Phil the Fiddler by Horatio Alger

RichardS · Post by **RichardS** » June 15th, 2019, 10:46 pm

I wish someone would record “Phil the Fiddler” by Horatio Alger Jnr. The story is based on fact and deals with the terrible practice of Italian peasants selling their small boys to NYC padrones who would transport them to the USA and use them as slave labour. It is said that the publicity generated by this book led to the scandal being exposed and stopped.

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » June 16th, 2019, 5:05 am

RichardS wrote: ↑June 15th, 2019, 10:46 pm I wish someone would record “Phil the Fiddler” by Horatio Alger Jnr. The story is based on fact and deals with the terrible practice of Italian peasants selling their small boys to NYC padrones who would transport them to the USA and use them as slave labour. It is said that the publicity generated by this book led to the scandal being exposed and stopped.

That's a fine recommendation. I'd love to make a dramatic reading of it, but am already booked up with many other projects. One day...

Post by **annise** » June 16th, 2019, 6:01 am

Paul the fiddler https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/671

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » June 16th, 2019, 7:29 am

annise wrote: ↑June 16th, 2019, 6:01 am Paul the fiddler https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/671

Ah, you're tempting me.

Post by **annise** » June 16th, 2019, 2:19 pm

If your temptation involves a group reading it's usually better to wait until the just opened one is at least fully subscribed.

Anne

elsieselwyn · Post by **elsieselwyn** » June 16th, 2019, 4:20 pm

KevinS wrote: ↑June 16th, 2019, 5:05 am
RichardS wrote: ↑June 15th, 2019, 10:46 pm I wish someone would record “Phil the Fiddler” by Horatio Alger Jnr. The story is based on fact and deals with the terrible practice of Italian peasants selling their small boys to NYC padrones who would transport them to the USA and use them as slave labour. It is said that the publicity generated by this book led to the scandal being exposed and stopped.
That's a fine recommendation. I'd love to make a dramatic reading of it, but am already booked up with many other projects. One day...

I’d be willing to prepare that book as a DR and, as I am the BC of the group project for Ben, the Luggage Boy, I can launch Phil once Ben is fully claimed.

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » June 16th, 2019, 4:59 pm

elsieselwyn wrote: ↑June 16th, 2019, 4:20 pm
KevinS wrote: ↑June 16th, 2019, 5:05 am
RichardS wrote: ↑June 15th, 2019, 10:46 pm I wish someone would record “Phil the Fiddler” by Horatio Alger Jnr. The story is based on fact and deals with the terrible practice of Italian peasants selling their small boys to NYC padrones who would transport them to the USA and use them as slave labour. It is said that the publicity generated by this book led to the scandal being exposed and stopped.
That's a fine recommendation. I'd love to make a dramatic reading of it, but am already booked up with many other projects. One day...
I’d be willing to prepare that book as a DR and, as I am the BC of the group project for Ben, the Luggage Boy, I can launch Phil once Ben is fully claimed.

You're the coolest!

RichardS · Post by **RichardS** » June 16th, 2019, 10:32 pm

That's brilliant. Many thanks!

Post by **annise** » June 17th, 2019, 12:20 am

You'll have some time to wait - but looks like it will be finished sometime.

Anne