I did it. I completed my project to modernize the French of Guillaume Farel’s Le sommaire with the aim of making it accessible (or relatively so) to a modern audience. It is now published as an ebook in PDF and EPUB, and can be purchased here.
I sought to preserve Farel’s original voice, including his admittedly challenging style. Spelling was modernized and the punctuation heavily modified. Footnotes were added to clarify certain expressions. Sometimes the text had to be reworded so as not to be misunderstood. Normally, a footnote contains the original wording.
It remains to be seen whether there is a market for such works. If so, perhaps I will publish more comparable historical works.
