the Plan of Salvation, by An American Citizen (pseud. James Barr Walker). PM rubycon. Uploaded to PG.
10. The Elements of Mechanism, by T. M. Goodeve. Being run through DPC - thanks Styg!
11. The Rust of Rome, by Warwick Deeping. Scanned, final prep.
12. School Arithmetic, by William Easton. Very simple maths - more like sums, in fact, and a lot of it text. Scanned.
13. The Hundred and One Harlequins, by Sacheverell Sitwell. Poems. Scanned.
Books for CP when I get the time
These are all the books I have available for CP. There may be a few more, that just didn't get listed in my spreadsheet, I'll add them if I find them. Some of those listed may already be on PG or in progress through DP, I just haven't gotten around to checking them yet. If there's anything that tickles your fancy, either send me a PM or leave a note here, and I'll make that book more of a priority. Please be aware that my life outside DP is sometimes hectic, and it may be a while (ie weeks, even months) before I get time to scan any of these.
Already cleared
Anonymous; Scripture Natural History; c. 1844; 276pp. Numerous illustrations.
Anonymous; Studies in the Scriptures
Anonymous; The New Testament Pocket Commentary
Anonymous; The Royal History Readers No III, England 1603-1881 AD; 1885; 250pp. Illustrations throughout.
Badham, F P; S Mark's Indebtedness to S Matthew; 1897; 131pp.
Ballantyne, R M; The Gorilla Hunters; 1904; 310pp.
Bendall, Gerard; The Progress of Mrs Cripps-Middlemore; 1912; 304pp.
Blackwood, Stevenson A; Forgiveness, Life and Glory; 1879; 174pp.
Blaikie, W G; Present Day Tracts; undated; each essay numbered separately, so ??pp. Volume VI only
Blundell, Peter (pseud. Butterworth, Frank Nestle); The Finger of Mr Blee; 1913; 320pp.
Brown, J Baldwin; Manchester Lectures Delivered before the Young Men's Christian Association; 1856; 243pp.
Chaucer, Daniel (pseud. Ford, Ford Madox); The Simple Life Limited; 1911; 389pp.
Cleeve, Lucas; The Indiscretion of Gladys; c 1903; 388pp.
Deeping, Warwick; The Rust of Rome; 1922; 243pp.
Foster-Barham, G; The Nibelungen Lied; c. 1887; 372pp.
Grimm Brothers; The Waits of Bremen; c. 1910; 126pp. Mounted colour plate on cover, four colour plates and decorative endpapers.
Inouye, Jukichi; Home Life in Tokyo; 1910; ??pp. Two full colour illustrations, colour cover, numerous other illustrations. This one will be a real challenge. It is traditionally tie-bound, and printed on very thin folded rice fibre paper....
Kingsley, Charles; Madam How and Lady Why; c. 1890; 270pp. Numerous illustrations. This is already on PG, etext no 1697. However, there is only a plain text version available.
Libbey, Laura Jean; Florabel's Lover, or Rival Belles; undated; 246pp. Frontispiece, decorative chapter headers.
Macauley, Thomas Babbington (Lord Macauley); Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome; 1899; 923pp. Part of this is already available on PG. This is a different edition, with additional material.
Maclaren, Ian; Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush; 1902; 323pp. 8 illustrations by William Hole. This is already available on PG, etext number 7179. I was originally intending this as an illustration upgrade. However, this would seem to be the UK edition, while the one on PG is the US edition, so it may be worth putting through again. Low priority.
Moule, H C G; The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans; 1887; 270pp.
Mozley, J B; Faith and Free Thought; 1879; 469pp.
Palgrave, Francis T; The Golden Treasury; Second Series; 1905; 279pp. Illustrated title page.
Parkinson, John; Other Laws; 1911; 312pp.
Parry, A J; Phases of Christian Truth: Sermons; 1883; 364pp.
Pike, Edward Carey; Four Lectures on English Nonconformity; 1895; 144pp.
Price, E C; Valentina; 1883; 375pp. Frontispiece by Hal. Ludlow.
Ransome, Cyril; A Short History of England from the Earliest Times to the Present Day; 1891; 476pp. 23 maps and plans.
Ruskin, John; The Seven Lamps of Architecture; Second Edition I'm not sure this is worth doing. The first edition is already in progress, and by the author's own admission, many of the differences between the two editions are minor. This one is really low priority.
Southworth, Mrs E D E N; A Leap in the Dark; undated; 356pp. Frontispiece.
Stables, Dr Gordon; The Ivory Hunters; c. 1909; 320pp. Four plates.
Thackeray, William Makepeace; The Book of Snobs, and Sketches and Travels in London; 1904; 438pp. I don't have it in my notes, but I think one part of this is already available on PG. The other half isn't so far.
Van Sommer, E; Lionel Franklin's Victory; 1897; 358pp. Frontispiece.
Vaughan, James; Sermons to Children; 1895; 301pp.
Wakeford, Constance; The Prisoners' Friends - John Howard, Elizabeth Fry and Sarah Martin; c. 1917; 154pp. Colour plate on front cover, colour frontispiece and 11 mono plates by George Soper.
Weston, A; Pulpit Aids, and Sunday School Teacher's Assistant Volume 6 only; 1876; 244pp.
White, Percy; The System; 1905; 330pp. Huge amount of ads in the rear of the book, plus a bonus find - two contemporary inserted advertising flyers!
Winter, John Strange; The Countess of Mountenoy (originally released as Temptation); 1904; 254pp.
Wood, Mrs Henry; Danesbury House; c. 1921; 340pp. Frontispiece.
Young, Ernest; A Preliminary Geography of England and Wales; 1920; 104pp.
Not cleared or (necessarily) checked yet
Ainsworth, William Harrison; The Tower of London; a historical romance; 1897; 543pp. Numerous illos by George Cruikshank.
Anonymous; Primitive Methodist Quarterly Review; 1891; 760pp.
Anonymous; Llyfr Hymnau a Thonau y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd…; 1897; 512pp. Welsh hymnal, with music!
Anonymous; Faithful Nicolette, or the French Nurse; 1912; 64pp. Frontis illo. Would be good short BEGIN project.
Anonymous; Royal School Series, Spelling and Dictation Class Book; 1874; ??pp. This is in pretty bad condition, and I'm not certain all the pages are there. Needs to be carefully checked before doing anything with it.
Anonymous; The Divine Plan of the Ages; a helping hand for Bible students; 1899; 356pp. Fold out diagram.
Anonymous; The Pictorial New Testament; Undated; ??pp. c. 1907 from inscription. 20 chromographs and 32 engravings.
Anonymous; The Basket of Flowers, translated from the German; Undated; 143pp. Illos by A Scott Rankin. Preface dated 1896.
Anonymous; Bible Readings for the Home Circle; Undated; 794pp. c. 1920 from research. 4 colour plates, 80 full page plates, numerous smaller illos. It's a biggie....
Anonymous; For His Sake; extracts from the letters of Elsie Marshall, martyred at Hwa-Sang, August 1 1895; Undated; 208pp. Frontis plate.
Anonymous; Class-book of English Poetry; 1886; 80pp.
Anonymous; Our Forest Home; its inmates and what became of them; Undated; ??pp. Numerous illos.
Anwyl, Edward, Sir; Welsh Grammar, Syntax; 1907; 187pp.
Barrett, Wm Alex; English Church Composers; 1882; 179pp.
Bayliss, Wyke, Sir; Five Great Painters of the Victorian Era; 1902; 120pp. 22 plates.
Beaconsfield, Earl of (Disraeli, Benjamin); Coningsby, or the new generation; 1905; 658pp. PG e-text no 7412. No HTML version. Not sure about edition info on PG version. Low priority.
Bell, Robert (Ed.); Songs from the Dramatists; 1861; 268pp.
Benson, Richard Meux, Rev.; Spiritual Readings for Every Day: Advent; 1879; 301pp. One of a 3 volume set. Don't have the other two volumes at present.
Bert, Paul; First Year of Scientific Knowledge; 1888; 344pp. Numerous illos throughout.
Boothby, Guy; An Ocean Secret; 1904; 255pp.
Bourget, Paul; Nouveaux Essais de Psychologie Contemporaine; 1893; 306pp.
Bramston, M; Missy and Master, a story for girls; 1881; 224pp. One plate, decorative chapter headers.
Brewer, E Cobham; Dictionary of Phrase and Fable; Undated; 1076pp. 25th edition. Flyleaf inscription of 1893.
Buckland, A R (Ed.); The Empire Annual for Girls; Undated; 384pp. Presumably 1916 edition, from inscription. Coloured plates and 16 other illos.
Bunting, Thomas Percival; The Life of Jabez Bunting; 1859/1887; ??pp. One engraving. 2 volumes.
Bygott, John & Lawford Jones, A J; The King's English and How to Write It; Undated; 294pp. c. 1910 from inscription date.
Calder, Marshall, Son & Ibotson; Bookkeeping; 1907; 380pp.
Carnegie, Andrew; Problems of To-day; 1908; 194pp. Frontis illo.
De Foe, Daniel; The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; Undated; 207pp. c. 1879 from inscription. 13 colour plates by A F Lydon (one missing, which will need to be found). Several editions already on PG, need to check if this is one of them, or a different one. Regardless, low priority.
de Vertot, trans. Ozell; The History of the Revolutions that Happened in the Government of the Roman Republic; 1732; 408pp. Frontis engraving, fold out map.
Dickens, Charles; David Copperfield; Undated; 628pp. Plates by W H C Groome. PG e-text 766, so may be worth redoing. Low priority though.
Dowden, Edward; Shakspere; 1918; 167pp.
Douglas, O; Olivia; 1913; 246pp.
Dutrochet, M H; Memoires pour servir a l'histoire anatomique et physiologique des vegetaux et des animaux; 1837; 573pp. Only have Vol 2 at present.
Egerton Eastwick, R; Oracle Encylopedia; 1895; ??pp. Extensive illos throughout. Five vols BUT I'm missing volume 4....
Farjean, Eleanor; Tunes of a Penny Piper; 1922; 48pp. Frontis illo and decorative TP.
Farren White, W, Rev.; Ants and their Ways; 1883; 279pp. Well, it ain't hedgehogs, but still a nice natural history book. Several illos and diagrams.
Fosdick, Harry Emerson; The Meaning of Prayer; 1920; 196pp.
Gallon, Tom; Boden's Boy; 1904; 370pp. Has lost it's TP somewhere in the past, so not sure of the chances of clearing this one at all.
Grimshawe, T S, Rev; A Memoir of the Rev. Legh Richmond; 1828; 667pp. Frontis plate.
Hall, H S & Stevens, F H; A Text-book of Euclid's Elements for the use of schools, Books I-VI and XI; 1902; 456pp.
Hammerton, J A; The War Illustrated; 1914-; ??pp. Nine volumes of bound periodicals, extensive amounts of photographs, maps etc. Currently only have vols 1-3, but am trying to get the other 6. LOTS of work!
Hampden, John, Jnr; The Aristocracy of England; a history for the people; 1846; 336pp.
Hanna, William, Rev; The Last Day of Our Lord's Passion; 1864; 343pp.
Hanson, Lucy & Manning, Bernard L; The New World History Series, Fourth Book (1815 to the present day); Undated; 296pp. Part of four volume set, only have this one at present. Several full and part page illos.
Hartley, Percy J; My Lady of Cleeve; 1908; 308pp. Colour cover plate, six other plates, by Harrison Fisher and Herman Pfeifer.
Hay, Ian; The Right Stuff: Some episodes in the career of a North Briton; 1916; 314pp.
Hazlitt, William; Table-Talk; Essays on men and manners; 1901; 450pp. Possibly PG e-text 3020, but that was from a cursory search.
Hercat; Ventriloquism and Ventriloquial Dialogues; 1916; 116pp. Numerous illos.
Hewlett, Maurice; The Stooping Lady; 1907; 400pp.
Hewlett, Maurice; Mrs Lancelot: a comedy of assumptions; 1912; 339pp. Reserved--V
Jones, J Puleston; Epistol Iago; 1898; 102pp. Welsh!
Kingsley, Charles; Hypatia, or new foes with an old face; 1904; 485pp. Possibly PG e-text 6308, but that was from a cursory search.
Kingsley, Charles; Two Years Ago; Undated; 588pp. 8 plates by Lancelot Speed. Possibly PG e-texts 10920 and 10995, but I think this is a different edition. Needs checking, but still low priority.
Larwood, Jacob, and Hotten, John Camden; The History of Signboards, from the earliest times to the present day; 1866; 536pp. Frontis and 19 plates.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth; The Poetical Works of Longfellow; Undated; 664pp. c. 1900 from research. Possibly missing a tipped in frontis, need a closer look to be sure.
Lucas, E V; The Open Road; 1919. 369pp. End papers from designs by William Hyde. 28th edition.
Lutzow, Count; Bohemia, an historical sketch; Undated; 359pp. c. 1920 from research.
Lyall, Edna; We Two, a novel; 1892; 403pp.
Mackay, W P; Grace and Truth under Twelve Aspects. 1888; 272pp.
Marsh, Richard; Both Sides of the Veil; 1901; 306pp.
M'Clymont, J A, Rev; The New Testament and its Writers; 1914; 207pp.
Mee, Arthur, ed.; New Harmsworth Self-Educator; Undated; 656pp. Numerous plates and illos. Covers just about everything. This one is a monster....
Meredith, George; Diana of the Crossways; 1904; 415pp.
Merriman, Henry Seton; Roden's Corner; 1898; 343pp.
Merriman, Henry Seton; The Vultures; 1902; 339pp.
Merriman, Henry Seton; The Sowers; 1912; 448pp.
Michell, W, Rev; The Gospel Story; 1884; 467pp. Only have vol 2, don't know how many volumes there are to this. Needs more research.
Miles, Alfred H, ed.; The Poets and Poetry of the Nineteenth Century: William Morris to Robert Buchanan; 1905; 596pp. Frontis portrait of William Morris.
Mill, John Stuart; Utilitarianism, Liberty and Representative Government; 1920; 393pp.
Molesworth, Mrs; Four Winds Farm; 1887; 180pp. Seven plates by Walter Crane BUT 3 are missing in action.
Molesworth, Mrs; Two Little Waifs; 1890; 216pp. Seven illos, can't recall if they're Walter Crane or not.
Morris, R E & Hughes, John; Y Psalmau; 1897; 233pp. Welsh!
Mosheim, John Lawrence; An Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern, from the Birth of Christ to the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century in Six Volumes; 1819; 412pp. Only have Vol 6 of this, which is mostly index....
Neil, Samuel; The Home Teacher Volume 1; Undated; 712pp. Large format, numerous plates and illos. Not sure how many vols there were in the set, but this one stands alone in any case. Another monster....
Nesfield, J C; Manual of English Grammar and Composition; 1910; 423pp.
Nisbet, Hume; A Bush Girl's Romance; 1894?; 312pp. TP has gone missing somewhere in the past, so I don't know if this is even hopeful for clearing.
Oman, Charles, Sir; England in the Nineteenth Century; 1920; 307pp. Several maps.
Paull, Mrs H B; Tom Fletcher's Fortune(s); Undated; 127pp. Frontis illo.
Pearce, Hilda; The Navy Book of Fairytales; Undated; 181pp. Special book published by the Royal Navy during (or just after) WWI. Illos by E S Farmer, 8 in colour and numerous others. Unfortunately A Child With Crayons has been at it, so the illos are going to take quite a bit of work. I'm going to try to lift the stuff batik-style, but have no idea whether it will work or not....
Pemberton, Max; Pro Patria; 1912; 316pp. Two plates by A Forestier.
Penny, Mrs Frank; A Mixed Marriage; 1913; 263pp. Frontis illo.
Pycraft, W P; The Story of Reptile Life; 1905; 212pp. Still not hedgehogs, but has lots of stuff about snakes and other cold-blooded critters. Occasional photographs and illos.
Raffalovich, George; Planetary Journeys and Earthly Sketches; 1908; 163pp. I'm not 100% sure, but I THINK this may well be science fiction. Need a closer look at it to be certain.
Richardson, A T; Progressive Mathematical Exercises for Home Work: First series; 1882; 232pp.
Roberts, J E; Harry White, Missionary to the Congo; 1901; 149pp. Several plates. Possible vanity publish.
Rossel, Louise; Sea Sprites, or What Happened in Fishland; Undated; 46pp. Children's book. Illos by M M Rudge and D E Braham. Some pastel Colouring In on some of the interior pages, which I've managed to remove most of. Damage to cover illo, and it looks like the inner endpaper/blank page before the TP has gone astray (but should be reconstructable from the other endpaper).
Royal Academy Pictures; 1895 and 1906 volumes. Virtually entirely illos in both volumes.
Royal School Series; A Simple History of England in reading lessons; 1893; 156pp. Numerous illos, maps etc.
Scollard, John B; Church of Rome Weighed in the Balance and Found Wanting; 1856; 336pp. Need to check, but have a horrible feeling this one is missing the TP, in which case I'm not sure it can be cleared.
Sharp, Mrs William; Women's Voices: an anthology of the most characteristic poems by English, Scotch and Irish Women; 1887; 419pp. Frontis illo. Reserved--V
Shaw Sparrow, W, ed.; The Gospels in Art; 1904; 282pp. This one is about 10% text, 90% plates and illos. Very beautiful, but it's going to be a lot of work.
Shepherd, A F; Links with the Past; 1917; 297pp. 111 listed illos and plates by E Coffin. Special publication for the Eagle and British Dominions Insurance Co.
Spencer, Herbert; First Principles; 1904; ??pp. Frontis photograph.
Stanford, Charles; Men Worth Remembering: Philip Doddridge; 1880; 193pp.
Stanford, Charles; Voices from Calvary; a course of homilies; Undated; 272pp.
Stevenson, Robert Louis; Memories and Portraits; 1908; 182pp. Almost certainly already on PG in one form or another, or I seem to recall there's some RLS in progress through DP.
Stevenson, Robert Louis; The Silverado Squatters; 1911; 176pp. Ditto above comment.
Stevenson, Robert Louis; Virginibus Puerisque and other Papers; 1913; 193pp. PG e-text 386. Low priority.
Stevenson, Robert Louis; Treasure Island; Undated; 389pp. PG e-text 120. Map, notes and test questions at end. Low priority.
Stewart Simpson, Margaret; Beautiful Upon the Mountains; 1881; 106pp. Small number of illos.
Stoughton, John; Recollections of a Long Life; 1894; 391pp.
Stretch, L M; The Beauties of History, or, Pictures of virtue and vice, drawn from real life; designed for the instruction and entertainment of youth; 1793; 360pp. 9th edition, only have volume 1. Frontis engraving.
Thackeray, William Makepeace; The Newcomes; Undated; 421/423pp. PG e-text 7467. May well be different edition. Low priority.
Thackeray, William Makepeace; The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.; Undated; 429pp. PG e-text 2511. May well be different edition. 16 illos by P B Hickling. Illo upgrade?
Thomson, Margaret R & Thomson, J Arthur; Threads in the Web of Life; 1910; 198pp. Numerous illos.
Thurston, E Temple; The Patchwork Papers; 1910; 268pp. Reserved--V
Tolstoy, Nikolai; Twenty-three Tales; Undated; 271pp. Translated by L & A Maude. c. 1908.
Waley, Arthur; A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems; 1923*; 168pp. *Actually 3rd impression of 1918 edition, so hopefully clearable.
Ward, James; Historic Ornament; 1897; 411pp. 317 illos, apparently....
Weyman, Stanley J; Shrewsbury; 1898; 410pp. 24 illos by Claude A Shepperton.
Whedon, Daniel D; Essays, Reviews and Discourses; 1887; 352pp.
White, Fred M; The Slave of Silence; Undated; 252pp. Frontis illo.
Windsor Magazine, Volume XX. June-November 1904; 714pp. Numerous illos, this will be a biggie....
Yeatman Woolf, Rose; The Seven Champions of Christendom; Undated; 112pp. 8 colour, numerous other illos by Howard Davie, edited by Captain Vredenburg.
