[COMPLETE] Captain Cook by Walter Besant - dc

Newgatenovelist · Post by **Newgatenovelist** » August 4th, 2018, 1:33 pm

I'm looking forward to it - I think. It sounds odd to say I'm looking forward to that. So far Besant has really been holding his own in terms of making sense of a life that didn't have an obvious path. And his prescience in writing of the natives people is all too accurate.

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » August 4th, 2018, 1:34 pm

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » August 8th, 2018, 8:06 am

Hi Erin,

Section 16 is up:

14:14

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/captaincook_16_besant_128kb.mp3

The brutality of Captain Cook.

My best,

Pam

Newgatenovelist · Post by **Newgatenovelist** » August 8th, 2018, 11:13 am

Hi Pam,

I'm glad you uploaded a section today. I'm getting sick of the sound of my own voice from editing!

Section 16 is PL OK. It's clear elsewhere in the biography that Besant admired Cook a great deal, and it would be all too easy to gloss over the viciousness of such an heroic figure. I'm glad he at least confronts this side to Cook.

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » August 8th, 2018, 11:23 am

Yes, and thanks!

Pam

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » August 15th, 2018, 7:59 am

Hi Erin,

Section 17 is up:

16:04

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/captaincook_17_besant_128kb.mp3

My best,

Pam

Newgatenovelist · Post by **Newgatenovelist** » August 15th, 2018, 9:26 am

Hi Pam,

One note for section 17 - around 0.11, at the end of the intro, the extra bit/chapter title was omitted: The Third Voyage, pt. 3

Fascinating. What is glossed over, ignored or perhaps wasn't noticed in the first place seems to throw up more questions in every chapter than the chapter can elucidate. In this section, I wanted to know more about the 'girl' who warned them about the intended kidnapping/ambush/retaliation. What on earth is the story behind that?

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » August 15th, 2018, 9:54 am

Oops and yes, we don’t get the details.

Thanks,

Pam

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » August 18th, 2018, 9:45 am

Hi Erin,

Section 17 is ready for Spot Pl:

16:08

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/captaincook_17_besant_128kb.mp3

My best,

Pam

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » August 18th, 2018, 9:47 am

Hi Erin,

Section 18 is ready for PL:

20:53

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/captaincook_18_besant_128kb.mp3

My best,

Pam

Newgatenovelist · Post by **Newgatenovelist** » August 18th, 2018, 10:43 am

Hi Pam,

Sections 17 and 18 are PL OK. Tough going, listening during the Anthropocene era.

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » August 18th, 2018, 10:57 am

Yeah. Awful these days!

Thanks!

Pam

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » August 20th, 2018, 6:58 am

Hi Erin,

Section 19 is up:

08:06

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/captaincook_19_besant_128kb.mp3

Captain Cook, the Swine God Lono.

Pam

Newgatenovelist · Post by **Newgatenovelist** » August 20th, 2018, 8:05 am

Hi Pam,

Section 19 is PL OK. This is going to have thousands of downloads.

Erin

pnagami · Post by **pnagami** » August 20th, 2018, 8:06 am

Thank you and I hope so!

Pam