Welcome to Transcribe Bentham!

By uczwlse, on 6 December 2017

Jeremy Bentham

‘Many hands make light work. Many hands together make merry work‘, wrote the philosopher and reformer, Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) in 1793.

In this spirit, we cordially welcome you to Transcribe Bentham, a double award-winning collaborative initiative which is crowdsourcing the transcription of Bentham’s previously unpublished manuscripts.

Anyone can start transcribing at our Transcription Desk. Your transcripts will contribute to the production of Bentham’s Collected Works and preserve Bentham’s writings into the future.

Find out more about Transcribe Bentham in the sidebar menu on the left, or scroll down to read the latest news from the Transcribe Bentham blog.

Transcription Update – March 2023

By Chris Riley, on 3 March 2023

Welcome everyone to the latest statistics update for March 2023.

Here are the full statistics for the initiative (as of 3 March).

30,540 manuscript pages have now been transcribed. A further 1,297 manuscripts are currently in progress, and 7,225 have been submitted for review.

Visit the Benthamometer for more information on how much has been transcribed from each box of Bentham’s papers.

Transcription Update – July–August 2022

By Chris Riley, on 11 August 2022

Welcome everyone to the latest statistics update for July–August 2022.

Here are the full statistics for the initiative (as of 11 August). 30,119 manuscript pages have now been transcribed. A further 1,174 manuscripts are currently in progress, and 5,449 are waiting for review.

Visit the Benthamometer for more information on how much has been transcribed from each box of Bentham’s papers.

Transcription Update – June 2022

By Chris Riley, on 14 June 2022

Welcome everyone to the latest statistics update for June 2022.

Here are the full statistics for the initiative (as of 14 June). 29,930 manuscript pages have now been transcribed. A further 1,091 manuscripts are currently in progress, and 4,983 are waiting for review.

Visit the Benthamometer for more information on how much has been transcribed from each box of Bentham’s papers.

Transcription Update – 25 November 2021

By Chris Riley, on 25 November 2021

Welcome everyone to the latest statistics update for November 2021.

Here are the full statistics for the initiative (as of 25 November). 29,017 manuscript pages have now been transcribed. A further 1,116 manuscripts are currently in progress, and 2,460 are waiting for review.

Visit the Benthamometer for more information on how much has been transcribed from each box of Bentham’s papers.

Transcription Update – 19 October 2021

By Chris Riley, on 19 October 2021

Welcome everyone to the latest statistics update for October 2021.

Here are the full statistics for the initiative (as of 19 October). 28,690 manuscript pages have now been transcribed. A further 1,267 manuscripts are currently in progress, and 1,770 are waiting for review.

Visit the Benthamometer for more information on how much has been transcribed from each box of Bentham’s papers.