Index talk:The Decameron of the West (1839).djvu

Story authors

The two translations are clearly marked as such, including specifying the author and whether it's only a partial translation or not.

• The Spectre Barber: Johann Karl August Musäus, "Stumme Liebe"
• The Well of Recovery: Friedrich Adolf Krummacher, "Der Born der Genesung" IA

--Yodin^T 18:22, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Mrs John Francis Smith

The Catalogue of the Edinburgh Subscription Library 1794–1846 lists:

• Smith (Mrs John Francis), The Decameron of the West: A Series of Tales. Edin. 1839. 8vo.

And again in the index, showing it was not likely a printer's error:

• Decameron of the West, - - - v. Smith (Mrs John).

The catalogue was published in Edinburgh only seven years after this book, which could make this attribution more likely. --Yodin^T 19:41, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Also worth noting the number of Smiths in the title page list of publishers:

• Smith & Son; M. Ogle; and D. Bryce, Glasgow
• Brown & Co.; and L. Smith, Aberdeen
• Smith, Elder, & Co., London

A "Mr Smith" also appears as a character in the chapter "An Execution in the House" (pp. 320–323). --Yodin^T 19:51, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

• Ancestry shows one John Francis Smith married Helen Scott, daughter of William Scott, on 20 October 1835 at Saint Cuthberts Church, Edinburgh. --Yodin^T 09:44, 28 September 2023 (UTC)