[COMPLETE] First World War Centenary Collections-ruthieg

J_N · Post by **J_N** » January 28th, 2014, 12:53 pm

Ruth, I am a bit torn... I have found a brilliant little book with 6 stories (in German) by Andreas Latzko that would fit well in this collection (there is even a PD English translation) Latzko (a pacifist) fought in WWI for Austria-Hungary but became severely shell-shocked and later put his views and experiences into those stories (and some novels as well)

Now I don't know whether I should read 2 stories for your collection (making 3 contributions from me in total) and put the rest in the multilingual [or German] short works collections or do it completely as a separate solo? Any thoughts?

RuthieG · Post by **RuthieG** » January 28th, 2014, 5:45 pm

Well, I suppose you could record one story in English for this collection, and the whole book in German as a solo... or vice versa? Or just the whole book in whichever language you prefer as a solo... or some of the stories in the Multilingual or German Short Works and some here ... or any combination! However you do it, the stories will be searchable in the catalogue, so really however you would prefer to do it

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Ruth

Post by **MaryAnnSpiegel** » January 28th, 2014, 9:16 pm

RuthieG wrote:I have uploaded the second part of The Air Raids. A little shorter this time at 29:50. Thanks in advance if anyone has time to do a quick PL.

https://librivox.org/uploads/ruthieg/wwi_airraids2_crowhurst_rg_128kb.mp3

Ruth

PL OK Ruth.
MaryAnn

RuthieG · Post by **RuthieG** » January 29th, 2014, 2:12 am

Thank you, MaryAnn! I am most grateful.

Ruth

J_N · Post by **J_N** » January 29th, 2014, 2:14 am

RuthieG wrote:Well, I suppose you could record one story in English for this collection, and the whole book in German as a solo... or vice versa? Or just the whole book in whichever language you prefer as a solo... or some of the stories in the Multilingual or German Short Works and some here ... or any combination! However you do it, the stories will be searchable in the catalogue, so really however you would prefer to do it .

OK, since you don't have a preference, I'll just do the German one as a solo and leave the English one here as a suggestion... best read by someone American (there is no info on the translator).

Thanks for the quick feedback!

ExEmGe · Post by **ExEmGe** » January 30th, 2014, 9:37 am

Here's 'On the Frontier of Civilization' from 'France at War' by Kipling
https://librivox.org/uploads/ruthieg/frontierofcivilization_kipling_rg_128kb.mp3
(17:13)

I see there are a couple of slots left so could I do another one please?
It will be ' A Point of Detail' from "No Man's Land" by 'Sapper' (H.C. McNeile), a sort of on the front line detective story.
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23874

RuthieG · Post by **RuthieG** » January 30th, 2014, 2:08 pm

Thank you, Andy. I keep adding slots!

May there be many more! I have added you to the Magic Window for the Sapper story too.

Ruth

Post by **MaryAnnSpiegel** » January 31st, 2014, 9:15 pm

ExEmGe wrote:Here's 'On the Frontier of Civilization' from 'France at War' by Kipling
https://librivox.org/uploads/ruthieg/frontierofcivilization_kipling_rg_128kb.mp3
(17:13)

Andy,

I took a listen to your file and it is lovely! I so enjoyed your reading style, you made me think about what was really going on behind all the "normal" observations and it was quite poignant.

If I might suggest, I thought you could use a pass of light noise cleaning, and there's a bit of sound captured at the end, which repeats a couple of times - probably got caught by mistake as you created the silence for the end.

Regards,
MaryAnn

Post by **Leni** » January 31st, 2014, 9:37 pm

Hello, Ruth!

As promised, here is the first of the poems:

https://librivox.org/uploads/ruthieg/wwi_espasmo_andrade_lr_128kb.mp3
03:14

Title: Espasmo
Author: Mário de Andrade

Post by **Leni** » January 31st, 2014, 10:52 pm

And the second one:

https://librivox.org/uploads/ruthieg/wwi_exaltacaodapaz_andrade_lr_128kb.mp3
05:12

Title: Exaltação da paz
Author: Mário de Andrade

RuthieG · Post by **RuthieG** » February 1st, 2014, 3:19 am

Thank you, MaryAnn. Andy, let me know if you would prefer me to work the magic

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Thank you, Leni. I will listen today.

Ruth

RuthieG · Post by **RuthieG** » February 1st, 2014, 3:31 am

I feel rather better about recording my bit about Folkestone now, which I thought might have rather limited appeal. The BBC clearly finds Folkestone interesting

: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-25947649

Ruth

patrickjeaton · Post by **patrickjeaton** » February 1st, 2014, 5:31 am

Hello Ruth, are you ok with my resubmission ?

RuthieG · Post by **RuthieG** » February 1st, 2014, 5:52 am

Sorry, I missed your previous post

. Yes, it's fine now, thank you Patrick.

Ruth

k5hsj · Post by **k5hsj** » February 6th, 2014, 7:19 pm

Ruth,

I know this one has been done by quite a few folks, but never by me.

There Will Come Soft Rains by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Text: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/591
MP3: https://librivox.org/uploads/ruthieg/wwi_therewillcome_teasdale_wt_128kb.mp3
Duration: 1:10

Winston