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Jay L Gordon writes:
>
> I have a Gopher hook-up and REALLY REALLY would appreciate if someone
> could help me locate a gopher-reachable text (or any electronic text) of
> the Lincoln/Douglas debates.  I've seen L's second inaugural address,
> but I specifically need the debates.
>
> Otherwise, I'll have to type it in by hand!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jay
>

I can't say that I know where the Lincoln/Douglas debates might
reside, but you could check with the people at WIRETAP to see if they
would be interested in entering the texts.  You could proofread, which
might be better than typing in everything yourself (it sure would be
better for me).  I forward an update I just received from our system
administrator.  Since I teach Classics I usually get only "Classic"
material, which explains the Moore, Bacon, Poe, Twain, etc.  ;)

By the way, is there a site for other oratorical/rhetorical texts?
Are there plans for one?  It would certainly fill a gap in our current
electronic text resources.   Just wondering..........

Bob Cape
   rcape@skidmore.edu
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from WIRETAP:

1. Texts Available
2. Catalog of 1993's Releases
3. Wiretap's IP number changed
4. People STILL Wanted

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1. Texts Available

Four July and two August releases are available
via FTP or gopher on the Internet Wiretap,
wiretap.spies.com, new IP address 130.43.43.43:

  Beowulf: F. B. Gummere Translation
  /Library/Classic/beowulf.txt

  Sir Thomas More: Utopia
  /Library/Classic/utopia.txt

  Ambrose Bierce: Can Such Things Be
  /Library/Classic/cansuch.txt

  Virgil: Aeneid, Dryden Translation
  /Library/Classic/aeneid.txt

August releases, posted early:

  Francis Bacon: The New Atlantis
  /Library/Classic/atlantis.txt

  Plato: The Republic, Jowett Translation
  /Library/Classic/republic.txt

For access via Gopher, use the path:

  Internet Wiretap
    Wiretap Online Library
      Classics
        (name of text)

All files are released into the Public Domain,
and were prepared by the Internet Wiretap. Special
thanks to Robin Corbet, Kirk Crady, and Rebecca
Crowley for proofreading help.

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2. Catalog of 1993's Releases

Books released by Wiretap in 1993, to date:

#01 - Apr93 - 387515  devils.txt    Ambrose Bierce: Devil's Dictionary
#02 - Apr93 - 201055  flatland.txt  Edwin Abbott: Flatland
#09 - May93 - 173718  abroad.mt     Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer Abroad
#10 - May93 - 121305  detective.mt  Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer, Detective
#13 - Jun93 - 643752  yankee.mt     Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee
#14 - Jun93 - 390688  sawyer.mt     Mark Twain: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
#19 - Jul93 - 566813  huckfinn.mt   Mark Twain: Huckleberry Finn
#20 - Jul93 - 147140  beowulf.txt   Beowulf, F. B. Gummere Translation
#21 - Jul93 - 231537  utopia.txt    Sir Thomas More: Utopia
#22 - Jul93 - 339478  cansuch.txt   Ambrose Bierce: Can Such Things Be
#23 - Aug93 - 629043  aeneid.txt    Aeneid, Dryden Translation
#24 - Aug93 -  84800  atlantis.txt  Francis Bacon: The New Atlantis
#25 - Aug93 - 653316  republic.txt  Plato: The Republic, Jowett Translation

Shorter works released by Wiretap in 1993, to date:

#03 - May93 - 34485   pit.poe       Edgar Allan Poe: The Pit and the Pendulum
#04 - May93 - 11404   telltale.poe  Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart
#05 - May93 - 14434   niagara.mt    Mark Twain: Niagara
#06 - May93 - 13373   ghost.mt      Mark Twain: A Ghost Story
#07 - May93 - 14195   adams.in      John Adams: Inaugural
#08 - May93 - 13216   cask.poe      Edgar Allan Poe: Cask of Amontillado
#11 - May93 - 25674   pitcairn.mt   Mark Twain: Great Revolution in Pitcairn
#12 - May93 - 22762   adam.mt       Mark Twain: Excerpts From Adam's Diary
#15 - Jun93 - 6521    hippoc.txt    Hippocrates: Oath and Law of Hippocrates
#16 - Jun93 - 6629    watch.mt      Mark Twain: My Watch
#17 - Jun93 - 13536   economy.mt    Mark Twain: Political Economy
#18 - Jun93 - 9509    crime.mt      Mark Twain: A New Crime

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3. Wiretap's IP Number Changed

The new IP number for Internet Wiretap is 130.43.43.43,
it was moved to a new building and had to be placed on a
different subnet.

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4. People STILL Wanted

We are seeking volunteers to proofread materials with
expired copyrights to be placed in the electronic public
domain. This involves reading a reasonable scanned output
and correcting mistakes. If you think you may be able
to help, please contact <dell@wiretap.spies.com>.

The previous announcement generated several serious
volunteers who have already begun work. More are needed!

[You may have to be slightly insane to try something like this.]

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The Internet Wiretap
archive@wiretap.spies.com

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--Tom
dell@wiretap.spies.com / Thomas E Dell



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