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+# écrits by Alexandre Marius Jacob translated in english
+
+This repository contains source files of translated version of a book of writings from Alexandre Marius Jacob.
+
+## Sources structure
+
+Main LaTeX file is named `ecrits-alexandre-marius-jacob.en.tex` and can be compiled using the following command:
+
+```
+pdflatex ecrits-alexandre-marius-jacob.en.tex
+```
+
+*Two runs of this command may be required to have full content table and references resolved.*
+
+**Chapters** are stored in `chapters` folder and named following its part and chapter number as numbered in the original content table of the book. Each chapter is then included in main `ecrits-alexandre-marius-jacob.en.tex` file.
+
+```
+02-06-trente-neuf-kilos-avec-les-chaussettes.tex   
+ │  │ │                                            
+ │  │ └─────── Lowercase-dashed name of the chapter
+ │  └───────── Chapter number                      
+ └──────────── Part number                         
+ ```
+
+ *Chapter number is not starting at zero when changing part. Same as in the original book.*
+
+## Resources
+
+* [LaTeX - Wikilivres](https://fr.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX): A french tutorial on LaTeX syntax and concepts
+* [LaTeX - Wikibooks](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX): An english tutorial on LaTeX syntax and concepts