COMPLETE The Ballads by Horatio Alger - ck

[Carolin]

Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving, with Other Ballads and Poems by Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832 - 1899).

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on the catalog page for this project: http://librivox.org/grandther-baldwins-thanksgiving-by-horatio-alger-jr/

Horatio Alger, better known for his juvenile fiction, also penned some great poetry. His Ballads, including the 8 war poems and his odes, are collected in this volume. ( Carolin)

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[Carolin]

this is a little volume of interesting poetry -- and i thought it fits nicely into the season

readers and a dpl are welcome!

[MaxineMarie]

May I DPL this for you? I love Horatio Alger books, never knew he wrote anything else.
Max

[silverquill]

Have time for a couple of poems. Could I read 10 and 11?

[Carolin]

thank you so much, max and larry

[beccamaggie]

May I read for number 18, "Carving a Name"?

This is my first time recording so my "pseudonym" would be "Becca Maggie".

[Carolin]

sure, thank you becca!

i have signed you up, your personal catalog page is here: https://librivox.org/reader/10386

please remember to complete the one minute test before getting started on this poem

[beccamaggie]

please remember to complete the one minute test before getting started on this poem

https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_beccamaggie.mp3

Here is my test!

[Carolin]

thank you becca -- your test is great, all the technical settings are in order, and your voice sounds clear.

the only thing i would recommend is to run noisecleaning: http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Noisecleaning_With_Pics

try this effect, it makes your recordings sound a lot better when listened to through headphones

so you are all set! go ahead with the poem, and make sure you let us know if you run into any problems

[beccamaggie]

Thank you! And here is the poem (+ noisecleaning this time)

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/ballads_18_alger,jr.mp3
1:04

[Carolin]

thanks!

[Carolin]

also, i see the software messed up the file name. that is fixed now, too

[MaxineMarie]

Section 17 PL note
In the line " And trusted it would stand for aye;" 'aye' does not rhyme with 'away' in last line of stanza.
We don't usually mention pronunciation but since this is a rhyming poem, I thought you might want to know.
Edits are not mandatory. If you wish to let it as is, let me know and I will mark it okay.

Max

"as they are only my Opinions, I submit them to the judgment of the Reader."
from The Storm by Daniel Defoe

[beccamaggie]

Max, (if this comment was directed to me, I can't really tell, sorry)
It doesn't bother me, but if you or Carolin think it best to redo it, I wouldn't mind.

[MaxineMarie]

Hi beccamaggie,
Yes, the PL Notes posts are to the reader of the section listed in the note. It really is your decision about the rhyming, but since you asked...I'm old-fashioned and I do think it should rhyme. It seems to me the author wrote it to rhyme, but I'm no expert. So it's still your call. Carolin is traveling for a bit, so I don't think she will check in for awhile. You could try it both ways and see which you like better, if that helps.
Max