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This is a template to generate links to books on Project Gutenberg.
To link to authors on Project Gutenberg, use {{Gutenberg author}}.
Process
edit- Go to the Project Gutenberg website.
- Look up the page that has the book you want to link via the template.
- Get the EText-No. and the Book name.
- Edit the Wikipedia page and add in the Gutenberg template, setting the 'no' variable equal to the EText-No. and the 'name' equal to the book name.
Basic usage
edit{{Gutenberg book | no= | name= }}
- Examples
- {{Gutenberg book | no=2383 | name=The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems}}
- {{Gutenberg book | no=2383 | name=The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems | author=[[Geoffrey Chaucer]]}}
- The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems at Project Gutenberg
- {{Gutenberg book | bullet=none | no=2383 | name=The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems}}
Parameters
editDo not use all these parameters for any one book. The list is long to cover a wide range of books. Only use those parameters that convey essential or notable information about the subject. Any parameters left blank or omitted will not be displayed. If a data field has more than one parameter name which can be used, the preferred name is listed first in bold print.
| Parameter | Explanation |
|---|---|
| no | |
| name | Name of work; defaults to PAGENAMEBASE |
| italics | Set to no to display quotation marks around the name instead of using italics; any other value will use italics
|
| bullet | Enter 'none' if you do not want the bullet. This is advisable if you are using this as the only source in a reference. |
| ref | |
| year | |
| author | |
| first | |
| last | |
| authorlink | |
| origdate | |
| origyear | |
| chapter | |
| format | |
| others | |
| edition | |
| series | |
| language | |
| publisher | |
| pages | |
| doi | |
| id | |
| isbn | International Standard Book Number |
| oclc | |
| access-date | |
| quote |
{{Gutenberg book
| no =
| name =
| italics =
| bullet = <!-- Enter 'none' if you do not want the bullet. This is advisable if you are using this as the only source in a reference. -->
| ref =
| last =
| year =
| author =
| first =
| last =
| authorlink =
| origdate =
| origyear =
| chapter =
| format =
| others =
| edition =
| series =
| language =
| publisher =
| pages =
| doi = <!-- Digital object identifier -->
| id =
| isbn = <!-- International Standard Book Number -->
| oclc = <!-- Online Computer Library Center Number -->
| access-date =
| quote =
}}
TemplateData
editTemplateData for Gutenberg book
This is a template to generate links to books on Project Gutenberg.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no | no | Gutenberg book E-Text number
| Number | suggested |
| name | name | Book name; enter if the name of the book is different to the name of the page. Default value is name of page.
| String | optional |
| italics | italics | Enter 'no' to display quotation marks around the name instead of using italics; any other value will use italics.
| Unknown | optional |
| bullet | bullet | Enter 'none' if you do not want the bullet. This is advisable if you are using this as the only source in a reference.
| Unknown | optional |
| year | year | no description | Unknown | optional |
| ref | ref | no description | Unknown | optional |
| author | author | Book author
| String | optional |
| first | first | no description | Unknown | optional |
| last | last | no description | Unknown | optional |
| authorlink | authorlink | no description | Unknown | optional |
| origdate | origdate | no description | Unknown | optional |
| origyear | origyear | no description | Unknown | optional |
| origmonth | origmonth | no description | Unknown | optional |
| date | date | no description | Unknown | optional |
| month | month | no description | Unknown | optional |
| chapter | chapter | no description | Unknown | optional |
| chapter-url | chapter-url | no description | Unknown | optional |
| coauthors | coauthors | no description | Unknown | optional |
| editor | editor | no description | Unknown | optional |
| title | title | no description | Unknown | optional |
| format | format | no description | Unknown | optional |
| others | others | no description | Unknown | optional |
| edition | edition | no description | Unknown | optional |
| series | series | no description | Unknown | optional |
| language | language | no description | Unknown | optional |
| publisher | publisher | no description | Unknown | optional |
| ___location | ___location | no description | Unknown | optional |
| pages | pages | no description | Unknown | optional |
| doi | doi | Digital object identifier | Unknown | optional |
| id | id | no description | Unknown | optional |
| isbn | isbn | International Standard Book Number | Number | optional |
| oclc | oclc | Online Computer Library Center Number | Unknown | optional |
| access-date | access-date | no description | Unknown | optional |
| accessdate | accessdate | no description | Unknown | optional |
| quote | quote | no description | Unknown | optional |