[bksvol-discuss] Re: A page from Pleasures of Love
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:00:12 -0600
Oh yes, Melissa. This is very clear! Thank you so much!
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melissa Smith" <mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 9:19 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A page from Pleasures of Love
Sue, I'll use Lori's book as an example. This is what I would put in the
search box, and, yes, there is a plus sign between the book title and
the text from the book. I put the book title in quotes, but not the text
I'm looking for.
"The Pleasures Of Love" + There seemed no end to the blows fate was
dealing me. I did not
Hope this helps.
Melissa
siss52 wrote:
> Melissa,
>
> I am interested in this too, as there have been times when I could have
> used
> it. After you write the title of the book in quotes, how do you handle
> the
> snippet? Do you connect the words with a plus sign, or what?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sue S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Melissa Smith" <mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 7:17 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A page from Pleasures of Love
>
>
> Lori, I'm using a screen reader and am not signed in. This book is
> available in snippet view, which means you can't actually look at the
> whole page, but a snippet of it is shown in the search result. The
> snippet usually shows the text you type, along with some of the
> surrounding text. So, here's what I do.
> In the search box type the book title in quote followed by the plus
> sign, followed by the text right before or right after the word you are
> looking for. I do not include the word that is messed up, because that
> throws the search off. I try to use several words of the text, so it is
> more likely to find the exact spot I'm looking for. Then press enter to
> perform the search. When the search results come up, hopefully just one
> result, if I've done my search well, I read the snippet that is shown
> there in the search result. It shows the text you entered in the search,
> along with some of the surrounding text. Do not click on the search
> result, because that page will only have images. With books that are in
> snippet view, there are certain pages that are restricted. In this case,
> the search result will come up and in the place where the text would
> normally appear, there will be a notice saying that that page's content
> is restricted. If this is the case, you'll need to find another way to
> get the information, either through a rescan, or having someone look at
> the print copy, because it won't be viewable by anyone, sighted or not.
> I hope this made sense and you can find answers without any trouble. Let
> me know if it didn't, I'll try to explain more.
>
> Melissa
>
>
>
> Lori wrote:
>
>> Meslissa,
>>
>> Many many thanks. Now how did you do that? Are you looking at it
>> visually, or using a screen reader?
>>
>> Thanks
>> lori
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Smith" <mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 7:32 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A page from Pleasures of Love
>>
>>
>> According to google books:
>> pjiear should be hear
>> mow should be blow
>> pttow...' should be now.
>> tounortal. should be immortal
>> any hands should be my hands
>> Hope this helped.
>>
>> Melissa
>>
>>
>>
>> Lori wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm going to try and see if I can look in Google Books, but I have
>>> not had much luck. If anyone can take a look and see if they can find
>>> the following book and specifically page 155 I have some questions.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks to all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Lori
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Pleasures of Love
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> THE STORY OF CATHERINE OF BRAGANZA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> JEAN PLAIDY
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> PUTNAM'S SONS
>>>
>>> ISBN 0-399-13I31-9
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This starts about a paragraph down on page 155
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> There seemed no end to the blows fate was dealing me. I did not
>>> pjiear of this until some days after the news had come to England.
>>> Lady Suffolk told me afterwards that the King had ordered that I Was
>>> not to be told until he considered it would be wise to do so. $, 'He
>>> said that Your Majesty would have to know in time but the mow would
>>> be too great for you, your health being what it is just pttow...'
>>>
>>> He was right. It was a great shock to me. My mother was dead.It was,
>>> of course, some few years since I had seen her, but I had never
>>> thought of her dying. She had seemed indestructible... tounortal.
>>>
>>> Charles himself broke the news to me.
>>>
>>> He came in looking very sombre, threw his hat aside and, taking any
>>> hands in his, led me to a sofa where we sat close together. '" He
>>> said: I have sad news for you, Catherine. You are going to find this
>>> hard to bear.' I looked at him fearfully. 'It is your mother.' 'She
>>> is ill?'
>>>
>>> He hesitated and I stared at him in horror. 'She has had much to
>>> trouble her. She worked too hard. We none of us are here forever, you
>>> know.' 'But she...'
>>>
>>> I know how you cared for her. But she is gone and your home is here
>>> now.' I turned to him and he put his arms about me and held me
>>> §against him.
>>>
>>> I felt bereft... alone. She had meant so much to me, and although
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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