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by silverquill
7 minutes ago
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: [S0LO] The Mother by Pearl S. Buck - kd
Replies: 16
Views: 469

Re: [S0LO] The Mother by Pearl S. Buck - kd

Blaming her for bearing children? Did they know about ovulation in those days? The rhythm method? Contraception? Alas, it gets worse! Probably not. Probably still believed the gender of the child was determined by the left or right of the man's . . . . Old medical texts are a riot to read. Anyway, ...
by silverquill
9 minutes ago
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: [HISTORICAL NOVEL] The Making of Americans by Gertrude Stein -jo
Replies: 25
Views: 759

Re: [HISTORICAL NOVEL] The Making of Americans by Gertrude Stein -jo

I've posted section 8. 70:27 (a bit longer to get to the end of the section). I know 74 is the limit. https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/makingofamericans_08_stein_128kb.mp3 thanks, Marty Usually we like to keep recordings under an hour, but I believe the absolute limit is 72 minutes, b...
by silverquill
14 minutes ago
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: SOLO - Doctor Dolittle in the Moon [Doctor Dolittle #8], by Hugh Lofting (1886 - 1947) - kd
Replies: 38
Views: 927

Re: SOLO - Doctor Dolittle in the Moon [Doctor Dolittle #8], by Hugh Lofting (1886 - 1947) - kd

ShellyW wrote: Yesterday, 1:36 pm I just uploaded section 5.
Just a couple of notes on small things that you might want to touch up:

11:42 repeat of the word, “than”
13:55 a snap you can cut
by silverquill
16 minutes ago
Forum: Readers Wanted: Short Works (Poetry & Prose)
Topic: [GROUP] A Year of Hymn Stories: A Primer of Hymnology, by Carl F. Price - brrot
Replies: 109
Views: 3704

Re: [GROUP] A Year of Hymn Stories: A Primer of Hymnology, by Carl F. Price - brrot

hello again, I successfully completed my 1-minute test! I would still love to claim #40 if possible, and I have a recording ready for review: https://librivox.org/uploads/brownrottger/yearofhymnstories_40_price_128kb.mp3 and crediting me with my username, grassykeen, is good with me! thanks! :) Ok,...
by silverquill
23 minutes ago
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: [GAME]Shall We Rhyme?
Replies: 2604
Views: 216752

Re: [GAME]Shall We Rhyme?

Kalamareader wrote: 28 minutes ago Tread the boardwalk
Toward Hawk they flew.
by silverquill
32 minutes ago
Forum: Readers Wanted: Short Works (Poetry & Prose)
Topic: [BLACK HISTORY] The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, Vol. I, No. 3, by W. E. B. Du Bois - lt
Replies: 27
Views: 1003

Re: [BLACK HISTORY] The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, Vol. I, No. 3, by W. E. B. Du Bois - lt

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/crisisvol1no3_09_dubois_128kb.mp3 08:52 I hope me going ahead and trying it is alright! Now worries if you feel the need to choose someone else. Let me know if the audio seems alright! Well, I admire your eagerness, Karen! It really is important that you wait bef...
by silverquill
43 minutes ago
Forum: Going Solo
Topic: [SOLO] The 116th Battalion in France by E. P. S. Allen - rr
Replies: 26
Views: 2935

Re: [SOLO] The 116th Battalion in France by E. P. S. Allen - rr

Still on hold. My mother-in-law passed earlier this week, which will lead (very long story short) to us moving across the country. Hoping to re engage in the project after we settle, which will be at least a couple of months down the road. Oh, I am sorry to hear of this! My prayers go with you in t...
by silverquill
45 minutes ago
Forum: Readers Wanted: Books
Topic: [SCIENCE] Zoology: The Science of Animal Life, by Ernest Ingersoll - icequeen
Replies: 94
Views: 3729

Re: ~[SCIENCE] Zoology: The Science of Animal Life, by Ernest Ingersoll - icequeen

I am providing the links for all 3 sections below. Some of the pronunciations were challenging, to put it mildly, but it’s fascinating stuff! 13 (21:03): https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/zoology_13_ingersoll_128kb.mp3 14 (18:33): https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/zoology_14_ingersoll_128kb...
by silverquill
56 minutes ago
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: [GAME]Shall We Rhyme?
Replies: 2604
Views: 216752

Re: [GAME]Shall We Rhyme?

Kneads the bread
by silverquill
58 minutes ago
Forum: Readers Wanted: Books
Topic: [WESTERN ADVENTURE] With Carson and Fremont, by Edwin L. Sabin -brrot
Replies: 126
Views: 8636

Re: [WESTERN ADVENTURE] With Carson and Fremont, by Edwin L. Sabin -brrot

I would like to be considered for part 13, "To the Great Salty Lake." I have a specific interest in this section as I actually live in a town that borders on the shores of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. I am a first-time reader, but just passed my 1-minute test. Recently retired, so have a ...
by silverquill
Today, 4:36 pm
Forum: Readers Wanted: Books
Topic: [CHRISTIAN ESSAYS] Unfinished Rainbows, and Other Essays, by George Wood Anderson - loa
Replies: 25
Views: 782

Re: [CHRISTIAN ESSAYS] Unfinished Rainbows, and Other Essays, by George Wood Anderson - loa

Thank you so much! :9: I just finished reading for this section! Please do let me know what you think and if there are any edits that need to be made! https://librivox.org/uploads/lorda/_Section_6_-_The_Ages_to_Come_-_AbigailWK.mp3 Abigail Well, it's a start. But, I am asking you to do a few things...
by silverquill
Today, 7:01 am
Forum: Readers Wanted: Books
Topic: [CHRISTIAN ESSAYS] Unfinished Rainbows, and Other Essays, by George Wood Anderson - loa
Replies: 25
Views: 782

Re: [CHRISTIAN ESSAYS] Unfinished Rainbows, and Other Essays, by George Wood Anderson - loa

Thanks for the insight into the process to first claim and be assigned a chapter or section before submitting a recording. I agree the built in mic is not the best quality even though it seemed to have passed the 1-minute test. https://forum.librivox.org/viewtopic.php?p=2323064#p2323064 I’d like my...
by silverquill
Yesterday, 9:59 pm
Forum: Readers Wanted: Short Works (Poetry & Prose)
Topic: [GROUP] A Year of Hymn Stories: A Primer of Hymnology, by Carl F. Price - brrot
Replies: 109
Views: 3704

Re: [GROUP] A Year of Hymn Stories: A Primer of Hymnology, by Carl F. Price - brrot

Greeting, Here are Sections 34 through 36 https://librivox.org/uploads/brownrottger/yearofhymnstories_34_price_128kb.mp3 2:35 https://librivox.org/uploads/brownrottger/yearofhymnstories_35_price_128kb.mp3 2:40 https://librivox.org/uploads/brownrottger/yearofhymnstories_36_price_128kb.mp3 2:36 Regar...
by silverquill
Yesterday, 9:52 pm
Forum: Readers Wanted: Books
Topic: [CHRISTIAN ESSAYS] Unfinished Rainbows, and Other Essays, by George Wood Anderson - loa
Replies: 25
Views: 782

Re: [CHRISTIAN ESSAYS] Unfinished Rainbows, and Other Essays, by George Wood Anderson - loa

Ahhh! It's ok! I just got my ok for my recording test so I could pick another part! Could I record for ''The Ages to Come''? As for credit, please credit me as AbigailWK :D That's fine. You are added to the LibriVox catalog and I've assigned you Section 6 (always good to claim by section number -- ...