The title gives an accurate description of the book! It is full of old and forgotten words and phrases, Amusing at times, but addressing the problems mentioned in the chapter titles in detail. The troubles of his times are the same as today's, and Rev. Talmage does a marvelous job going through each one individually.
Summary by fiddlesticks
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I will PM you your username and password to get into the MW tomorrow. You will look back when this is cataloged and think good thoughts about y ourself, fiddlesticks. now for bed . ......
OK, 17 it is. Note that you did not use the most current template viewtopic.php?f=28&t=34758. It is the first post in New Projects Launch Pad. I've fixed the file name and thing and everything will be fine but for your next project, use that one. It makes things neater and simpler.
I will post a few sections titles to get y ou started. Do you have a Magic Woindow password? Can you get into it?
You should also add the tilde ~ in front of the title to advertise for a DPL. Since this is a group project, I would suggest explaining more of what the book is about and what makes it interesting in the summary. Along with word counts, this is what potential readers check out most.
Thank you I can get in fine. I will use the right template next time thanks for pointing that out. I am DPLing. I will update the summery when I read I few chapters, I love this author, but I have never read this book, only bits and pieces. Thanks again
Hello Fiddlesticks
This does look fascinating! Having just finished a solo project (with wonderful help from you as DPLer- thank you! ), I'd like to have a go at a couple of chapters in this one. I'd like to take 01 and 02, if I may.
(I'm just checking out some unfamiliar pronunciations, such as "Spuyten Duyvil"!)
Of course you may Take sections 01 and 02 I am glad to have your help! I have not read all of this book but I would highly recommend anything by Thomas Talmage.
fiddlesticks wrote:Did you mean chapter 15, which are sections 16 and 17, or did you want section 15, which is chapter 14?
HA. Fiddlesticks, just for your future information, this is a common situation that sometimes causes confusion. This is why a preface is usually noted as Section 00 so that the chapters line up with the sections. Please urge readers to copy and paste the section titles into the ID3 tags so that things line up correctly when cataloging.
