I've been researching my 2 x great grandfather's life as a Redcoat in India and Afghanistan in the early 1800's and was reading a book [via Google Books] called "Scenes in a soldier's Life: being a connected narrative of the principal military events in Sindh, Beeloochistan, and Afghanistan during 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843 under Generals Lord Keane, Brooks, Sir R Sale, Wiltshire, Pollock, Nott, England, McCaskill and Sir C Napier” written by John Henry Wilton, 1848. I've now found that the book is copyright of someone who has changed the name of the writer from John Henry Wilton to J H W Hall. Apart from the changed name of the author, the book title exactly the same as John Henry Wilton's and I take it that it will be the same book. I realise if I want to quote anything from the book I will need to get the permission of the copyright holder. I've found John Henry Wilton's version on a website called "Forgotten Books". So my question is, if I quote anything from John Henry Wilton's book, who exactly is the copyright holder?
DiGi