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Conservapedia's Original Source Project (view source)
Revision as of 12:47, October 14, 2026
, Wednesday at 12:47→Suggested Works for the Original Source Project: recommended works list updated
* '''[[Original Source: John Locke - Second Treatise of Government|Second Treatise of Government]]''' - John Locke's influential work on political authority, natural rights, and government by consent.
* '''[[Original Source: John Locke - Second Treatise of Government|Second Treatise of Government]]''' - John Locke's influential work on political authority, natural rights, and government by consent.
** '''Recommended source:''' [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7370 Project Gutenberg eBook #7370]. Check its title-page material and identify the historical edition represented in the transcription; do not describe it as a facsimile of the 1690 first edition.
** '''Recommended source:''' [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7370 Project Gutenberg eBook #7370]. Check its title-page material and identify the historical edition represented in the transcription; do not describe it as a facsimile of the 1690 first edition.
====Major Historical Works====
* '''[[Original Source: Edward Gibbon - The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire]]''' - Edward Gibbon (1776-1788). Gibbon's celebrated six-volume history examines the Roman Empire, the transformation of the Roman world, and the fall of the Byzantine Empire. It is a major work of historical scholarship from the Enlightenment and an important example of eighteenth-century historical interpretation.
** '''Recommended source:''' The six volumes in their first editions, published in London by W. Strahan and T. Cadell between 1776 and 1788. Consult [https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=olbp108790 The Online Books Page's catalogue of the first editions], which links to scanned copies of all six volumes. Use the page images of the chosen first edition as the controlling source. Do not silently substitute Project Gutenberg's [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25717 eBook #25717], which includes notes by Henry Hart Milman and represents a different editorial presentation.
* '''[[Original Source: David Hume - The History of England|The History of England]]''' - David Hume (1754-1762). Hume's influential history traces English history from the Roman period through the seventeenth century and offers an important example of Enlightenment-era political and historical interpretation.
** '''Recommended source:''' [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10574 Project Gutenberg eBook #10574], ''The History of England, Volume I'', with the subtitle ''From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688''. Identify the particular volume and edition being transcribed. If the project expands to the complete work, use a consistent, identified edition for each volume.
* '''[[Original Source: Thomas Babington Macaulay - The History of England from the Accession of James II|The History of England from the Accession of James II]]''' - Thomas Babington Macaulay (1848-1855). This five-volume history examines the political and constitutional conflicts surrounding James II, the Glorious Revolution, and the reign of William III.
** '''Recommended source:''' [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25902 Project Gutenberg eBook #25902], which provides a linked contents index for the five-volume set and links to the individual volumes and chapters. Use the relevant volume's text as the source and identify the printed edition represented by it. The contents index itself is a navigation aid rather than a substitute for the source text.
====Ancient Historians====
* '''[[Original Source: Herodotus - The Histories|The Histories]]''' - [[Herodotus]] (fifth century BC). Herodotus records the history of the Greek and Persian worlds, including the Greco-Persian Wars, and preserves accounts of peoples, customs, rulers, and events throughout the ancient Mediterranean and Near East.
** '''Recommended source:''' George Campbell Macaulay's English translation, available in two volumes as [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2707 Project Gutenberg eBook #2707] and [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2456 Project Gutenberg eBook #2456]. Use the two volumes of this same translation consistently and identify the translation in the article.
* '''[[Original Source: Thucydides - The History of the Peloponnesian War|The History of the Peloponnesian War]]''' - [[Thucydides]] (fifth century BC). Thucydides' account of the war between Athens and Sparta is a foundational work of Greek historiography, recording military operations, political disputes, speeches, and the effects of prolonged conflict.
** '''Recommended source:''' Richard Crawley's English translation, available through [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7142 Project Gutenberg eBook #7142]. Identify the translation and retain its divisions and notes as presented in the selected edition.
* '''[[Original Source: Flavius Josephus - The Jewish War|The Wars of the Jews; or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem]]''' - [[Flavius Josephus]] (first century AD). Josephus recounts the Jewish revolt against Rome and the destruction of Jerusalem, providing a major historical narrative of Judaea under Roman rule.
** '''Recommended source:''' William Whiston's English translation, [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2850 Project Gutenberg eBook #2850]. Identify Whiston as the translator and preserve the selected edition's text and accompanying notes.
* '''[[Original Source: Flavius Josephus - Antiquities of the Jews|Antiquities of the Jews]]''' - [[Flavius Josephus]] (first century AD). This extensive history presents Jewish history from its scriptural beginnings through later periods, making it a significant source for the study of ancient Judaism and the historical setting of early Christianity.
** '''Recommended source:''' William Whiston's English translation, [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2848 Project Gutenberg eBook #2848]. Keep this work distinct from Josephus's account of the Jewish War, even if the two are eventually presented as a related collection.
* '''[[Original Source: Tacitus - The Annals and The Histories|The Annals and The Histories]]''' - [[Tacitus]] (first and early second centuries AD). These histories describe the Roman Empire under successive emperors and offer important accounts of imperial politics, succession, warfare, and Roman government.
** '''Recommended source:''' The English translations by Alfred John Church and William Jackson Brodribb, accessible through the [https://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Tacitus.html Internet Classics Archive]. Before transcription, identify the particular printed edition represented by the chosen text. Treat ''The Annals'' and ''The Histories'' as distinct works, with their own contents and section divisions.
* '''[[Original Source: Plutarch - Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans|Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans]]''' - [[Plutarch]] (first and second centuries AD). Plutarch's paired biographies compare Greek and Roman leaders, making the work especially useful for the study of ancient political leadership, military command, character, and civic life.
** '''Recommended source:''' The Dryden translation as edited by Arthur Hugh Clough, available through [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/674 Project Gutenberg eBook #674]. Identify both the translation and Clough's editorial role.
====Medieval History and Chronicles====
* '''[[Original Source: Bede - Ecclesiastical History of the English People|Ecclesiastical History of the English People]]''' - [[Bede]] (completed around 731). Bede's history is a major account of early English Christianity, the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and the development of the English Church.
** '''Recommended source:''' A. M. Sellar's revised translation, ''Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England'', available through [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38326 Project Gutenberg eBook #38326]. Identify Sellar's translation and preserve the edition's notes and introductory material separately from Bede's historical text.
* '''[[Original Source: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle|The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]]''' - A collection of annals begun in the late ninth century and continued by successive writers into the medieval period. The chronicle preserves year-by-year entries concerning rulers, battles, religious affairs, and significant events in English history.
** '''Recommended source:''' [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/657 Project Gutenberg eBook #657], which provides an English-language text associated with the translations of James Ingram and J. A. Giles. Because editions and translations of the chronicle differ, contributors should identify the particular edition used and should not merge variant translations without explaining the editorial method.
====Editorial Guidance for Historical Works====
Historical works should be transcribed as complete works where practical, or divided into sections that follow their established volume, book, chapter, or annal divisions. Each new page should identify the work and the edition from which it derives.
For works that circulated in several editions, such as Gibbon's history, the selected edition should remain consistent throughout the transcription unless a change is explicitly documented. Editorial introductions, later annotations, indexes, and supplementary notes should be clearly distinguished from the author's text.
The project should also distinguish between the historical work itself and modern reference material about that work. A later historian's interpretation may be historically important, but it should not be presented as though it were an eyewitness account of the events being described.
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