COMPLETE - My Mark Twain by William Dean Howells - NF/ec

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Chapter 7 ok

Chapter 8@ 1:05 "It's so damned humiliating," which is what any man would say of his past (missing) if he......
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
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therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
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Chapter 9 good to go.
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
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Chapter 14 OK
Chapter 15 @:50 banquets Said "blankets"
...@8:16 Charles said “George” Dudley Warner's
Chapter 16 OK
Chapter 17 @9:40 mighty pretty, READ PRETTY EASY as Pepys

Chapter 18 good to go.
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
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Just to let Starlite know that there are 3 new chapters posted for proofing (thanks, Esther)!

-denny
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DSayers wrote:Just to let Starlite know that there are 3 new chapters posted for proofing (thanks, Esther)!

-denny
YEAH!
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
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Note to Esther and future cataloguers:

Both of the Gutenberg versions of this book (that is, My Mark Twain at the end of Literary Friends and Acquaintances and the stand-alone My Mark Twain) "skip" Chapter 18.

I decided to resolve this in my recording by reading Chapter 19 as Chapter 18, 20 as 19, etc., since the chances are most listeners would not be reading along, and would be confused when 18 did not appear in their playlist.

I think when we catalog, mention might be made in the blurb of this, to avoid any confusion for the few that do read along while listening.

-denny
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That sounds right to me, Denny. Thanks for the heads-up!

And you're heading for the finish line... Yeeehah!!
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The last three chapters are posted on Anita's server, ready for proofing.

I'll be going back and editing in the changes Esther suggested (unless they are tiny missteps that have little effect on the reading), and posting "OK to catalog."

This has been a wonderful read of engaging short chapters ... any Twainophile will love Howells' memoir. It's also nice to know that LibriVox is helping more people experience My Mark Twain, which is not available other than through Gutenberg.

-denny
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Whew!

I've completed the editing that Esther suggested as proof listener, wanting this one to be letter-perfect. I've uploaded them to Anita's server if you want a headstart at cataloguing, David. Thanks alll around.

At this point, the chapters that still need proofing are Chapter 12 and Chapters 19-24, and then we'll be ready to catalog. Let me know, Esther, if this is a too busy time for you. If so, we'll put these last chapters in the Listeners section.

-denny
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Great job, Denny! (Cheers to raise the rafters!)

I'll make a start on the catalogue work over the next day or two.

David
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DSayers wrote: At this point, the chapters that still need proofing are Chapter 12 and Chapters 19-24, and then we'll be ready to catalog. Let me know, Esther, if this is a too busy time for you. If so, we'll put these last chapters in the Listeners section.

-denny
Wow are you all done recording Denny? Yes better put them in listeners wanted as I will not be able to get to them before the weekend. I will listen whenever I get the time though. :D
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
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Denny,

Can you give me a summary for the catalogue page?

Ta,

David
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Here's the summary:

William Dean Howells (1837-1920) became fast friends with Mark Twain from the moment in 1969 when Twain strode into the office of <ital>The Atlantic Monthly</ital> in Boston to thank Howell, then its assistant editor, for his favorable review of <ital>Innocents Abroad</ital>. When Howells became editor a few years later, <ital>The Atlantic Monthly</ital> began serializing many of Twain's works, among them his non-fiction masterpiece, <ital>Life on the Mississippi</ital>.

In <ital>My Mark Twain</ital>, Howells pens a literary memoir that includes such fascinating scenes as their meetings with former president Ulysses Grant who was then writing the classic autobiography that Twain would underwrite in the largest publishing deal until that time. But it is also notable for its affectionate descriptions of his friend's family life during Howell's many visits to the Twain residences in Hartford and Stormfield. (Summary by Dennis Sayers).

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dean_Howells
Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3390/3390.txt

-denny
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Thanks Denny, but you're not getting this past old eagle-eyes!:-
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) became fast friends with Mark Twain from the moment in 1969 when Twain strode into the office
1869, I presume?

:D

Thanks again!
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earthcalling wrote:Thanks Denny, but you're not getting this past old eagle-eyes!:-
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) became fast friends with Mark Twain from the moment in 1969 when Twain strode into the office
1869, I presume?

:D

Thanks again!
Oops ... but it'd be great if they were both still around!

-denny
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