urbanglasgow.co.uk For lovers of Urban Exploration of Glasgow, Scotland, UK    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Join! (free) >   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Free Books to Download          urbanglasgow.co.uk Forum Index -> Glasgow from the past View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message AlanM Single Sausage Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 343 Location: Glasgow Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 10:56 am    Post subject: Free Books to Download Google has a wonderful resource available which enables you to download whole books (which are out of copyright). http://books.google.co.uk First up we have The History of Glasgow: From the earliest accounts to the present time - John Gibson 1777 and Rambles Round Glasgow from 1860 _________________ Gies a gonk ya dobber!! Back to top scallopboy Gobshite Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 848 Location: Ulam Bator Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 11:21 am    Post subject: Nice one Alan   _________________ Did you call my pint a lass? Back to top james73 Moderator Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 2159 Location: Relaxing with a glass of chilled Sancerre... Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:47 pm    Post subject: James H _________________ Happiness ain't at the end of the road - Happiness *IS* the road... Back to top wee minx Deep fried Mars bar Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 1316 Location: Glasgow Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:48 pm    Post subject: Wow..brilliant..I'm off to read the Pilgrims Progress..haven't read it since I was 10   _________________ Am a Wee Glasgow Bissom ye know! :) Look wit the wind blew in! :P Back to top HollowHorn Black Pudding supper Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 587 Location: Isle of Asda Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 10:28 pm    Post subject: Be aware that in some books, a fair few pages are missing from the original. Other than that, batter in. (Plain text is available in most cases) _________________ Flickr Pics Back to top AlanM Single Sausage Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 343 Location: Glasgow Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:17 am    Post subject: More e-books, these are from the Glasgow Digital Library at Strathclyde University http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/glasgowebooks.html _________________ Gies a gonk ya dobber!! Back to top Hugo Drax Black Pudding supper Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 588 Location: 0.0.0.0 Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:49 am    Post subject: Mods - can we please have a sticky to capture these great resources people are posting? _________________ "This is like deja vu all over again." Back to top HollowHorn Black Pudding supper Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 587 Location: Isle of Asda Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:40 pm    Post subject: Coff coff. http://urbanglasgow.co.uk/about548.html _________________ Flickr Pics Back to top Hugo Drax Black Pudding supper Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 588 Location: 0.0.0.0 Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:55 pm    Post subject:  I though I had seen something like that before. Ah senility don't you love it. _________________ "This is like deja vu all over again." Back to top AlanM Single Sausage Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 343 Location: Glasgow Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:52 pm    Post subject: keeps it nice and tidy if its all in one place _________________ Gies a gonk ya dobber!! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         urbanglasgow.co.uk Forum Index -> Glasgow from the past All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Forum stuff----------------Want to join?Forum IssuesArchived events The Urban Glasgow Collection----------------The Urban Glasgow CollectionThe Andrew Charles Paul Collection Glasgow Urban Exploration----------------Urban adventuresGlasgow from the pastGlasgow development or demolitionPhotography Glasgow Stuff----------------Something happening?Been somewhere good?Random rubbish Around the UK and Overseas----------------Wannabe Glasgow bitsThe Universe and beyond the infinite  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Card File  Gallery  Forum Archive Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group and a bunch of camp hockey players... © 2007-2008 urbanglasgow.co.uk

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