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2026

Welcome to the Monthly Challenge!

  • Each month, the challenge aims to proofread and validate several texts.
  • It provides a safe space for new users to learn about Wikisource.
  • The texts are featured for a maximum of three months with a few exceptions.
  • The challenge builds Wikisource's core collection and makes free, scan-backed ebooks accessible to everyone.

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Suggest nominations below. When successful, the works can be added to a monthly data table (e.g. Module:Monthly Challenge/data/2026-06, or a future month) and they will be included in the relevant months' challenges.


Unopposed Nominations Without an Index

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Unopposed Nominations With an Index

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Nominations for Validation

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Themed or Long-Term Nominations

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2025 nominations

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The Naval Officer

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I found Index:The Naval Officer (1829), vol. 1.djvu and would like to nominate this for November along with volume 2 for December and volume 3 for January. They need to be validated and transcluded and I don't feel like doing all of it myself.

Advanced Abacus: Japanese Theory and Practice

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Advanced Abacus: Japanese Theory and Practice by Takashi Kojima is a follow-up to his beginner text on the Japanese soroban. It teaches advanced operations—square and cube roots, decimals, fractions, and handling large numbers—while also explaining Japanese calculation techniques and mental abacus (anzan).

Hi, I realise this text says public domain on Hathi, but I am not exactly sure what license tag to use when uploading, and am unsure whether it is PD in the US only, or also PD in the source country (so as to determine whether to upload on Commons, or just locally). Any chance you could provide any more information in this regard? Thanks, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:31, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Checking, there is no renewal of the US copyright. For countries outside the US, we'd need to know his date of death, and VIAF shows only a birth year of 1936. It is possible the author is still alive. --EncycloPetey (talk) 04:07, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You may wish to contact the publisher to determine whether they continue to hold the copyright or are willing to release it into the public domain:
Academic & Educational Click here for examination and desk copies
~2025-62220-1 (talk) 02:02, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I highly doubt I will be contacting the publisher, but if anyone else wishes to do so, then feel free to let me know the outcome. Otherwise, I have just added A History of Japanese Mathematics to this month's MC. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:06, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In that case, how about this book Tochio's Computation on the Soroban by K. Tochio published in 1912
Page count: 34
~2025-63305-8 (talk) 09:12, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately, I don't seem to be able to download from that link on Google Books. If you have found the text on Internet Archive or HathiTrust, or have a direct link to the pdf (rather than the search result) from Google Books, please let me know. Thanks, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:06, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I’m sorry, but the only digital copies are available through Google Books, which can be found by searching with the keyword Tochio's Computation on the Soroban.
In addition to that, I also conducted searches in both the Internet Archive and HathiTrust website; however, despite these efforts, I was unable to find any available copies. ~2025-68940-4 (talk) 01:39, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Okay. I feel like the last time this happened (with something from Google Books), @TE(æ)A,ea. knew what to do. Not sure if the circumstances are the same, but pinging them in case I am doing something idiotic, and that the book can be simply downloaded from the above link. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 02:40, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Has anyone had a chance to upload this book yet? If not, could someone please take care of that when they have a moment?
~2025-68940-4 (talk) 00:44, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, TE(æ)A,ea. managed to obtain a pdf. Index now added to MC. (P.S. If you know the author's first name, please update the index). Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 04:18, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The Author's first name ?
Ready for MC Tochio's Computation on the Soroban ~2025-68940-4 (talk) 11:28, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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Classic American novel, shocked it hasn't been validated already. I would like to nominate it under the "for validation" header, and the source I am referring to is here: Index:The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884).pdf CitationsFreak (talk) 04:00, 1 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@CitationsFreak Thanks for the nomination, and added for validation this month. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 20:47, 1 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The above is an 1884 Huck Finn book Wikisource also has an 1885 Index:Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn.djvu, already proofread, with many illustrations - but only slightly validated.
(1) Should we be validating both of them?
(2) Do there exist good tools for comparing them to look for errors in either of them?
Thanks! Gnuish (talk) 16:08, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I note that the 1884 edition is a British printing. Does it use British spelling ? -- Beardo (talk) 16:51, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The 1884 is the first edition world wide while 1885 was the first in the U.S.. For people who are interested in tracing the publication history or collecting first editions, both are of interest, Twain being an American author many favor the later first American edition. You can see some of the differences between the first and later editions here: https://www.raptisrarebooks.com/mark-twain-and-the-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn-first-edition-issue-points/ . It also is reasonable to prefer later editions which incorporate various corrections, or to not particularly care. MarkLSteadman (talk) 02:21, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

True History

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I'd like to nominate the 1874 The Captivity of Hans Stade of Hesse (a.k.a. True History) by Hans Staden. For centuries, it was the most popular work related to Brazil, and according to this source, was translated in 8 languages between 1557-1942. Erick Soares3 (talk) 21:07, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Path to the Stars

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The Path to the Stars (1966, US GOV), by Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky. Erick Soares3 (talk) 15:40, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Way the World is Going

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The Way the World is Going (1928), by Wells. Erick Soares3 (talk) 20:19, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Comment That scan is from the Digital Library of India, and there scans are known to be altered sometimes. This scan has several suspicious issues, such as no visible publication date or copyright date, and some pages not fully scanned. I do not find a listing in the Library of Congress to independently check the date of publication. Can we use a better scan from a trustworthy source, such as this one? --EncycloPetey (talk) 21:26, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Machado of Brazil

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According to Hathi Trust, the biography Machado of Brazil (1962) is PD in the US due to the lack of copyright renewal. I'm just not submitting the Index because I can't download the PDF, but the work should be ok for this project. Thanks, Erick Soares3 (talk) 18:54, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Erick Soares3, I have uploaded File:Machado of Brazil (Machado).djvu. Please feel free to add (or correct) any of the information on Commons. I am not sure how many of your nominations to run each month, but I expect a few will be saved for July and/or August. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 00:23, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @TeysaKarlov:! Thanks! Here is the index. Personally, I have no issue with my nominations being spread across several months. For much, with exception of The Path to the Stars above, I'm avoiding nominating long works because they would either be too complex (like this one, whose CC compatible works would need to be extracted) or need a long-term project (like this one, or even this series). Thanks again! Erick Soares3 (talk) 11:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Brazilian Literature

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I'd like to nominate this work, Brazilian Literature by Isaac Goldberg. I'm planning to work with this in the future, but I'm leaving it here for anyone interested. Erick Soares3 (talk) 18:48, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1959 Annual Typhoon Report

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1959 Annual Typhoon Report by Charles E. Tilden. (index here) First freely available work of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, which is an American governmental agency. Would be a great start to help expand Wikisource’s coverage of weather-related books. IAmMrE (talk) 21:28, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@IAmMrE Thanks for the nomination. Added for this month. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 05:37, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The New Art of Memory

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The new art of memory, founded upon the principles taught by M. Gregor von Feinaigle: and applied to chronology, history, geography, languages, systematic tables, poetry, prose, and arithmetic. To which is added, some account of the principal systems of artificial memory, from the earliest period to the present time; with instances of the extraordinary powers of natural memory.

Is there a wiki template that functions like a tooltip, allowing an image to appear when hovering over specific text or a link?

I am looking for a way to implement this on page 47, so that when a user hovers over the phrase '(See Plate I. fig. 2.)', the corresponding figure automatically appears as a small pop-up image. This would help provide a visual reference without requiring the reader to navigate away from the text. Is there an existing template for this, or would it require custom coding?
82.167.158.197 17:55, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Personally, I am not aware of any such template on Wikisource. Wikipedia's hyperlink-style tooltips do allow for images to display, so I do not think it would require custom coding. I might be able to try and copy something across. However, I would recommend posting this as a question on the Scriptorium. Someone more knowledgeable at this sort of thing may be able to more effectively (and safely) port this capability across to Wikisource, assuming it is considered acceptable. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 19:32, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Such functionality assumes the reader is not using a touch screen device, such as a tablet. I'm not sure this can be implemented properly without costing some readers their functionality. --EncycloPetey (talk) 19:36, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
On an iPad, you can preview a link without opening it by using Haptic Touch or Peek and Pop (if available). 82.167.158.197 20:05, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

New York Times, Oct. 24 1929 edition

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Issue of the New York Times reporting on the Wall Street crash of 1929. The actual crash is reported on, but not the other stuff in the issue, like Hoover’s plan to develop inland waterways. CitationsFreak (talk) 05:27, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Narrative of a Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India: From Calcutta to Bombay, 1824-1825, (with Notes Upon Ceylon,) an Account of a Journey to Madras and the Southern Provinces, 1826, and Letters Written in India

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Index:The Sound and the Fury (1929).pdf

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I plan to work on this after I complete Protection or Free Trade, but I'm nominating this now for other people that might be interested. prospectprospekt (talk) 00:47, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Prospectprospekt Thanks for the nomination. Added for February. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 19:46, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Persian Letters

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This satirical French work is not scan-backed, but in May 2025, it was the 8th most viewed page in Mainspace with nearly 9K views. IA has a scan (external scan). Our copy also places all of the footnotes as endnotes, so scan-backing would also restore the footnotes where they originally were. --EncycloPetey (talk) 20:10, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, this translation was (I think) first published in three volumes in 1899. prospectprospekt (talk) 01:46, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That can't be right, since the introduction dates to 1891. This collection dates to 1892. prospectprospekt (talk) 02:15, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That is a better edition, but a lower quality scan, and we'd need to find a better source for the illustrations. --EncycloPetey (talk) 02:27, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Amazing Stories, Volume 1, Issues 5, 6 & 7

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Hello. Just wondering if these transcription projects would be eligible for next month's Monthly Challenge (very little progress done on the indices, with the exception of 7). — Red Sneak (talk) 00:25, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Red Sneak I don't see a reason why these indices wouldn't be eligible, so I have added Issue 5 for August. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:25, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
A couple of pages that I have looked at in issue 5 are using curly quotation marks. Is that the policy for that work ? -- Beardo (talk) 15:59, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good question. The scan produced almost entirely curly quotes, so I just went with them. IdiotSavant (talk) 23:28, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wikisource:Style guide does say "It is recommended to use "straight" quotes in works where there are a large number of contributing editors, since consistent use of “curly” quotes may be difficult to achieve." I think that the stories that I worked on in previous issues used straight quotes. I think that if a work is going to use curly, that should be mentioned. -- Beardo (talk) 23:47, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Though I see that one page that was created a year ago uses straight - so there is a mixture. -- Beardo (talk) 02:27, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The stories usually start with a fancy capital letter. Some are available in commons. Is there an easy way to do others ? -- Beardo (talk) 02:28, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
At Amazing Stories/Volume 01/Number 05, everything has been proofread and transcluded except various adverts. -- Beardo (talk) 01:02, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Any chance this could added as a long term series? There are alot of issues to get through. ToxicPea (talk) 15:25, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There was a problem with one page where the text down one side was missing. This time, I could reconstruct from another version of the story, but that had been a problem with issue 4 where I ground to a halt on the Gernsback story. I don't know if that is a common problem. -- Beardo (talk) 16:16, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Amazing Stories/Volume 01/Number 06 has been completed and transcluded except for adverts. -- Beardo (talk) 22:19, 15 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Beardo Good to know. Have marked index proofread and added v. 1 no. 7 to the current MC. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 19:42, 16 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

9/11 Commission Report

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This work has sat in a poor state for many years. September is coming along, so it would be good to make progress on a high-quality version of it. MarkLSteadman (talk) 00:46, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@MarkLSteadman Agree that it would be nice to get scan backed. I have created an Index from the (indirectly) linked source here: Index:Complete 9-11 Commission Report.pdf. The page numbering seems to suggest three (possibly blank) missing pages near the start. Would be good to check that they were actually blank though. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 20:49, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That version misses the "Official Government Edition" title page as found here: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-911REPORT/pdf/GPO-911REPORT.pdf MarkLSteadman (talk) 22:56, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@MarkLSteadman Thanks for checking. New index here: Index:The 9-11 Commission Report (Official Government Edition).djvu, to add to next month's MC. Feel free to delete the previous index. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:20, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
P.S. Now added for September. TeysaKarlov (talk) 20:34, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note that the executive summary is a different document: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-911REPORT/pdf/GPO-911REPORT-24.pdf MarkLSteadman (talk) 03:10, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ghislaine Maxwell interview transcripts

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Fresh off the press. Context: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-interview.html, https://abcnews.go.com/US/ghislaine-maxwell-provided-incriminating-information-meetings-deputy-ag/story?id=124894271. MER-C 19:15, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@MER-C Thanks for the nomination. I have created an index for the first transcript, and added to September. Feel free to bump it up to the current MC if you prefer. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:01, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ghislaine Maxwell trial transcripts

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The transcript of Ghislaine Maxwell's jury trial, for when we have dealt with her recent interview. MER-C 18:12, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And one more for the sentencing hearing. MER-C 17:16, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The jury trial transcripts seem like they should be a long term series nomination.

Also here's the indictment. ToxicPea (talk) 02:31, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A couple of appeal related documents and the bail hearing transcript. MER-C 18:25, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@TeysaKarlov: can we swap out the Maxwell transcript for File:USA vs. Maxwell appeal judgement.pdf and File:USA vs. Maxwell appellee brief.pdf for October, please? The transcripts have been nominated for deletion, so probably best to pause on them. MER-C 18:45, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@MER-C I have switched the transcript out for the Appeal Judgement for now. I don't see a deletion discussion on Wikisource though. If it is just a discussion on Commons, couldn't we just move the scan locally? Or would it be an issue for Wikisource too? Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:09, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Given that these are US works, it would definitely be an issue for Wikisource as well. That said, I don't think the deletion nominations have much merit to them. ToxicPea (talk) 00:38, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The files have finally been kept, so we can proceed on these. MER-C 13:19, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

More Epstein files

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I will add to this list as I find/upload more documents. MER-C 18:48, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Another. I recommend this one for January 2026. MER-C 12:48, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Another. MER-C 13:19, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Some more. MER-C 18:54, 11 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Another. MER-C 18:59, 22 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Next batch of interviews. MER-C 19:35, 6 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

A Double Marriage

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Found at Index:A Double Marriage.pdf, abandoned index. Looks straightforward overall. There's no text layer, but the OCR tool seems to work well on it. Arcorann (talk) 09:55, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Arcorann Added for November. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 01:21, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Great Essays of All Nations

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Index:Great essays of all nations by Francis Henry Pritchard (1929).pdf. --Jan Kameníček (talk) 21:40, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For images of initials and other typographical decorations see c:Category:Great Essays of All Nations (1929). --Jan Kameníček (talk) 21:44, 3 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jan.Kamenicek Thanks for the nomination, and added to this month's MC. Contributes more than 5% of the total page count, all on its own... Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:18, 8 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Drum-Taps

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1865 collection of 53(?) poems written by Walt Whitman. Technically already present under Leaves of Grass (1882)/Drum-Taps, but this is a standalone publication from 17 years earlier that surely has its own differences. Considering the book is notable enough to have its own Wikipedia article (with the cover of the first edition displayed front-and-center), I think working on an e-book for this original first edition is worth the effort on its own. — rae5e <talk> 15:29, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Added to the November MC list. --EncycloPetey (talk) 15:55, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2026 nominations

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The Story of Liberty

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The Story of Liberty is a historical book for young readers by Charles Carleton Coffin, describing the growth of civil and religious liberty in Europe.

The Cat Who Went to Heaven

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Newbery winner for 1931 (published 1930) and so it will enter PD on public domain day. Caution: the book was reissued with new artwork in 1958 (the same year as copyright renewal), and copyright was granted for the new artwork, so it's critical to have a copy with the original artwork. I believe this copy is the original edition, since the publication information indicates renewal only. --EncycloPetey (talk) 03:03, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure? The cover flap says "Lynd Ward has created new illustrations for this edition", suggesting its not the original. IdiotSavant (talk) 04:50, 23 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Drat. We'll need to locate a copy with the original artwork. --EncycloPetey (talk) 02:24, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've been looking for the original edition, but have not been able to locate it yet either. Knowing the internet, it will pop up randomly at some point. SDudley (talk) 00:35, 30 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done User:Koavf located and uploaded a scan. It's now in the MC. --EncycloPetey (talk) 17:19, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Checkmark This section is considered resolved, for the purposes of archiving. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. ToxicPea (talk) 04:16, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Loeb Classical Library (series)

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Index:Statius (Mozley 1928) v1.djvu and Index:Statius (Mozley 1928) v2.djvu have already been transcribed and Index:Aeschylus (Smyth 1927) v1.djvu is in this month's Challenge. I propose tracking these as a long term series so that progress can be systematically measured and tracked. MER-C 12:37, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@MER-C If the above list is complete, then almost 400 odd indices seems quite ambitious to me. Not saying there is a great harm in tracking it either though. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 22:55, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
As mentioned by EncycloPetey the Loeb Classical Library has many volumes that are very clearly not in the public domain, in fact it's still ongoing in the present day! Roughly speaking, we can say that volumes up to about 240 give or take, were published early enough to be unambiguously in the public domain in the U.S. We can see that some volumes with a lower series number where published after the cutoff year (currently 1930), and conversely some "later" volumes in the series numbering were published earlier; but as a ballpark estimate it's OK. --~2025-27371-40 (talk) 00:42, 2 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
All three volumes are ones that I selected for myself to work on, and which were simple enough for others to contribute to. Some other volumes in the series are too challenging to be suitable for the MC. I would not, for example, list the Euripides or Sophocles volumes because the formatting is far too complex, and I'm uncertain whether the Menander one that's in public domain could be done as a community effort for similar reasons. Also, there are many Loeb volumes not yet in public domain, and some volumes with major revisions such that there will be more than one edition. The first Aeschylus volume, for example, was heavily emended in 1973. All this together means I have serious reservations about having the series form a regular part of the MC. --EncycloPetey (talk) 23:47, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Mr. Pottermack's Oversight

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1930 novel by R. Austin Freeman. Nighfidelity (talk) 15:45, 7 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Nighfidelity Thanks for the nomination. Added for March. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 19:38, 7 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Pictorial Key to the Tarot

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A fun work to transcribe. All the illustrations are extracted and properly formatted. Just needs validation. Nosferattus (talk) 05:29, 11 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Nosferattus Thanks for the nomination. Added for validation. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 19:42, 12 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Secret of Father Brown

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Fourth volume featuring Father Brown. Nominating as the previous three have already been proofread. Nighfidelity (talk) 13:33, 20 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Nighfidelity Thanks for the nomination. Added for April. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 02:21, 21 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Vile Bodies

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Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh, now PD in US. Nominating for April 2026. Index available here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Vile_Bodies_(Waugh).djvu SurprisedMewtwoFace (talk) 22:56, 20 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@SurprisedMewtwoFace Thanks for the nomination. Added for April. As an aside, should I also add Index:Tarzan at the Earths Core.pdf, or hold off for another month? Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 02:23, 21 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I think you should add Index:Tarzan at the Earths Core.pdf as well. It won't take long since I'll be using the same style elements I used on the other Ace Tarzan books. Thanks! SurprisedMewtwoFace (talk) 09:37, 21 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@SurprisedMewtwoFace Good to hear, and added for April. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 19:51, 21 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@TeysaKarlov thanks so much! SurprisedMewtwoFace (talk) 20:04, 21 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Don Quixote

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Don Quixote is a classic and considered a foundational text of western literature. Prehaps these should be added to the Long-Term Series list. Indices available here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Don_Quixote_(Cervantes,_Ormsby)_Volume_1.djvu , https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Don_Quixote_(Cervantes,_Ormsby)_Volume_2.djvu Acebarry (talk) 01:16, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Comment It's been placed into the MC three times in the past (nine months of listing), yet made almost no progress at all. --EncycloPetey (talk) 14:05, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Index:Gulf of Tonkin, the 1964 Incidents - Hearings Before the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Ninetieth Congress, Second Session, on Feb. 20, 1968.pdf

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sort of a supplement to Index:Pentagon-Papers-Part IV. C. 2. b.djvu, already in the monthly challenge. ltbdl (talk) 09:55, 3 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Ltbdl Added for April. Happy to consider it part of the long term series if it is not finished within 3 months. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 20:46, 3 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Index:The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses.pdf

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a book of supernatural magic supposedly written by moses. ltbdl (talk) 12:25, 5 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The revolution in Brazil

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For consideration, a book about the "1930 Revolution in Brazil". It is only PD in the US: hathitrust. Erick Soares3 (talk) 02:40, 6 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Erick Soares3 Perhaps it is just me, but that HathiTrust link looks like it points to a physical copy, not something I can download. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 20:56, 7 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
From my side it points to a digital copy blocked in my country due to copyright issues - but accessible on the US (a free VPN made it accessible, but I'm too limited on my smartphone, since I'm without a working laptop). Erick Soares3 (talk) 21:00, 7 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Unless you meant the direct link with the digitized edition of the University of California. Erick Soares3 (talk) 21:10, 7 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The download link for the US is limited to one page at a time. The book comes from Google Books, and they do not offer a download option. Please note also that this discussion was placed in the middle of the 2025 nominations, between two conversations from last July. It is preferred that new item for 2026 be nominated at the end of the section for 2026 nominations. --EncycloPetey (talk) 22:00, 7 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I can download the full book with my UMD account. I'll upload the book shortly. ToxicPea (talk) 23:54, 7 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The book can be found at File:The revolution in Brazil by Agnes S. Waddell with the aid of the Research staff of the Foreign policy association.pdf ToxicPea (talk) 00:10, 8 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Erick Soares3 (talk) 01:54, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The position only happened due to how the link at the end of "Add nominations at the end of this section via this link" works (even last year I was confused of why it happens like that). Erick Soares3 (talk) 01:54, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Moved in this edit. Erick Soares3 (talk) 02:01, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Erick Soares3 Sorry about the link pointing to the wrong place. Deleted link entirely now, to avoid future mix ups. Also created index and added to May's MC. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 22:04, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
All right, thanks! Erick Soares3 (talk) 23:36, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The House Without a Key

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https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:The_house_without_a_key,_by_Earl_Derr_Biggins_(1925).djvu To continue with the Charlie Chan books, I propose this for May 2026. It's already had some work done in it and should be easily proofread before the expiration. SurprisedMewtwoFace (talk) 20:02, 11 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done Added to the May MC. --EncycloPetey (talk) 14:37, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! SurprisedMewtwoFace (talk) 17:57, 12 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Irish Poems

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Index:Irish poems (IA irishpoems00stririch).pdf. Poetry collection by Arthur Stringer. Relatively short (about 100 pages of poetry) and has had some work done on it. Nighfidelity (talk) 16:03, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Nighfidelity Thanks for the nomination. Added for April. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 20:51, 13 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Index:John Brown's "Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States" 300375.pdf

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This constitution for some organization that John Brown created to oppose slavery. Nominating for May. ToxicPea (talk) 01:15, 23 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@ToxicPea Not sure how to add this to the MC, given the quotation marks in the title. Anyone who knows the workaround for this, feel free to add. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:01, 28 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Done Added to the May MC. --EncycloPetey (talk) 21:39, 28 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Index:I am Jonathan Scrivener by Claude Houghton.pdf

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Now in the public domain as it was published in 1930. Has seen some work done on it. Nominating for May. Nighfidelity (talk) 15:03, 23 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Nighfidelity Thanks for the nomination. Added for May. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:00, 28 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Congressional Record, Volume 171, Issue 57

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Index:Congressional Record Volume 171, Issue 057, Part I, 2025-03-31.pdf and Index:Congressional Record Volume 171, Issue 057, Part II, 2025-03-31.pdf; contained within is the transcript of Cory Booker's marathon speech. hopefully the cache on part i fixes itself by may. ltbdl (talk) 17:57, 30 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Ltbdl The pages for this might be a little tricky. If this is something you plan to work on, I am happy to add, but otherwise I might hold off. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:28, 1 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Index:My System.pdf

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"one of the most important books in the history of chess", according to wikipedia. @~2026-12522-85 might enjoy this one. ltbdl (talk) 17:09, 1 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Ltbdl Thanks for the nomination, and added for May. I am not sure if you can ping IP's, but hopefully they notice. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:27, 1 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, we are united as one, but I am busy working on Index:Gregg Shorthand, Anniversary Edition.djvu ~2026-12522-85 (talk) 22:10, 1 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi,
Another challenging task for anyone who can solve it.
On an 8×8 board, the center is the point where the four central squares—d5, e5, d4, and e4—meet. The circle marks that exact midpoint.
Page:My System.pdf/24 ~2026-26696-55 (talk) 04:48, 3 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Index:The Storm Of Steel.pdf

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world war i memoir by a german soldier. ltbdl (talk) 17:09, 1 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Ltbdl Also added for May. Quite the variety of works now. Regards, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:27, 1 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Index:The State (Oppenheimer).djvu

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Seems interesting and the index has been basically untouched for over a decade and a half. Nominating for June. ToxicPea (talk) 13:33, 16 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Emil and the Detectives

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Now in the public domain. The index is at Index:Erich Kästner - Emil and the Detectives (translated by May Massee).pdf. Nighfidelity (talk) 19:49, 20 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Rebels; or, Boston before the Revolution

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This unscanbacked and incomplete novel has been abandoned since 2010. According to the contributor, this is the scan on Google Books. Nighfidelity (talk) 14:14, 1 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers

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McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers are a famous series of American school textbooks used to teach children reading, spelling, morals, and public speaking.

Long-Term Series

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This space is reserved for nominations of a long-term series consisting of multiple volumes of an author's work usually referred to with titles such as "The Complete Works of X" or an encyclopedic work. Such nominations require serious consideration because they will require many years of work. Therefore, the edition proposed should be a definitive edition that does not constitute mere reprints and would make a substantial contribution to Wikisource.

Current Long-Term Series

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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (current: Index:The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night - Volume 1.djvu): 6.3% complete
Oriental Series: Japan and China, Their History, Arts, and Literature (current: Index:Brinkley - China - Volume 3.djvu): 43.5% complete
Titles in the Oz series by Ruth Plumly Thompson (current: Index:Grampa in Oz.pdf): 15.8% complete
January 6 interviews (current: Index:CTRL0000034616 - Transcribed Interview of Jeffrey Rosen, (Oct. 13, 2021).pdf): 5.9% complete
Early Western Travels, 1748-1846 (current: Index:Early western travels, 1748-1846 (1907 Volume 2).djvu): 3.2% complete
History of Greece (Grote) (current: Index:History of Greece Vol II.djvu): 8.3% complete
National Geographic Magazine (current: Index:The National geographic magazine (IA nationalgeograph21890nati).pdf): 2.4% complete
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (current: Index:The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 (Volume 13).djvu): 21.4% complete
Sacred Books of the East (current: Index:Sacred Books of the East - Volume 7.djvu): 2% complete
The Works of H. G. Wells (Atlantic Edition) (current: Index:The Works of H G Wells Volume 11.pdf): 32.1% complete
Works of Jules Verne (current: Index:Works of Jules Verne - Parke - Vol 3.djvu): 40% complete
United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense (current: Index:Pentagon-Papers-Part IV. C. 2. b.djvu): 32.7% complete
Foreign Classics for English Readers (next: Index:Dante (Oliphant).djvu): 5.6% complete

Completed Long-Term Series

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Queued Long-Term Series

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The Collected Edition of Fyodor Dostoevsky (current: Index:Dostoyevsky - The Eternal Husband and Other Stories, Collected Edition, 1917.djvu): 14.3% complete
The Works of Thomas Carlyle (next: Index:Works of Thomas Carlyle - Volume 05.djvu): 16.7% complete
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (next: File:Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire vol 2 (1896).djvu): 14.3% complete
The Works of Voltaire (next: Index:Works of Voltaire Volume 01.djvu): 0% complete
A Complete Course in Dressmaking (next: Index:A complete course in dressmaking, (Vol. 7, Coats) (IA completecoursein07cono).pdf): 58.3% complete
The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer (next: Index:Chaucer - Complete works (Skeat Volume 1).djvu): 0% complete
The World's Famous Orations (next: Index:The World's Famous Orations Volume 3.pdf): 30% complete
The Works of John Ruskin (next: Index:The works of John Ruskin (IA worksofjohnruski01rusk).pdf): 0% complete
The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy (next: Index:Complete Works of Count Tolstoy - 09.djvu): 3.6% complete
The History of Rome (next: Index:The history of Rome. Translated with the author's sanction and additions.djvu): 0% complete
Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (next: Index:Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Volume 1 (1791).djvu): 0% complete
The Cambridge Modern History (next: Index:Cambridge Modern History Volume 1.djvu): 0% complete
The Cambridge History of English Literature (next: File:The Cambridge history of English literature (IA cambridgehistory01wardrich).pdf): 0% complete
The Cambridge History of American Literature (next: Index:The Cambridge History of American Literature, v1.djvu): 0% complete
The Mahabharata (current: Index:The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa (1884).djvu): 0% complete
The Works of John Locke (1823) (next: Index:The Works of John Locke - 1823 - vol 01.djvu): 0% complete
The Harvard Classics (next: Index:The Harvard Classics Vol. 01.djvu): 2.8% complete

The poor man's family book

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Add to the Monthly Challenge https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:The_poor_man%27s_family_book_.._(IA_poormansbo00baxt).pdf.

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