Probably the most famous allegory ever written of the Christian life, The Pilgrim's Progress follows the journey of Christian from his first encounter with the Evangelist, through his trials and doubts and as he meets various people who help and hinder him in his journey towards the Celestial City to meet his King. Part 2 follows the journey of Christian's wife and sons as they follow him along the same path past the Slough of Despond, the Castle Despair and Vanity Fair.
This version was edited in 1909 by the Rev. Jesse Lyman Hurlbut to update some of the more archaic language and streamline the theological arguments to make them more accessible to lay readers. His aim was "not to re-write the Pilgrim's Progress, for that would destroy its greatest charm, but to change the words here and there to simpler ones... to make it plain and interesting". Dramatized with voices to distinguish the main characters, we hope to make this classic accessible to people of all ages. (Summary by Beth Thomas )
(Please note that we are now using the new MW system, where completed files are moved to the bottom, underneath their relevant text files.)
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To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
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OK Beth it is set up , Kim and Bria should have access
I noticed it is Bria's first time as DPL - a hard place to start . It is really important that you make sure the parts are all there - it will be a long project and you do not want to find when you finally edit it that there are missing lines and the reader is no longer about
annise wrote:OK Beth it is set up , Kim and Bria should have access
I noticed it is Bria's first time as DPL - a hard place to start . It is really important that you make sure the parts are all there - it will be a long project and you do not want to find when you finally edit it that there are missing lines and the reader is no longer about
Anne
Kim and I will also help PL the parts. I wouldn't make her do it all by herself!
We are still looking for a DPL for the final chapters, though I suppose we won't need them for a while!
annise wrote:OK Beth it is set up , Kim and Bria should have access
I noticed it is Bria's first time as DPL - a hard place to start . It is really important that you make sure the parts are all there - it will be a long project and you do not want to find when you finally edit it that there are missing lines and the reader is no longer about
Anne
Beth may have misunderstood me. I wasn't volunteering to do all of the PLing of parts, just some of it.
Eta:I just saw this:
Elizabby wrote:Kim and I will also help PL the parts. I wouldn't make her do it all by herself!
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Some reason I decided to try to write fiction. And it sucked me far away from LibriVox into the world of writing, editing and blogging. Click here to read about it.
Some reason I decided to try to write fiction. And it sucked me far away from LibriVox into the world of writing, editing and blogging. Click here to read about it.
neustar wrote:Is it too early to volunteer to do the narration?
Never too early! I'd love you to do the narration - I considered asking you specifically but I thought you might be too busy with your Les Mis solo! Welcome aboard!
(Sorry, my work computer doesn't like the MW screen - I'll fix it when I get home, but consider yourself signed up!)
Thanks for thinking of me. I couldn't pass up a project like this. I'm betting that it will take awhile to complete with all the parts to be assigned, so I should be fine. There is also a lot of dialogue in this book which means less narration.
I sound funny now because of a cold. Will start as soon as it clears.