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by Timothy Ferguson
September 26th, 2023, 7:17 am
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: [HISTORY/ART] The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot - availle
Replies: 12
Views: 830

Re: [HISTORY/ART] The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot - availle

The epistle!

https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/discoverieofwitchcraft_00_scot_128kb.mp3
46:16

Oh, please be aware that Scot is an anti-Semite, loathes Catholics and has weird ideas about women. I'll put a trigger warning in the summary before we are done.
by Timothy Ferguson
September 11th, 2023, 4:22 am
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: [HISTORY/ART] The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot - availle
Replies: 12
Views: 830

Re: ~[HISTORY/ART] The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot - availle

Life continues to come up.

I'll start -this- weekend. 8)
by Timothy Ferguson
August 4th, 2023, 12:35 am
Forum: Error Reports
Topic: Chronicles of Wolferts Roost. [FIXED]
Replies: 3
Views: 5695

Chronicles of Wolferts Roost. [FIXED]

In file 1 Ben marks a mistake with a whistle at 14.39 and repeats, but the mistake and whistle are still in the recording.
by Timothy Ferguson
June 11th, 2023, 7:25 am
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: [HISTORY/ART] The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot - availle
Replies: 12
Views: 830

Re: ~[HISTORY/ART] The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot - availle

Sorry about the delay in kicking off by the way. I'll start this weekend. Life came up...
by Timothy Ferguson
May 29th, 2023, 8:06 pm
Forum: Completed Projects
Topic: [COMPLETE] Il Galateo by Giovanni della Casa - availle
Replies: 104
Views: 6109

Re: [RENAISSANCE MANNERS in English] Il Galateo by Giovanni della Casa - availle

ICGM918 wrote: May 24th, 2023, 7:28 am https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/galateo_05_dellacasa_128kb.mp3

(19:07)
Hi, sorry this took so long for me to edit.
Real life catches up with us all. 8)
by Timothy Ferguson
May 12th, 2023, 6:30 am
Forum: Need Help? Got Advice?
Topic: What is William Wood's "Athena Oxon."?
Replies: 1
Views: 255

What is William Wood's "Athena Oxon."?

I'm pretty sure its an early book of biographies printed in London, and all I really need to know is whether the title is pronounced with the abbreviation, or if people call it "Athena Oxford"? Or is that the place of publication? It is referenced in a book published during the 19th centur...
by Timothy Ferguson
May 12th, 2023, 6:17 am
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: [HISTORY/ART] The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot - availle
Replies: 12
Views: 830

Re: [SOLO] The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot

Hi, I'm using the Brindley Nicholson facsimile because it copies the original (even the spelling mistakes) but is set in a legible font (not black letter) and uses the modern s, i, j, v and u, which makes it remarkably simpler to read. :)
by Timothy Ferguson
May 12th, 2023, 6:10 am
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: [HISTORY/ART] The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot - availle
Replies: 12
Views: 830

[HISTORY/ART] The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot - availle

The Discoverie of Witchcraft, by Reginald Scot (1538 - 1599) Scot believed that witchcraft, as practised in Elizabethan England, was a sort of stagecraft. In this book he debunks the tricks of practitioners of his time. (Summary by Timothy Ferguson) Source text (please read only from this text!): h...
by Timothy Ferguson
May 7th, 2023, 7:35 am
Forum: Completed Projects
Topic: COMPLETE Short Poetry Collection 240 - rap
Replies: 51
Views: 1964

Re: OPEN Short Poetry Collection 240 - rap

Hi, I have not done a Librivox poem in ages! Here's a tiny fragment I liked. Extract from "The Coiner of Angels" by Alfred Noyes [16 September 1880 – 25 June 1958] Text URL: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3340082?urlappend=%3Bseq=41%3Bownerid=9007199274123663-59 The bit I'm using starts ...
by Timothy Ferguson
May 6th, 2023, 10:11 am
Forum: Completed Projects
Topic: COMPLETE: Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 098 - jo
Replies: 74
Views: 3691

Re: Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 098 - jo

Twelve Medieval Ghost Stories by Anonymous, translated and annotated by M. R. James and A.J. Grant https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf098_twelvemedievalghoststories_anonymous_tf_128kb.mp3 Length: 40:49 Source: https://archive.org/details/YAJ0271924/page/363/mode/1up?view=theater (York...
by Timothy Ferguson
April 18th, 2023, 5:45 am
Forum: Completed Projects
Topic: [COMPLETE] Il Galateo by Giovanni della Casa - availle
Replies: 104
Views: 6109

Re: [RENAISSANCE MANNERS in English] Il Galateo by Giovanni della Casa - availle

kittycat19 wrote: April 16th, 2023, 12:39 pm All right, thank you. By the way, I apologize in advance for my rough Yank accent.
Kitty, I'm Australian. I don't have an English accent either. :lol:
by Timothy Ferguson
April 16th, 2023, 9:17 am
Forum: Completed Projects
Topic: [COMPLETE] Il Galateo by Giovanni della Casa - availle
Replies: 104
Views: 6109

Re: [RENAISSANCE MANNERS in English] Il Galateo by Giovanni della Casa - availle

Do you want us to read footnotes in our recordings? This book is full of them! Especially the final section that I am reading. Berlin Sorry, I didn't send the reply properly. Please read the footnotes if you think they add interest or information to the main text. The ones where he's just naming th...