[Multilingual] WWI Centenary (Armistice Day) Prose Collection Vol. III-mas

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Here's my section:
https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/wwi3_shallweendwar_fosdick_mk_128kb.mp3
(length 33:37)

Title: Shall we end war?
Author: Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969)
Source of text: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89080117831;view=2up;seq=4

Short summary:
Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969) was an American Protestant minister. He served as an Army chaplain in France during the First World War. After the war, he spoke out about the horror of modern war and its incompatibility with Christianity. This sermon “Shall We End War?” was delivered on June 5, 1921, at the First Presbyterian Church in New York City.
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MaryAnn,

I'd like to read:

“I Am Not Dead” from Experiences of the Great War by Ashby Williams (1874-1944)

https://archive.org/details/experiencesgrea00willgoog/page/n8
pp. 131-133

Ashby Williams was a 44 year old lawyer from Virginia who led the U.S. Army’s First Battalion, 320th Infantry Division in the Muse-Argonne Campaign of the First World War. It was during this battle, the deadliest in U.S. History, that Major Williams “had perhaps the narrowest escape of [his] life.”

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Sorry to be out of touch for a bit. Catching up:
k5hsj wrote: October 10th, 2018, 9:52 pm I'd like to read:
“I Am Not Dead” from Experiences of the Great War by Ashby Williams (1874-1944)
That would be great Winston. You are at the bottom of the MW for now, until I figure out where to slot you as I rearrange sections.

commonsparrow3 wrote: October 10th, 2018, 2:21 pm Here's my section:
https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/wwi3_shallweendwar_fosdick_mk_128kb.mp3
(length 33:37)
Thank you Maria.
RiDi wrote: October 7th, 2018, 11:55 am Mary Ann,
here is my recording of Walter Rathenau's text.
Thank you Ricarda. Have you given me a short summary? I don't see it, so please point me there, or post again. (English or German is fine)
barbara2 wrote: October 6th, 2018, 7:02 am And here we are.

Extract from "Gallipoli" by John Masefield:
https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/wwi3_gallipoli_masefield_j_128kb.mp3
Thank you Barbara!

It's exciting to see these new pieces as we come closer to Armistice Day. Now, to get caught up on PLing.

MaryAnn
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k5hsj wrote: October 10th, 2018, 9:52 pm MaryAnn,

I'd like to read:

“I Am Not Dead” from Experiences of the Great War by Ashby Williams (1874-1944)

https://archive.org/details/experiencesgrea00willgoog/page/n8
pp. 131-133

Ashby Williams was a 44 year old lawyer from Virginia who led the U.S. Army’s First Battalion, 320th Infantry Division in the Muse-Argonne Campaign of the First World War. It was during this battle, the deadliest in U.S. History, that Major Williams “had perhaps the narrowest escape of [his] life.”

Winston
MP3: https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/wwi3_iamnotdead_williams_wt_128kb.mp3
Duration: 6:56
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Gallipoli and I am not dead are both PL OK.
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Russia in Literature is PL OK.
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Internationalism, Nationalism and Patriotism, and the Introduction to the book of the homeless are all PL OK.

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MaryAnn, I'm not offering to read any section right now, and it's a bit late for this year anyway, but I found this book which you might want to put on your list for next year's collection: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47856

short autobiographical descriptions of incidents in the war, related by the soldiers themselves.

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MaryAnnSpiegel wrote: October 13th, 2018, 7:01 am
Thank you Ricarda. Have you given me a short summary? I don't see it, so please point me there, or post again. (English or German is fine)
here is my summary:

The title means "Problems of Peace Economy". Address to the "Deutsche Gesellschaft 1914", held on 18 Dec. 1916. Walther Rathenau, jewish, b. 1867, was a german industrialist, author and liberal politician. After WWI, he became foreign minister of the Weimar Republic and negotiated the Treaty of Rapallo with Soviet Russia. He was assassinated in Berlin in 1922 by an anti-Semitic terrorist organization, the "Organisation Consul". In the middle of an ongoing war, he assesses and addresses Germany's economic situation and challenges for a peace economy, supporting - amongst others - progressive ideas for a redistribution of wealth.
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Leni wrote: September 15th, 2018, 5:27 pm Hello, here is my contribution, at 06:37.
https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/wwi3_avitoria_coelhoneto_lrl_128kb.mp3
Leni, I just had a listen to your wonderfully read section :9: Beautifully expressive, and flawless reading. And the script was so difficult to decipher :shock: You really did a great job with it. At some words I was only guessing, straining my eyes. :lol:

This section can be marked PL ok, without a doubt. Great addition to the collection. Thanks !

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Kitty wrote: October 24th, 2018, 6:41 am
Leni wrote: September 15th, 2018, 5:27 pm Hello, here is my contribution, at 06:37.
https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/wwi3_avitoria_coelhoneto_lrl_128kb.mp3
Leni, I just had a listen to your wonderfully read section :9: Beautifully expressive, and flawless reading. And the script was so difficult to decipher :shock: You really did a great job with it. At some words I was only guessing, straining my eyes. :lol:

This section can be marked PL ok, without a doubt. Great addition to the collection. Thanks !

Sonia
Thanks much, Sonia!
Leni
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Shall we end war? is PL OK.

Maria - that is a great section to close out the collection with. Thanks for reading it.

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MaryAnnSpiegel wrote: October 29th, 2018, 6:43 pm Shall we end war? is PL OK.

Maria - that is a great section to close out the collection with. Thanks for reading it.

MaryAnn
Thanks, Mary Ann. I found this piece quite moving, and hoped others would also find it an appropriate reflection for the end of the war. This whole 3-volume project has been a great educational experience which I've been glad to be involved in. Thank you for putting it together! :)
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Ricarda,
Problems of Peace Economy is PL OK. Your German is so easy for me to listen to and follow!
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Thank you to everyone who participated, and to Anne for creating the wonderful cover!

This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/ww1-prose-vol-iii/
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