Contact the catalogue project
We welcome editorial correspondence from readers, researchers, and rights holders. Your observations help us maintain a reliable catalogue of historical ebooks. Below are the most useful reasons to write, along with guidance on what information to include.
Why to write
- Incorrect metadata — If a title, author, or contributor name appears wrong, or if the publication date or edition is misstated.
- Category placement — A work may be better suited to a different section, such as Battles and Military History: Sources & Perspectives or History, Empires & Change — Reader’s Shelf. For example, a memoir like My Secret Service: Vienna, Sophia, Constantinople, Nish, Belgrade, Asia Minor, etc. might fit more naturally in one category than another, and we rely on readers to flag such nuances.
- Source link or catalogue issues — If a Project Gutenberg source link is unavailable, or if a catalogue page contains a broken link or display problem, please send the book title, catalogue page URL and a short description of the issue.
- Accessibility problems — Missing alt text, poor contrast, or other barriers that affect screen readers or assistive technology.
- Privacy questions — Concerns about how we handle personal data, cookies, or analytics where enabled.
- Copyright or rights concerns — If you believe a title is not in the public domain in your jurisdiction, or if you are a rights holder with a takedown request.
- General editorial observations — Suggestions for new catalogue entries, corrections to historical notes, or other improvements. For instance, if you have read The Irish Guards in the Great War, Volume 1 and notice an error in the background essay, we want to hear about it.
What to include
To help us act quickly, please provide as many of the following details as possible:
- The page URL where the issue appears.
- If relevant, the Project Gutenberg source link associated with the ebook.
- The device, browser, or reading software you are using.
- A clear description of the problem — what you expected and what actually happened.
- If your message concerns copyright or rights, any supporting information you hold.
For example, if Some Problems of the Peace Conference fails to render properly on a specific e-reader, telling us the model and the chapter where the garbled text appears saves time. Similarly, if you believe Earl Russell and the Slave Power should be reclassified from Exploring Nations, Peoples & the Past to History, Empires & Change — Reader’s Shelf, a brief explanation of your reasoning is welcome.
Where to send
Please direct all editorial correspondence to [email protected]. This address is monitored by the the catalogue. We read every message and appreciate your time, though we cannot guarantee a personal reply in every case. Messages that include the details listed above are most likely to receive a response.
Thank you for helping us keep the Modern History Library a trustworthy resource for public-domain literature and historical scholarship. Your reports — whether about a battalion history like The Fourth Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) and the Great War or a biographical study such as Madame Roland: A Biographical Study — contribute directly to the accuracy and usefulness of the catalogue.