[COMPLETE] Letters On England by Voltaire - ke

[IstXA]

Letters on England by Voltaire (1694 - 1778).

This project is completed! Please download and listen from here: https://librivox.org/letters-on-england-by-voltaire/

Voltaire spent his early thirties in England as an exile following the Bastille imprisonment for his satires. With passionate admiration, he then wrote this series of letters in English putting forward his views on the 18th century England, in contrast with the feudal society of his home country, encompassing aspects of religion, politics, sciences, and literature. The book was published in England and the free England received these philosophical, political, critical, poetical, heretical, and diabolical letters with delight, whereas in France, the book was denounced and publicly burnt in Paris as scandalous, contrary to religion, to morals, and respect for authority.

• Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2445
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  Genres for the project: Non-fiction > Essays & Short Works
  
  Keywords that describe the book: Quakers, letters, satires, Newton
  
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[kathrinee]

Well done on filling out the template generator

Before starting a solo, I highly, highly recommend participating in a few group projects. That way you can see if you like recording (and editing, which takes much longer that then recording itself), and get a feel for how projects are run here. Being a soloist can be a lonely thing unless you have a very chatty and/or supportive proof listener, and participating in a few group projects is a good way of getting accustomed to everything.

[Availle]

I'll move this to book suggestions to keep the launch pad tidy.

When you feel that your feet are sufficiently wet to start this, we can move it back here.

[IstXA]

Maybe delete it as I can repost when I am ready for solo? Thanks.

[KevinS]

I will be most happy to serve as DPL once this project is launched.

[IstXA]

I am ready to work on this book, with KevinS as DPL. I would like to have this thread moved to the 'launch pad'. Thanks.

[kathrinee]

I can set this project up and be the MC (meta coordinator) for this project. I'll be back in a little bit with a MW (magic window)

[kathrinee]

Here we go!

Since you are the soloist, you will be the BC (book coordinator) and write the titles of the different sections in the MW and put the recordings there so Kevin can PL. I am not sure if you have accessed a MW yet, but if not, here are instructions to do so for the first time: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxWB83bbALTQYjlENGZ0SVJUWWs This document explains the roles of BC (and DPL) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kVj409nG_E0XJ5UrrcL7EVx7Qyx-2UQ7dbw4mINi3XQ

Please holler if you need anything! I will move the project to Going Solo in a couple of days

Kevin, welcome on board!

[IstXA]

Here we go!

Since you are the soloist, you will be the BC (book coordinator) and write the titles of the different sections in the MW and put the recordings there so Kevin can PL. I am not sure if you have accessed a MW yet, but if not, here are instructions to do so for the first time: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxWB83bbALTQYjlENGZ0SVJUWWs This document explains the roles of BC (and DPL) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kVj409nG_E0XJ5UrrcL7EVx7Qyx-2UQ7dbw4mINi3XQ

Please holler if you need anything! I will move the project to Going Solo in a couple of days

Kevin, welcome on board!

Thank you, Kathrinee. I have two immediate newbie questions.

- The book has an introduction section in addition to the 24 letters / sections. I see there are 24 entries / titles in the MW. Would you please add one more?
- Voltaire wrote these letters in English however some letters / sections contain poems in French, followed with his own corresponding English translation. I am to read them in French and in English? Or I can skip the one in French?

Cheers.
Xiaoyan

[KevinS]

Here we go!

Since you are the soloist, you will be the BC (book coordinator) and write the titles of the different sections in the MW and put the recordings there so Kevin can PL. I am not sure if you have accessed a MW yet, but if not, here are instructions to do so for the first time: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxWB83bbALTQYjlENGZ0SVJUWWs This document explains the roles of BC (and DPL) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kVj409nG_E0XJ5UrrcL7EVx7Qyx-2UQ7dbw4mINi3XQ

Please holler if you need anything! I will move the project to Going Solo in a couple of days

Kevin, welcome on board!

Thank you, Kathrinee. I have two immediate newbie questions.

- The book has an introduction section in addition to the 24 letters / sections. I see there are 24 entries / titles in the MW. Would you please add one more?
- Voltaire wrote these letters in English however some letters / sections contain poems in French, followed with his own corresponding English translation. I am to read them in French and in English? Or I can skip the one in French?

Cheers.
Xiaoyan

I have tried to save kathrinee some work and have updated the MW.

[IstXA]

Here we go!

Since you are the soloist, you will be the BC (book coordinator) and write the titles of the different sections in the MW and put the recordings there so Kevin can PL. I am not sure if you have accessed a MW yet, but if not, here are instructions to do so for the first time: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxWB83bbALTQYjlENGZ0SVJUWWs This document explains the roles of BC (and DPL) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kVj409nG_E0XJ5UrrcL7EVx7Qyx-2UQ7dbw4mINi3XQ

Please holler if you need anything! I will move the project to Going Solo in a couple of days

Kevin, welcome on board!

Thank you, Kathrinee. I have two immediate newbie questions.

- The book has an introduction section in addition to the 24 letters / sections. I see there are 24 entries / titles in the MW. Would you please add one more?
- Voltaire wrote these letters in English however some letters / sections contain poems in French, followed with his own corresponding English translation. I am to read them in French and in English? Or I can skip the one in French?

Cheers.
Xiaoyan

I have tried to save kathrinee some work and have updated the MW.

Awee! Now I have noticed there is a button to add sections... Thank you, Kevin.

[kathrinee]

- Voltaire wrote these letters in English however some letters / sections contain poems in French, followed with his own corresponding English translation. I am to read them in French and in English? Or I can skip the one in French?

Cheers.
Xiaoyan

Yes, both in French and English, please, if that is what he wrote in the letters.

[IstXA]

I will be most happy to serve as DPL once this project is launched.

Hi, Kevin,
Here is the first one - the introduction. Thank you.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kathrinee/lettersonengland_00_128kb.mp3
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[KevinS]

I can't wait to listen!

Do you wish for me to put the recording links into the Magic Window? I can, but perhaps this is something you would like to learn.

[IstXA]

Awee! I didn't think! I am doing it now.