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Navigating
the Archive
The
navigation of this hypertextual archive is through the table of contents
on
the left side of your screen. This is a frames-dependent website which
means that the left screen will remain no matter where you go. The
right frame will change with each selection. The following are descriptions and
instructions for the main pages.
General
navigation: click on any hyperlinked title in the Index (left column) to view those contents on the right side of your screen. To return to previous pages within the right frame, use your browser’s "Back"
button on the menu bar. Return to the main opening page at any time by clicking on
Main Entrance
at the top of the left frame (under
Table of Contents).
INTRODUCTION:
introduces the primary facets of the Archive.
HISTORIES & RATIONALE: discusses the scope of this
hypertext project, its larger implications, the significance of literary
annuals and the textual implications of a digital "archive."
Either click on the main title or click on a particular
section.
GENRE'S CONTEXT: contains several indexes. All of the indexes in this
category amass information from literary annuals as a publishing
phenomenon. This section contextualizes the far-reaching scope of the
genre and the extensive number of "literati" who were involved in the
genre's rise (and fall).
Chronology of Titles: shows the rise and fall of the
literary annuals’ popularity, as can be seen with the numbers of
literary annuals produced in selected years.
Editors
and Publishers: lists literary
annual titles, publishers, editors and sizes published through 1830,
with some of the more popular titles included beyond the 1830
boundary.
Prominent
Contributors: lists prominent ("canonical" -- for
lack of a better word)
Romantic and Victorian era authors who published in annuals other
than the FMNs 1823-1830.
Periodical Reviews:
gives a sampling of the critical reviews from contemporary journals during the early popularity of the genre.
General Reflections: provides a sampling of articles, publisher's
comments and biographical reviews that will contextualize the reception of the annuals.
FMN CONTENTS: contains indexes which amass data from all volumes
included in this archive. These indexes are for purposes of
comparison among titles, authors, engravers and engravings
throughout the twenty-four volumes of the Forget Me Not.
FMN
Contributors: shows a general list
of authors whose works were published in the Forget Me Not
volumes of 1823,
1824,
1825, 1826,
1827,
1828,
1829
and
1830. Each
author’s last name provides a hyperlink to his/her Contributions
to British literary annuals.
FMN
Poem
Titles:
lists
all poem titles from the 1823-1830 volumes. Each entry is
linked to the specific volume and the author's
contributions. (Individual poems to be included at a later
date.)
FMN
Prose
Titles:
lists all prose titles (including dramatic scenes) from the
1823-1830 volumes. Each entry is linked to the specific volume and
the author's contributions. (Individual prose pieces
to be included at a later date.)
FMN Engravers: is an index of engravers whose work is included in the Forget Me Not volumes 1823-1830. Each
engraver's name
is accompanied by the title of the engraving, the original artist and the
FMN location. Each engraving title is linked to its
image, and each FMN year is linked to that volume's main
page.
FMN
Engraving Titles: is an index of engraving titles that are included in the Forget Me Not volumes 1823-1830. Each title is accompanied by the
engraver, the original artist and the
FMN location. Each engraving title is linked to its
image, and each FMN year is linked to that volume's main page.
FMN
Artists:
is an index of artists whose work has been converted to engravings
for the Forget Me Not volumes 1823-1830. Each artist's name
is accompanied by the title of the engraving, the engraver and the
FMN location. Each engraving title is linked to its
image, and each FMN year is linked to that volume's main
page.
FMN FACSIMILES: contains indexes
of individual volumes of the Forget Me Not. See below.
Facsimiles: display digital scans of relevant elements from a
particular volume. The facsimiles are presented as thumbnails
which are linked to a larger image. Click on the thumbnail to
access the larger image. All images were originally scanned at
400dpi and saved as a .tif file. Using a graphics program, the
images were converted to a more manageable file size (usually below
100K) for downloading over a 56K modem. Unfortunately, details
are sacrificed when scaling down images. (The finer lines on the
engravings are not visible and the quality of the Table of Contents
or List of Engravings is compromised, however readable.) The
higher quality images (and larger files) have been saved and archived in an
archive accessible only by me. If you need to view these larger images,
please feel free to email me.
Transcripts:
display a word-processed version of the graphic with hyperlinks to
relevant pages within the archive. To view
transcripts, click on the button from that volume's main page. In the Transcript
of each volume’s Table of Contents, every author’s name is
linked to an Index of all known contributions
he/she made to British literary annuals. (On this
Index of FMN Contributors
page, the annuals are listed under each author in chronological
order of first publication.)
Bibl. Descriptions: details the physical properties of each
Forget Me Not contained within this archive.
Vols.
1823-1847: links to a page
of all the volumes included in this archive. Each volume is
represented by its boards (as a thumbnail image) and a rollover effect
of the frontispiece and title page. Click the thumbnail to get
into the transcripts and contents of each volume.
Separate
Vols.: links to a graphical display of
thumbnail images of each volume’s boards, title page, table of
contents, engravings, list of plates and preface as a thumbnail.
Click on the year to access a particular
volume. Volume years appearing in maroon reside in the
archive; volumes years appearing in dark gray will be added after the
completion of my dissertation project or as necessary (or requested
by users).
Once inside the Facsimile page for an individual volume, simply
click on each thumbnail graphic to view a larger, detailed graphic image.
The engravings are linked from both the transcript of the Table of
Contents and the transcript of the List of Plates. For
comparison purposes, the engravings in each volume can be viewed as
a single page (as thumbnails) by clicking on the button,
"Engravings," on the main page for each volume.
GENERAL
INFORMATION: supplies information about the construction of the
website and the sources used in constructing the indexes as well as
within the Rationale and History.
Site Index:
presents a clear table of the main hyperlinks within the
site. The site index dispenses with frames and allows users to navigate to individual pages without the Table of Contents frame on the left side of the screen.
Updates: are listed as additions
and upgrades are completed. Updates will be recorded monthly.
Bibliography:
includes works referenced in the "Introduction," "Histories
& Rationale" and throughout the website. Also
included are other online projects mentioning or pertaining to literary annuals.
Editor, Contributors & Staff: provides information on the
editor, contributors and staff.
Acknowledgements, Copyright & Citation:
provides a list of supporters and resources.
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