eBooks for eReader

Occasionally I convert plain text books from Project Gutenberg to

Palm's .pdb format with eBook Studio for Mac; this often requires time

formatting, adding footnote links, images, and more. However, the

resulting ebooks can be read on almost any computer with the free

eReader software, which is now available for the iPhone, too. Below is a

growing list of ebooks I've converted along with brief reviews and

summaries. The most recent additions will appear at the bottom of the list.

• Martyred Armenia by Fai'iz El-Ghusein

Allegedly a firsthand account of the Ottoman massacre of Armenians.

• The Poetical Works of Dr. Edward Young, Volume 2 by Edward Young

Lots of poetry, nearly all of which rhymes. Not for quidnuncs.

• A Voyage to Abyssinia by Father Jerome Lobo

An account of his failed missionary work to unite Ethiopia with the Vatican.

• Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

A firsthand account of living in squalor in two nations; he becomes a

tramp in the UK.

• Taras Bulba and Other Tales by Nikolai Gogol

A couple of good stories, humorous or spooky, in his unique 19th century

style.

eBooks for iSilo

Occasionally I convert books from Project Gutenberg with iSiloX to the

commercial iSilo format that can only be read on supported devices with

iSilo installed (iSilo's features list). iSiloX basically converts HTML

automatically, so it's very easy and fairly fast. I'm currently using iSilo

v5.0.3. Below is a growing list of ebooks I've converted along with brief

reviews and summaries. The most recent additions will appear at the

bottom of the list.

• Saints and Mystics of Islam by Claud Field

Mostly Sufis, some killed as heretics, others forgotten, others

remembered. Annotation file.

• Eskimo Folk-Tales by Knud Rasmussen

Many seem shaped by the landscape, with abrupt or vague endings.

However, there are some fascinating bits.

• The Rubaiyat of Ohow Dryyam With Apologies to Omar by J. L. Duff

A very short read from 1922 with entertaining illustrations and verse

opposing Prohibition.

• The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop

A real slog, unless you know Scots English well, but there are some gems

in the annotation file.

• The Books of Chilan Balam, the Prophetic and Historic Records of the

Mayas of Yucatan by Daniel G. Brinton

Brief and dull academic work with just a few shots of Mayan hieroglyphics.