MaggieH

Female 23 from USA

Interested in Classics History Non-fiction

BookLists

Favorites	7	My favs!
Best Scary Books	10	The best books for the getting scared--in order of creepiness/awesomeness. Perfect for Halloween.
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Posts and Reviews:

Etc. - Question of the Week (December 2008): Holiday Edition - posted 2 days ago

Welcome back from the holiday weekend, DailyLit Readers! (Or, welcome back from the regular weekend, non-American readers!) This Thanksgiving I was thankful for DailyLit, which helped me pass the time waiting for my flight with Anna Karenina.

This "week's" question will actually be a question of the month--since we're all so busy this time of year, we wanted to leave the question open long enough for everyone to share their brilliance. So, without further ado, here is DailyLit's Question of the Week: Holiday Edition.

If you could give one book as a gift to every 18-year-old in the world (and know they'd read it), what would it be? Why? What's the best book you've ever received as a gift?

Etc. - Weekly Question (11/17/08): Where would you go? - posted last week

Wow @Jackster--the places you have been! Amazing. I was very sorry to read (at NYMag.com) that Chumley's is indeed closed. That's one literary pilgrimage I could easily make. However, Pete's Tavern still lives, so I think I'll celebrate the Gift of the Magi this year by seeking out O. Henry's corner. Thanks!

@cresswga, tristiseye, and jackster12: Do you think seeing these literary sites changed your perception of the writers' works? If so, how? If not, why not?

Wikipedia Tour: Famous Women Throughout History - Suggestion - posted last week

Thanks for the suggestion about including introductions and conclusions. We'll definitely take it into consideration. Please do let us know where the typo is--we'll definitely correct it. You can post it here or email it to us at support@dailylit.com. Thanks!

Ideas - Suggestion: Use leading zeros in subject line - posted 2 weeks ago

Good news! We've taken up your suggestion and implemented leading zeroes in the subject line--beginning today you should see the change in place. Hope that makes managing your DailyLit book easier so you can focus on the fun part: reading.

Etc. - Weekly Question (11/10/08): Which was "the one?" - posted 2 weeks ago

All of the responses were so fascinating this week that I philosophized about our choices for "the one" on the DailyLit blog--check it out here (and then head over to check out *this* week's question):

http://blog.dailylit.com/2008/11/18/making-sense-of-the-ones-from-last-weeks-question-of-the-week/

Ideas - Suggestion: Use leading zeros in subject line - posted 2 weeks ago

Thanks for the suggestion. We'll see what we can do!

Etc. - Weekly Question (11/10/08): Which was "the one?" - posted 2 weeks ago

Thanks to everyone for their thoughtful answers! What a surprising and illuminating collection of books.

@joelsanda: I can certainly understand why you wore down those flashlight batteries. The Hobbit is such a whimsical yet adventurous story. I wondered if you were looking forward to, or dreading, the movie version?

@Rhubarb: Love the continuity of reading stories we loved as children to kids today. (Just-So Stories are on DailyLit, too, so if you ever feel like a trip down memory lane...)

I'll write some thoughts about this week's responses on the blog--check it out tomorrow. In the meantime, head over to answer this week's Question of the Week:
http://dailylit.com/forums/other/etc/2008/11/17/weekly-question-111708-where-would-you-go

Etc. - Weekly Question (11/17/08): Where would you go? - posted 2 weeks ago

Today a cold wind was blowing in New York, and as I walked I noticed that most of fall's beautiful leaves were wet, mushy, and underfoot. Naturally, I started thinking about other places I'd like to be. I've always wanted to go on a literary pilgrimage, and voila! This week's question was born.

Have you been on a literary pilgrimage? To Mark Twain's house in Hartford? Or Dickens's house in London? Tell us about it. And if you've never taken one, where would you like to go? (Let's restrict ourselves to the real world--journeys to fictional places will be taken up another week!).

I've always wanted to go to the Brontë Parsonage in England. I've heard that it is stunning--austere, isolated, coldly beautiful--and makes one appreciate the Brontës' work on an entirely different level. For Brontë fans like me, it must really be an almost religious experience. *Sigh.* Someday!

What about you?

Etc. - Weekly Question (11/10/08): Which was "the one?" - posted 2 weeks ago

A book that really inspired me was a young adult book called Catherine Called Birdy. It's the fictional diary of a young noble girl living in a manor house in England in the middle ages. Catherine was smart and independent, and the story of her disappointments, learning experiences, and eventual triumph was one I read over and over again. Also, Catherine's family in the book is a kind of royalty, and I was still young enough to see "princess" as a viable career option, so that likely had something to do with my love of the book. But, it was mostly because Catherine was the smart, resourceful, thoughtful person I imagined myself to be and hope that I am now. In fact, I still have my worn but well-loved copy of the book

Etc. - Weekly Question (11/10/08): Which was "the one?" - posted 2 weeks ago

@emilyyoung: The real question is whether or not Sherlock Holmes inspired an obsession with deerstalker hats!

@tristiseye: "You should never lie to children" is a powerful line indeed. I wondered how many books here might include an adolescent character--it seems to me that the combination of a young character and more adult themes make for books that, at the right period in our lives, can make a powerful impression upon us.

@Khali: Born Free at age 7! Very impressive. I too was fascinated by Anne Frank; her diary is probably one of the most common ways kids begin to learn about the history Holocaust. I imagine (and hope) it's one that sticks with a lot of people.

@LittleOne1964: Powerful stuff.

Others?

Etc. - Weekly Question (11/10/08): Which was "the one?" - posted 3 weeks ago

Welcome to the Question of the Week for November 10! Last week we had a literary election (winner to be announced soon), and this week we're turning inward for answers.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said "Every reader has his first book; I mean to say, one book among all others which in early youth first fascinates his imagination, and at once excites and satisfies the desires of his mind." For Longfellow, that book was Geoffrey Crayon's Sketch-Book by Washington Irving (read it on DailyLit to see what so excited Longfellow).

What was yours?

Etc. - Question of the Week (11/3/2008): Pick Your President - posted 3 weeks ago

@ktgris: Wow, you're right about the male characters. That's a little scary. But you picked the perfect candidate--Hermione! Smart, level-headed, socially conscious, and adept at magic. Can I change my vote?

Etc. - Question of the Week (11/3/2008): Pick Your President - posted 3 weeks ago

Wow--a much more varied response than expected! I thought Atticus Finch would have been winning by a landslide byt I'm glad to see we are a creative bunch.

@amylibrarian: Charlotte from Charlotte's Web--what an inspired choice. (Just look out if Wilbur gets in to the lipstick, right?)

@hayden2002: Glad to see someone agrees with on the magic point. I mean, really, how could that not be helpful?

Horror - Real Horror - posted last month

Thanks for the suggestion--we're all for the continuation of the Halloween spirit. We'll add the titles that are in the public domain to our production queue, and the newer works will go on our list of copyrighted works to pursue for the site.

Etc. - Question of the Week (11/3/2008): Pick Your President - posted last month

This week America votes for a new president, so for our Question of the Week, we'd like to know: which literary character or author would get your vote for president? Why?

I think I'd pull the lever for Gandalf from the Lord of the Rings. He seems thoughtful and perceptive--just the kind of calm leader we need in these turbulent times. He stands up for his friends but is wise enough to know which battles to choose. Plus, he has magical powers. Tell me *that* wouldn't be handy.

What say you, readers?

Help - Is it possible to stay authentication to www.dailylit.com - posted last month

It's not possible right now, but it's a feature we hope to add soon. Thanks for the suggestion.

Book Requests - Secret Life of Bees by Susan Monk Kidd - posted last month

It is a lovely story. We'll put it on our list of copyrighted books to pursue for the site.

Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market - What did you think? - posted last month

@jbrelsford: How eerie--it is scarily true these days. I especially love that last line: "a child who had lent money in the City of London would have lent it better." Swap in New York for London and that could be a quote from today.

Etc. - Question of the Week (10/27/2008): What books scare you? - posted last month

@EHartshorn: Of course Lady Godiva counts as literary! And I guess for you, the scariest thing you could see would be someone dressed up as December 1, right?

@danahuff, emilyyoung: Clearly I need to put "It" on my reading list. Thanks for the tip.

The more I think about literary Halloween costumes, the more I realize how tricky it is. You've must select someone who is instantly recognizable through just one or two references. There aren't too many characters whose presence in pop culture is large enough that you can dress as them and still avoid explaining who you are all night. Plus, it's tricky to find characters whose identities you can (sort of) distill into a dress or a prop. It might work to be Hamlet and hold a skull all night--and when you're asked "Trick or Treat," you can reply: "To be or not to be, *that* is the question." And then laugh nerdily.

Etc. - Question of the Week (10/27/2008): What books scare you? - posted last month

Halloween is here! It's my favorite holiday, so I'm very excited to ask this week's question.

What book or story truly scares you? Or, if you're too tough to be frightened now, what scared you when you were young? Why?

For bonus points, share your favorite literary Halloween costumes: ones you've seen, been, or would like to be. If you're getting dressed up this year, who/what will you be?

My most terrifying childhood story was The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I'm not sure why; something about an approaching horse in the dark woods really got to me. The short animated movie of the story is also quite scary--anyone else remember that?

The best literary Halloween costume I've seen (for sale) is "Sexy Hester Prynne." It's a sexy Puritan outfit, which is apparently very popular--one website has sold out of the costume. The irony is almost too much to bear.

I'm dressing up as a vampire this year, and I've been reading Dracula to prepare (very spooky!).

Book Requests - Booklet titled ‘Philosophy of life and other essays’ - posted last month

Thanks for pointing this out to us. We'll see if it might work for DailyLit.

Etc. - Question of the Week (10/20/2008): The Great American novel? - posted last month

These are all great picks! I was expecting Huck Finn and The Great Gatsby for sure, but some of the others--especially Catch 22--are more surprising (in the pleasant sense).

Interesting point EHartshorn makes. Can "the" great American novel exist? Is there even such a thing as an American zeitgeist, a collective spirit of an age? And if so, can it be captured in a novel? Or is the American experience simply too varied for the concept of the great American novel to work? Is it a uniquely American question--that is, can there be a "great" English novel, but not American?

Interesting things to ponder. More ideas?

Etc. - Question of the Week (10/20/2008): The Great American novel? - posted last month

Welcome to the second DailyLit question of the week!

The "Great American Novel" is (according to Wikipedia) "the concept of a novel that most perfectly represents the spirit of life in the United States at the time of its writing." So, what is the Great American Novel? (Or, what's the closest to it so far?) Why?

Etc. - Question of the Week (10/13/2008): Who would you be? - posted last month

@michellekerns: Our first Elizabeth Bennett! I thought more readers would have wanted to be in her shoes (and in Mr. Firth's arms, natch).

As for me, I'd love to be Jane Eyre. It's one of my favorite novels and Jane's courage and independence is inspiring. Plus, it's always nice when to have a happy ending. Of course, it would be fun to be Harry Potter, too. I'd have to deal with that whole Voldemort-wants-to-kill-me thing, but there's magic, people!

Thanks to everybody who answered!

Etc. - Question of the Week (10/13/2008): Who would you be? - posted last month

Ooh, all great so far.

@tymbr: Great idea, especially on a Monday. (Weekends are notorious for debauchery and indulgence!)

@zimmermj: But do you really want to be tied down by the Lilliputians?

@danahuff: "Sena Jeter Naslund's Ahab's Wife"--quite a mouthful, but a fantastic heroine.

Etc. - Question of the Week (10/13/2008): Who would you be? - posted last month

Welcome to DailyLit's first ever Question of the Week! Each Monday we'll post a new question, and we hope all of our readers will weigh in. (If you have an idea for a question, let us know!)

So, without further ado, here is this week's question:

If you could be any literary hero or heroine, who would you be, and why?

The Five Orange Pips - Where's the other half? - posted last month

Rest assured that you didn't miss anything--we do have the full text of "Five Orange Pips."

Classics - Split this category? - posted 2 months ago

@lat62: Great--hope you enjoy the Wikipedia Tour!

@cresswga: Thanks for suggesting Bullfinch's Mythology.

T.S. Eliot - T.S. Eliot - posted 2 months ago

Thanks for pointing this out--here's to a very happy (belated) birthday!

I didn't realize he wrote Prufrock at age 29. Sheesh. Way to make us all look bad, Eliot!

Book Requests - The Red House Mystery by A A Milne - posted 2 months ago

Sounds interesting. We'll add this to our production queue. Thanks!

Classics - Letitia Elizabeth Landon - posted 2 months ago

Sorry about that! We'll add L.E.L. to our production queue.

Ideas - Review vs. Forum - posted 2 months ago

Thanks for the feedback--we really appreciate it and we'll use it to improve the ratings system. It does look like all three of your reviews are showing up on your profile now.

Non-Fiction - In need of more diversity and depth? - posted 2 months ago

We actually already have Free as in Freedom on the site (http://dailylit.com/books/free-as-in-freedom).

The others are great ideas. We'll look into making them available on the site. Thanks!

Train Your Brain - Tools not provided - posted 2 months ago

Our apologies. In translating this title from physical to DailyLit book we had to make several adjustments, and it looks like this one slipped by. We'll work on the corrections and post here again when we have fixed the problem.

Classics - Split this category? - posted 2 months ago

Besides the books in the Classics category, you might be interested in taking our Wikipedia Tour: Greek Mythology, which takes you through all of the major gods and goddesses of Greek/Roman mythology.

Book Requests - The Master of Go - posted 2 months ago

Thanks for the links--it sounds really interesting (and like a perfect topic for serialization). It's too new to be freely available but we'll add it to our list.

Book Requests - Paul Laurence Dunbar - posted 2 months ago

Good ideas!

The Rich Man's Bride - What - posted 2 months ago

Sorry about the mistake. It looks like for some reason the book did get cut off a few installments early. We've corrected the book and updated your subscription, so you should receive the remaining installments according to your regular reading schedule. If you don't, please let us know at support [at] dailylit [dot] com. Our apologies again.

Ideas - African American Catagory - posted 2 months ago

Good idea. We'll work on making our African-American works more accessible.

Book Requests - His Last Bow - posted 2 months ago

Great idea. Sherlock Holmes is terrific!

Book Requests - Cosmic Anger: Abdus Salam by Gordon Fraser - posted 2 months ago

Sounds interesting. We'll add it to our list of requested contemporary works. Thanks!

Book Requests - book requests - posted 2 months ago

Lord of the Flies is too new to be in the public domain (it was published in 1954), but it's already on our last of copyrighted "classics" to pursue for the site.

Don Quixote - Poor translation - posted 2 months ago

The version we have on the site is actually the Ormsby translation, although it doesn't include the translator's note. The Raffel and Grossman translations are too new to be freely available in the public domain.

Leo Tolstoy - War and Pease and Art of War - posted 3 months ago

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Leo Tolstoy - War and Pease and Art of War - posted 3 months ago

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Book Requests - book requests - posted 3 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions, emilyyoung! We'll add them to our queue. And we'll see what we can do about Max Weber.

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels - communism and communist revolutions - posted 3 months ago

We do have "The Communist Manifesto" and "The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844," if you're interested in those.

Sun Tzu - SunSzu Art of Art - posted 3 months ago

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Book Requests - MARCUS AURELIUS - posted 3 months ago

Who doesn't need more time for meditation in their life? We'll add Marcus Aurelius's "Meditations" to our queue.

Book Requests - Elizabeth Gaskell - posted 3 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions. We'll add more Gaskell titles to our production queue.

Leo Tolstoy - War and Pease and Art of War - posted 3 months ago

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Book Requests - Claim of Privilege by Barry Siegel - posted 3 months ago

Sounds interesting. The book was published this June, and we'll add it to our list of contemporary, copyrighted works that have been requested for the site.

Book Requests - The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft - posted 3 months ago

Cresswga is right--unfortunately this isn't yet in the public domain in the United States.

Book Requests - Kevin Kelly's Out of Control? - posted 3 months ago

Thanks for the tip. We'll definitely look into it.

100 Ways to Succeed/Make Money - These are the sugar in my first cup each morning! - posted 3 months ago

Great--so glad to hear you're enjoying it!

Bugs - E-mail unreadable - posted 3 months ago

Sorry about the trouble you experienced. Can you tell us what the problem with the email was, or forward it to support [at] dailylit [dot] com?

Book Requests - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - posted 3 months ago

Actually, the book was published in 1974, so it's still protected by copyright. I'm not sure how the full text is available online, but unfortunately we can't include it on DailyLit right away. We'll add it to our list of contemporary works, though.

Book Requests - More P.G. Wodehouse - posted 4 months ago

Great idea--who doesn't like Jeeves? We'll see what we can find to add to our queue.

Book Requests - Watership Down - posted 4 months ago

Unfortunately Watership Down isn't old enough to be in the public domain, but we'll add it to our list of copyrighted works to pursue for the site.

Classics - The Yellow Wallpaper - posted 4 months ago

Glad to hear it, imnayda! And sburkett, love the avatar (I have the edition with that cover).

Book Requests - The Wild West - posted 4 months ago

We'll definitely add them to the queue. Thanks!

Book Requests - More Fenimore!! - posted 4 months ago

We'll add these to our production queue. Thanks for the suggestions!

Ideas - Site design, feel and user experience..?? - posted 4 months ago

Glad to hear you like it--enjoy!

Ideas - Payment option - posted 4 months ago

Definitely--we're actually already working on adding the ability to pay using PayPal.

Book Requests - The Catcher In The Rye - posted 5 months ago

The Catcher in the Rye is too new to be in the public domain (it was published in 1951), but we'll definitely add it to our list of copyrighted works to pursue for the site.

The Crisis - Miscategorized - posted 5 months ago

Oops--thanks for catching this. We've made the correction.

Ideas - This might be of interest - posted 5 months ago

Thanks for pointing this out to us. We'll definitely take a look at it!

Cory Doctorow - How about Little Brother? - posted 5 months ago

Great idea! We'll look into it right away. Thanks!

Book Requests - Carl Jung - posted 5 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion. We'll look into adding works by Carl Gustav Jung. Are there other psychologists or works you (or others) would like to see added to the site?

Ideas - some suggestions: - posted 5 months ago

Good suggestions! We're actually already working on numbers 1 and 3, and your second idea is definitely an interesting one. What do others think--would you like to be able to connect with "friends" on DailyLit?

Book Requests - Heidi - posted 5 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion. We'll add Heidi to our production queue.

Ideas - contributing and/or borrowing from DP? - posted 5 months ago

Welcome to DailyLit! Thanks for your comment. We actually do benefit from DP because we use Project Gutenberg as the source for our classic works. We'll definitely check it out, though.

Ideas - Site design, feel and user experience..?? - posted 5 months ago

Actually, we are hard at work right now on a site redesign. We'd love to have your feedback when it goes live in the near future! And, if you'd like to help out DailyLit, please send us an email (support@dailylit.com) to tell us what you're all about, and what you're interested in. Thanks!

Pride and Prejudice - Pride & Prejudice - posted 5 months ago

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Etc. - First birthday? - posted 6 months ago

You're right--DailyLit was up and running over a year ago, but the "official" launch was last May. Thanks for filling out the survey--and cheers to another year of great reading!

Ideas - request next section via email - posted 6 months ago

The feature you suggest isn't available right now, but thanks for suggesting it. We're a little wary of adding additional links to our emails--that ups their chances of being categorized as spam--but it's an interesting idea. What do others think? Do you read online or offline? Would this feature be useful to have?

Book Requests - Beau Geste - posted 6 months ago

I misspoke in my response--Beau Geste missed the cutoff for the public domain by just one year. Cresswga, the laws that govern copyright in the United States are quite complex. Works that were published before 1923 in the United States are in the public domain in the U.S. Outside of this category (including unpublished works created before 1923) the copyright laws get considerably more complicated, so it's always worth double- (and triple-) checking the copyright status of a work that you believe to be in the public domain. Hope that helps!

Book Requests - Beau Geste - posted 6 months ago

This book just missed being included in the public domain--and therefore freely available)--but two years! But, we'll add it to our list of copyrighted works to pursue for the site. Thanks for suggesting it!

Book Requests - More Contemporary Romances - posted 6 months ago

We'll definitely add Nicholas Sparks to the list of contemporary authors to pursue for the site. Thanks!

Book Requests - More Contemporary Romances - posted 7 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions. We do have quite a few contemporary romance novels on the site, and we're adding new ones every month (twenty more to come on May 1!), so we hope you can find some titles that you enjoy!

Help - Can't think of a name... - posted 7 months ago

I think you might be thinking of the "Southern Victory" or "Timeline-191" series by Harry Turtledove. According to the Wikipedia page on Harry Turtledove, this series of alternate history novels consists of several smaller series and has no official title. But, the Wikipedia page doesn't say "Guns of the South" is part of that series, but rather a stand-alone book. Hope this helps--and if there are any Turtledove fans out there to help clarify, your comments are welcome!

Bugs - Frequency - posted 7 months ago

Sorry--I'm not sure what you mean. I just checked with one of my own subscriptions, and I could still go to "manage your subscriptions" (after logging in), click "More" next to the subscription, then click "advanced" to adjust the dates to get installments once per week. Do you mean you're no longer receiving installments at all? Feel free to email support@dailylit.com if it's easier for you to check your email than check the forums. Thanks!

Classics - Lord of the rings - posted 7 months ago

The Lord of the Rings is a copyrighted work (it's too new to be freely available in the public domain), so unfortunately we can't make it available right now. However, it is definitely on our list of contemporary, copyrighted titles to pursue for the site.

Book Requests - Thackeray, Conrad, Flaubert, Sue and Laclos - posted 7 months ago

Thanks for these suggestions! We'll definitely add them to the production queue. In the meantime, you could check out Thackeray's "Vanity Fair," which is available on the site.

Pride and Prejudice - last two chapters - posted 7 months ago

Sorry about this! We had a bug with "Pride and Prejudice" a few weeks ago, and it seems as if the problem hasn't been totally resolved. We're looking into it now and should have it fixed soon!

Book Requests - Jakob von Gunten - posted 7 months ago

Unfortunately it doesn't appear that there are any English translations in the public domain. We'll add the German version to our production queue and keep looking for a public domain English translation.

Ideas - Category: Price - posted 8 months ago

Sorry for the slow response. We may add this feature in the future, but for now, the easiest way to browse the books that are available for free is to look in the "classics" category, since all of the books in that category are free. The free contemporary works we have can be found in the "contemporary" category.

Bugs - Favicon is not transparant; looks bad in Firefox 3 - posted 8 months ago

Thanks for pointing this out. We'll work on fixing it right away.

Book Requests - Anne Morrow Lindberg - posted 8 months ago

It's not in the public domain--it was published in 1955--but we'll add it to our list of copyrighted works to pursue for the site. Thanks for suggesting it!

Book Requests - 2 Christian books and a Dostoyevsky - posted 8 months ago

Great suggestions! We'll add these works to our production queue.

Book Requests - requests - posted 8 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions. These writers' works are all copyrighted, but we will add them to our list of contemporary works to pursue for the site.

Book Requests - requests - posted 8 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions. These authors are contemporary enough that all of their works are under copyright, but we'll add both writers to our list of copyrighted works to pursue for the site.

Book Requests - Baroness Orczy - posted 8 months ago

Great idea--there are a number of Pimpernel books in the public domain, so we'll add those to our production queue. Thanks!

Book Requests - 2 author suggestions - posted 8 months ago

Thanks for these suggestions. It looks like a few of William Carlos Williams's works might be in the public domain, so we'll try to track those down. Most of his work--and all of Larsen's work--is copyrighted, but we'll definitely add these to our list of contemporary works to pursue for the site.

Book Requests - Hugh Wheeler - posted 8 months ago

His works aren't available in the public domain, but we'll add his titles to our list of copyrighted books to pursue for the site.

Book Requests - LM Montgomery - posted 8 months ago

Unfortunately "Blue Castle" isn't in the public domain, but we'll add it to our list of copyrighted works to pursue for the site. We did recently launch "Anne of Green Gables," and we have a number of other L.M. Montgomery titles in our production list.

Book Requests - Frances Burney - posted 9 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions! We'll add Frances Burney's works to our production queue.

Ideas - Comics? - posted 9 months ago

Sorry for the delay--we're working on getting HTML up and running, and we're definitely going to be offering comics after the HTML is ready to go. Stay tuned!

Book Requests - Classics Request - posted 9 months ago

The Canterbury Tales are now available on DailyLit! Also available is a collection of other works that are or were once attributed to Chaucer.

Book Requests - Airport by Arthur Hailey - posted 9 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion. We're definitely happy to add it to our list!

Book Requests - Arabian Nights - posted 9 months ago

Indeed--there are several translations that are available in the public domain. We'll add it to the queue. Thanks for suggesting this!

Book Requests - Neil Gaiman - posted 9 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions! We'll add them to the list of contemporary works that we're pursuing for the site.

Book Requests - Requests - posted 9 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions. 1984 and Sylvia Plath's works are too recent to be available in the public domain, but we'll definitely add these to our list of contemporary works to pursue for the site.

Ideas - book description - posted 9 months ago

Good news! We are slowly but surely starting to add short summaries of many of the classic works and their authors (see Anna Karenina or Pride and Prejudice for examples).

Book Requests - Requests by J_Hawk (AKA More than one) - posted 9 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions! We're always looking for ideas for works to add to the site. Since most of your suggestions are not in the public domain, we will add them to our growing list of contemporary works to pursue. In the meantime, we'll definitely look to add more classic fantasy books to DailyLit.

Classics - The Yellow Wallpaper - posted 9 months ago

Too many classics, too little time...We'll definitely add this to the production queue right away!

Book Requests - Jo's Boys - posted 9 months ago

It took a long time, but "Jo's Boys" and "Little Men" are both now up on DailyLit. Happy reading!

Book Requests - Introduction - posted 9 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion, robindj. We'll add "Belinda" to our production queue.

Book Requests - Memoir of Jane Austen - posted 9 months ago

Calling all Austen-philes: we now have "Memoir of Jane Austen" by James Edward Austen-Leigh and "Jane Austen: Her Life and Letters" by William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh up on the site. These books offer a wonderful look at the woman behind the beloved works. Enjoy!

Robinson Crusoe - Strange discrepancy in chapter titles - posted 9 months ago

DailyLit's version of "Robinson Crusoe" did indeed come from Project Gutenberg. The novel originally had no chapter divisions whatsoever, and the chapters were created at a later date by people other than Defoe. I would guess that the discrepancies you noticed are due to the variations among different editions of the novel. Hope this helps!

Book Requests - Memoir of Jane Austen - posted 10 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion--what a great idea! We'll work on adding to our Austen (and Austen-related) collection.

Book Requests - Shike - posted 10 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion. We'll definitely check it out!

Ideas - Category: Newly added - posted 10 months ago

We've just added a new feature that will allow you to see what's new on DailyLit more easily. Just click on "Browse Books" at the top of the page, then select browse by "date added," and you'll see what we've been adding by date. Happy browsing!

Ideas - Category: Newly added - posted 10 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion. We're hard at work on improving the site, and we're planning to make it easier to see what's new on DailyLit.

Kim - Thank You! - posted 10 months ago

We're glad you're enjoying it!

Book Requests - The Faerie Queene? - posted 10 months ago

A great suggestion! It looks like only Volume I of "The Faerie Queene" is readily available, so we'll move that into production and keep looking for the remaining books.

Book Requests - Stephen Jay Gould - posted 10 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion. His work is too recent to be in the public domain, but we'll definitely add him to our list of books and authors to pursue with publishers.

Book Requests - Haruki Murakami - posted 10 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion. His work is too recent to be in the public domain, but we will add these titles to our list of contemporary works that we'd like to get on the site.

Book Requests - More books by Robert Chambers - posted 10 months ago

I'm happy to report that "Ailsa Paige" is now up on the site. Happy reading!

Help - Can DailyLit RSS feeds be parsed by Plucker? - posted 10 months ago

We're trying to help you out on our end. Was the book you were trying to read "War and Peace"? Did the rejection happen when you were trying to do initial inscription, or on a later installment? Could you let us know the specific error message you encountered?

Book Requests - Introduction to the Devout life - posted 11 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions. We'll work on finding a version of "Introduction to the Devout Life" as well as other St. Francis de Sales works that we can put on the site.

Book Requests - The Painted Veil - posted 11 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion. "The Painted Veil" was published in 1925, so it's not yet in the public domain. We do have two other W. Somerset Maugham titles--"Of Human Bondage" and "The Moon and Sixpence."

Book Requests - Classics Request - posted 11 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions. These are all books we hope to add to our growing collection--most of them are already in our queue of books to be processed, and we hope to have them up on the site soon.

Book Requests - More books by Robert Chambers - posted 11 months ago

We'll add these titles to the queue of books to be processed. Look for them on the site soon!

Book Requests - More Lewis Carroll Please - posted 11 months ago

"Sylvie and Bruno" and "Phantasmagoria and Other Poems" are both up on the site. Happy reading!

Book Requests - Proust - posted 11 months ago

Unfortunately there aren't any full English translations of "A Remembrance of Things Past" in the public domain. "Swann's Way," which we do have on the site in English, is the only section that's available in English.

Book Requests - Utopia - posted 11 months ago

All of those works are not yet in the public domain, but thanks for the suggestion. We're working with publishers to expand our collection, and we'll keep these titles in mind. You might check out "Expanded Universe," also by Robert A. Heinlein. Happy reading!

There Will be Dragons - Sequels? - posted 11 months ago

Thanks for suggesting it. We'll follow up with the publisher and see what might be possible.

Book Requests - Jo's Boys - posted 11 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion! We'll add these books to our queue of books to be processed.

Book Requests - Bulfinch's Mythology - posted 11 months ago

No need to lurk any longer--"Bulfinch's Mythology" is now up on the site. Happy reading!

Satire - northanger abbey - posted 11 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion. We've added "Northanger Abbey" to the satire category. Happy reading!

Book Requests - Bulfinch's Mythology - posted 11 months ago

Sorry for the long delay--we are indeed still working on it, and we hope to have this up on the site very soon.

Book Requests - Some ideas... - posted 11 months ago

It's taken a long time, but Kafka's "Metamorphosis" is now available on the site. Happy reading!

Book Requests - More Greek Classics - posted 11 months ago

"Anabasis" is now up on the site. We'll keep working on the rest of the suggested titles. Happy reading!

Etc. - question - posted 11 months ago

Sorry for the slow response. If you select "longer" installments, you'll receive two installments per email; selecting "longest" will give you four installments per email.

Book Requests - More D'artagnan please! - posted 12 months ago

It took a long time, but "Twenty Years After," "The Vicomte de Bragelonne," "Ten Years Later," and "Louise de la Valliere" have all been added to the site. Happy reading!

Etc. - question - posted last year

Under advanced settings you can increase the length of the installment that is sent to you, but we always send installments not the full book.

Ideas - Russian Books - posted last year

We do plan to add other languages eventually, including Russian.

Book Requests - More Lewis Carroll Please - posted last year

Sorry for the long delay in responding. We've added these to our queue of titles to be processed.

Book Requests - More Science Fiction - posted last year

Sorry for the long delay in responding. Thanks for pointing this out to us, and thanks for your suggestion. We'll look into adding more H. Beam Piper titles.

Book Requests - Tom Clancy - posted last year

Sorry for the long delay in responding. Tom Clancy's work is under copyright, so for now we can't upload any of his books so the site.

Book Requests - Proust - posted last year

Sorry for the long delay in responding. We'll look into finding an English version of "Remembrance of Things Past."

Book Requests - Books by C.S. Lewis - posted last year

Yes--C.S. Lewis's work is still copyrighted, but we're compiling a list of "classics" that are still under copyright so we can look into licensing them. We'll add Lewis to our list.

Book Requests - Requesting Mercedes Lackey - posted last year

It's taken a long time, but we do now have one Mercedes Lackey title—"Music to My Sorrow." We're happy to have more suggestions, so feel free to let us know which of her works should be top priorities.

Book Requests - More D'artagnan please! - posted last year

Sorry for the long delay in responding. We've added these to our queue of titles to be put up on the site.

Book Requests - LM Montgomery - posted last year

Our apologies for the long delay in responding. This is a great suggestion—we'll add as many of her works as we can to our queue for processing.

Book Requests - More Greek Classics - posted last year

Sorry for the slow response. These are all great suggestions--we'll add these to the queue of titles to be processed.

Book Requests - The Treasury of David by C. H. Spurgeon - posted last year

Sorry for our delayed response. We'll add this to the list of titles to be processed. Thanks for suggesting it!

Book Requests - Balthasar Gracian - The Art of Worldly Wisdom - posted last year

Apologies for the slow response. We're happy to add this to the queue of titles to be processed--thanks for the suggestion.

Book Requests - Ivanhoe - posted last year

A great suggestion. It's in the public domain, so we will add it to our queue of books to be processed.

Book Requests - More Cory Doctorow - posted last year

Thanks for the suggestion, and sorry for the slow response. We will add it to our queue of books to be processed.

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