COMPLETE - Short Story Collection Vol. 008 - SW/tc

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » November 7th, 2006, 6:19 pm

This is a great idea!... our index of stories is no longer being kept up-to-date, however as we are in the process of switching to a database system... but here is the link to the list: http://librivox.org/poetry-story-index/ =)

BaruMonkey wrote:A suggestion for the intro post of each of the "Short Story Collection" posts in the "Readers Wanted" section:

Post a list (or a link to a list) of all short stories that have already been recorded for LV, so people who don't want to make repeats can know what's been done already. I've noticed that at least one short story (The War Prayer by Mark Twain) is included in two Short Story Collections (004 and 007).

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » November 7th, 2006, 6:20 pm

Greg, this is hilarious! Thank you for recording it! ... we'll happily include it in this collection =)

gElm wrote:I came across this and thought it was pretty funny and a bit clever. But it is very short, more of a joke than a short story. I will completely understand if it is too short to add.

The Point of Honor
from 'Best Short Stories' collected by Thomas L. Masson

etext: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15667

File: http://www.gregelmensdorp.com/librivox/the_point_of_honor_masson_ge.mp3

Duration: 1:14

Recorded by: Greg Elmensdorp
Link: http://www.gregelmensdorp.com/

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » November 7th, 2006, 6:32 pm

Whoohoo! you sound great! =)

BaruMonkey wrote:
BaruMonkey wrote:I've just finished recording "Luck" by Mark Twain. Particulars for uploading will be figured out tomorrow.
Here it is: http://www.mediafire.com/?eeuru3x16ve

gElm · Post by **gElm** » November 8th, 2006, 12:48 pm

thistlechick wrote:Greg, this is hilarious! Thank you for recording it! ... we'll happily include it in this collection =)

I'm glad you liked it. The second 'story' in the book, "ALWAYS GET THE FACTS" made me laugh too. Unfortunately I was looking through the rest of the stories and some of the them are slightly to overtly racist in an early 20th century way. Black people and the Irish seem to get the worst of it. It does give you an interesting window into the minds of people in America after the first world war.

luciburg · Post by **luciburg** » November 16th, 2006, 4:41 am

This one is a bit longer than my first. (same author)

SHORT STORIES VOL. 008

THE BUSH-FIRE by HENRY LAWSON
(from the collection of Children of the Bush)

27.00 minutes

http://download.yousendit.com/422DCC8E368C6886

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7065

READ BY: Lucy Burgoyne

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » November 16th, 2006, 11:00 am

Thank you Lucy! I did a quick listen-in, and you sound great! =)

westwinds12 · Post by **westwinds12** » November 16th, 2006, 5:22 pm

The Wind's Tale by Hans Christian Andersen

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_status&batch_id=mYDyn44vBIc=

time: 28:35
Westwinds12

Source:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/17860

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » November 16th, 2006, 5:29 pm

Super Westwinds12! =)

reynard · Post by **reynard** » November 16th, 2006, 5:36 pm

Hello, I'm new here.

I've been recording Rudyard Kiplings Just So Stories (http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2781) for my niece and in the process of looking for other audio content for her consumption I discovered LibriVox - what an excellent outfit!

Anyway, I'm going to top and tail my recordings with the appropriate LibriVox disclaimer, introduction and ending, format the file and tags appropriately and post here.

The first one - 'How the Whale Got His Throat' is at :

http://www.gigasize.com/get.php/180844/justsostorieshowthe_whalegothisthroatkiplingreynard.mp3

although it looks like gigasize have removed most of the _ in the filename.

I'll post the rest shortly when I've finished recording them (I'm up to 'How the Elephant Got His Nose') and topping/tailing them.

Reynard T. Fox

reynard · Post by **reynard** » November 16th, 2006, 6:05 pm

Ok, here's the second one:

Just So Stories 02 How the Camel Got His Hump
by Rudyard Kipling
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2781

http://www.gigasize.com/get.php/180891/justsostorieshowthecamelgothishumpkiplingreynard.mp3

Duration: 00:08:53

Wish gigasize wouldn't strip the _ from filenames!

Reynard

Starlite · Post by **Starlite** » November 16th, 2006, 6:28 pm

Hi Reynard. Welcome. You may find that the file names are ok after downloading.

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » November 16th, 2006, 6:38 pm

Welcome Reynard! .... are you planning on doing all of the Just So Stories? If so, we could start you in a Going Solo thread and collect them all into one collection.... otherwise, I'll happily collect them here... whatever you prefer is fine with me, I just wanted to offer you options =)

oh, and no worries about the underscores in the file names.... I can take care of that on this end for you =)

Peter Why · Post by **Peter Why** » November 18th, 2006, 4:47 am

Betsie,

I've read Kafka's "In The Penal Colony", but it runs to about 65 minutes. Do you want it in the Short Story collection, or should I do it as a solo work?

Here's the link, in case you want it:

http://download.yousendit.com/776013C01C865C24

In The Penal Colony
Date first published: 1919
Au: Franz Kafka
Trans: Ian Johnston of Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Source of translation: The Kafka Project: http://www.kafka.org/index.php?id=162,167,0,0,1,0
Date of translation: 2003

Peter

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » November 18th, 2006, 6:33 am

Thanks Peter! 65 minutes is in the "close enough" range =) ... I have no problem with including it here if that's ok with you =)

Peter Why · Post by **Peter Why** » November 18th, 2006, 7:03 am

Thanks, Betsie, it's all yours.

It'll definitely need a Listen, as I did a lot of cut-and-pasting, and don't particularly want to listen through it again ... it's not a pleasant story.

Peter