I love Project Gutenberg, but it seems to be a sad irony that the earlier books tended to be formatted more crudely than the later ones. Ironic, because the earlier books were the big classics that the most people wanted to read online, while the lesser books were left to add later, when there were more volunteers and more time to add all the extras to make reading more pleasant.
But it seems like they're redoing some of the old books, and they sure did a great job on A Christmas Carol. This is the first time I've ever seen the original illustrations. The only small complaint I have is that the line spacing is a little close, but that's minor. Everything else about it is terrific!
And if any book deserves to be well presented, it's this one.
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