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dolly
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 Message 17 of 35
04 March 2010 at 1:18am | IP Logged 
French Poetry:

Anthologie sonore de poésie (texts + audio)

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 Message 18 of 35
04 March 2010 at 6:44pm | IP Logged 
OlafP wrote:
For some reason the texts on lib.ru always use the character e for ё. An alternative site is

http://ilibrary.ru/

This seems to have all the classics and the ё.


It also would surprise me if it's in accordance with modern Russian, much less international, copyright law - please correct me if I'm wrong.

fanatic wrote:

You will find books to download in many languages (mainly European) from http://www.greylib.net/.


Unless/until I find evidence that they have the legal right to host some of the files they're hosting, I can't link to it in good conscience in the top post of this thread, sorry. While some of the files are clearly ok, others strike me as quite dubious.

Thank you both; I appreciate your understanding on this matter.

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Tetraglot
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 Message 19 of 35
04 March 2010 at 6:46pm | IP Logged 
A belated 'thank you' to everyone who's contributed so far; I've been trying to catch up with the backlog of suggestions, rather than write a lot of these posts!

You've contributed a lot of really wonderful links; thank you.

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Chung
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 Message 20 of 35
04 March 2010 at 9:57pm | IP Logged 
Finnish:

- http://www.finlit.fi/kirjasto/digi/ (Part of SKS (Finnish Literature Society's) website is navigable in English, Finnish or Swedish but its collection of online texts is navigable in Finnish only. The collection has some Finnish literature from the 19th century that can be viewed in .pdf, scanned facsimiles or .jpg. To see the books, click on "SKS:n digitoidut teokset" ('SKS' digitalized texts'), and then click on "Kaikki teokset" ('All texts') to get a list of the texts that can then be read online.

- http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED024025 (FSI Finnish Graded Reader available from ERIC)

Hebrew:

- http://www.benyehuda.org/index.html (This is a Hebraic counterpart of Project Gutenberg and is navigable in Hebrew only. Texts are viewable in .html.)

Hungarian:

- http://www.irodalmiakademia.hu (This is an online collection of Hungarian literature mainly from the 20th century from the Petõfi Literary Museum. It is navigable only in Hungarian despite giving the impression at the top right corner of also being navigable in English or German. To see an online text, click on the name of an author (list of names under the heading "A Digitális Irodalmi Akadémia tagjai" ('Members of the Digital Literary Academy') and then click on the left menu "Digitalizált szövegek" ('Digitalized texts'). You will then see a list of works for that author which can be viewed in .html))

Icelandic

- http://sagnanet.is/ (This is an online collection mainly of Icelandic sagas by the National and University Library of Iceland, Cornell University, and the Árni Magnússon Institute. Some texts are still not available for viewing. Viewable texts are presented as digital images. The site is navigable in English or Icelandic)

Portuguese:

- http://www.alfredo-braga.pro.br/biblioteca/ (This is an online collection of famous literature which is navigable only in Portuguese. I'm not sure about the legality of these translations, but am guessing from the brief introduction that it has some link to a project from UNESCO. All texts are in Portuguese)

Turkish

- http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED041267 (FSI Turkish Graded Reader available from ERIC)

- http://aton.ttu.edu/ (This is an archive at Texas Tech University holding material related to oral narratives in Turkic languages. Most material is in Turkish, but I did see a text in Kazakh and a link to a recording of Tuvan harmonic singing). Most of the site is navigable in English or Turkish, but a few parts are navigable in Turkish only. Texts are in .pdf while accompanying narration where provided is available in .mp3 or .m3u. The archive also includes recordings of Turkic folk music)

Edited by Chung on 05 March 2010 at 12:53am

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Tetraglot
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 Message 21 of 35
05 March 2010 at 11:44am | IP Logged 
Thanks Chung, I've added them all, as well as the UNESCO digital libraries page the Portuguese page linked to. Great links!

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delectric
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 Message 22 of 35
05 March 2010 at 12:27pm | IP Logged 
Project Syndicate - News/opinions in French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, German.
Project Syndicate website
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Nocturne
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 Message 23 of 35
05 March 2010 at 6:38pm | IP Logged 
http://sefer-li.net/

Tons of illustrated children's stories in Hebrew, downloadable in PDF format for free. It's a veritable treasure trove for easy reading materials in Hebrew.


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Chung
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 Message 24 of 35
05 March 2010 at 9:09pm | IP Logged 
Authentic texts (including collections of lyrics) and graded readers from ERIC


- Albanian:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED177892 (Albanian. Supplementary Reader, Vol. 1)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED177889 (Albanian: Basic Course. Supplementary Reader, Vol. 3)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED176565 (Albanian Song Book)


- Amharic:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED107102 (Intermediate Amharic Cultural Reader)


- Arabic:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED030881 (Arabic Songs)


- Bengali:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED012367 (Introductory Bengali Reader - An Introduction to Bengali, Part II)


- Czech:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED066941 (Czech Basic Course: Folklore)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED066946 (Czech Basic Course: Songs of Czechoslovakia)


- Dari / Farsi / Persian:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED101596 (Dari Newspaper Reader. Vol. 1)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED185858 (Persian Basic Course: Skits and Supplementary Reader)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED185857 (Persian Basic Course: Volume IX. Reader. Let's All Live Better)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED185859 (Persian Basic Course: Persian-English Glossary and Notes for Advanced Reading)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED192546 (Persian. Reader 1: Area Background)


- French:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED191287 (French Basic Course: Supplementary Material. Song Book)


- Hebrew:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED055514 (Newspaper Hebrew Reader: Volume 2, Part I.)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED055515 (Newspaper Hebrew Reader: Volume 2, Part II.)


- Hungarian:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED024028 (Hungarian Graded Reader)


- Indonesian:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED189838 (Indonesian Basic Course: Volume XIV. Outline of History)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED189837 (Indonesian Basic Course: Volume XVI. Supplementary Reader)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED189836 (Indonesian Basic Course: Volume XVII. Readings in Social and Political Problems)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED024932 (Indonesian Newspaper Reader)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED189831 (Indonesian Song Book)


- Korean:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED034205 (Korean Intermediate Course. Selected Newspaper Articles)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED061796 (Korean Advanced Course: Volume V. ([a graded reader despite the lack of a descriptive title])


- Mandarin:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED066064 (Chinese Mandarin Advanced Course: Newspaper and Periodicals Reader)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED066065 (Chinese Mandarin Advanced Course: Glossary for Newspaper and Periodicals Reader)


- Polish:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED339217 (Reading Authentic Polish, Volume I.)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED353828 (Reading Authentic Polish, Volume II.)


- Portuguese

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED053618 (Portguese Basic Course: Military Reader, Lessons 1-20)


- Russian:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED052650 (Russian Basic Course: Reader, Volume II)


- Telugu:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED019644 (Graded Readings in Newspaper Telugu - Preliminary Edition)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED019643 (Graded Reader in Modern Literary Telugu - Preliminary Edition)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED019645 (Glossaries for Graded Readings in Newspaper Telugu and Modern Literary Telugu - Preliminary Edition)


- Ukrainian:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED455710 (Tsikave: zbirka tekstiv (It's Interesting: A Reader). Collage 3: A Ukrainian Language Development Series.)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED455709 (Uiavy sobi...: zbirka tekstiv (Just Imagine...: A Reader). Collage 3: A Ukrainian Language Development Series.)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED455708 (Dva shliakhy: zbirka tekstiv (Two Paths: A Reader). Collage 3: A Ukrainian Language Development Series.)


- Urdu:

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED016217 (Readings in Literary Urdu Prose)

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet /ERICServlet?accno=ED012810 (Readings in Urdu - Prose and Poetry)


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