[bksvol-discuss] Re: A page from Pleasures of Love
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:45:39 -0800 (PST)
Thanks for that clear explanation. I,too, will find it useful
Cindy
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--- On Tue, 1/26/10, siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A page from Pleasures of Love
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 5:37 AM
> 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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