[COMPLETE] Wellington by George Hooper-icequeen

barbara2 · Post by **barbara2** » May 27th, 2017, 5:19 am

pnagami wrote:Thank you, Barbara!

No, I do not know Dalymple. I wonder if he wrote anything short, as "engaging and enthusiastic" histories make good audiobooks.

My best,

Pam

His early books are short. The later ones very expansive. I loved "From the Holy Mountain" - an account of his young wanderings around the Eastern Med.

Best,

Barbara

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » May 27th, 2017, 5:29 am

That does sound interesting!

Pam

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » May 28th, 2017, 4:11 pm

Hi Barbara,

Section 3 is up:

39:47

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wellington_03_hooper_128kb.mp3

My best,

Pam

barbara2 · Post by **barbara2** » May 29th, 2017, 5:28 am

pnagami wrote:Hi Barbara,

Section 3 is up:

39:47

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wellington_03_hooper_128kb.mp3

My best,

Pam

What a challenging section! PL OK. During the campaign against Tippo Sultan I keep thinking of "Dover Beach":

"Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight
Where ignorant armies clash by night".

Best,

Barbara

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » May 29th, 2017, 5:31 am

Yeah, a Dover Beach where everything would be misspelled in relation to today and also hard to pronounce!

Thanks,

Barbara

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » June 2nd, 2017, 5:12 pm

Hi Barbara,

Section 4 is up:

26:09

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wellington_04_hooper_128kb.mp3

My best,

Pam

barbara2 · Post by **barbara2** » June 3rd, 2017, 3:26 am

pnagami wrote:Hi Barbara,

Section 4 is up:

26:09

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wellington_04_hooper_128kb.mp3

My best,

Pam

You have magnificently met the challenge of another unpronouncable section. PL OK!

I lost concentration for a moment and had to struggle to regain it. The long march to Poona contains material that Samuel Rogers included in his Table Talk.

A much-loved Anglo-Irish comedian of Indian Army stock grew up in Poona, and would make references to the place - Spike Milligan. Spike, Peter Sellars and Harry Secombe in "The Goon Show" were the delight of my own early years. I suppose you never happened to hear it in Ohio?

Best,

Barbara

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » June 3rd, 2017, 6:05 am

Hi Barbara,

You are so kind! Yes, this section was a nightmare.

I am going to have a listen to Spike Milligan and the famous "Goon Show" I am definitely ready for some humor.

And Table Talk--once again our projects are interconnected!

My best,

Pam

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » June 6th, 2017, 7:53 am

Hi Barbara,

Section 5 is up:

21:47

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wellington_05_hooper_128kb.mp3

My best,

Pam

barbara2 · Post by **barbara2** » June 10th, 2017, 8:10 pm

pnagami wrote:Hi Barbara,

Section 5 is up:

21:47

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wellington_05_hooper_128kb.mp3

My best,

Pam

Just one note Pam, and only because I think you'd like to fix this - at 8:47.70 you say "hours" instead of "miles" - the troops had not marched for 24 hours, though considering what Wellington got them to do I wouldn't be surprised if they had!

Best,

Barbara

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » June 10th, 2017, 8:26 pm

Thank you, Barbara! Will fix.

Pam

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » June 11th, 2017, 9:24 am

Hi Barbara,

Section 5 is ready for SpotPL:

21:47

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wellington_05_hooper_128kb.mp3

Thanks again for catching that mistake!

Pam

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » June 11th, 2017, 9:27 am

Hi Barbara,

Section 6 is up:

16:28

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wellington_06_hooper_128kb.mp3

My best,

Pam

barbara2 · Post by **barbara2** » June 12th, 2017, 8:16 pm

pnagami wrote:Hi Barbara,

Section 5 is ready for SpotPL:

21:47

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/wellington_05_hooper_128kb.mp3

Thanks again for catching that mistake!

Pam

PL OK!

Barbara

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » June 12th, 2017, 8:41 pm

Thank you, Barbara!

Pam