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Title: Project Gutenberg (1971-2005)
Author: Marie Lebert
Release Date: October 26, 2008 [EBook #27039]
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PROJECT GUTENBERG (1971-2005)
MARIE LEBERT
NEF, University of Toronto, 2005
Copyright (C) 2005 Marie Lebert
Dated August 15, 2005, this long article (following a short version published in
June 2004 [and copied at the end of this file]) is a paper for the third
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http://www.etudes-francaises.net/dossiers/gutenberg_eng.htm
The French version is: Le Projet Gutenberg (1971-2005). The updated
English version is: Project Gutenberg (1971-2008).
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