Hi Barbara,
It's shocking that people spent their lifetimes in such tedious occupations and that the men, especially, had no idea of how their elegant clothes were maintained!
Section 19 is PL OK.
My best,
Pam
COMPLETE: Glimpses of Italian society in the eighteenth century by Hester Lynch Piozzi -jo
Yeah:
Best,Brummell's [clobber] topped with a crisp, immaculately-starched cravat. Brummell spent five hours dressing each day, and gave the cravat his special attention. Once, a visitor observed piles of twisted cloth on the floor of Brummell's dressing room. Asking what they were, Brummell's valet wearily observed, "Those, sir, are our failures".
Barbara
Section 20, Lago Maggiore:
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/italiansociety_20_piozzi_128.mp3
M:S
19:09
Nearly home...
Best,
Barbara
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/italiansociety_20_piozzi_128.mp3
M:S
19:09
Nearly home...
Best,
Barbara
Hi Barbara,
Section 20 is PL OK.
Almost done!
Pam
Section 20 is PL OK.
Almost done!
Pam
"Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm."
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Section 21, Pam:
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/italiansociety_21_piozzi_128.mp3
M:S
20:54
And Hester and Mr P are off over the Alps to Germany.
Plus a premonition of Un Ballo in Maschera!
Thank you for being once again the internet's best Proof Listener,
Barbara
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/italiansociety_21_piozzi_128.mp3
M:S
20:54
And Hester and Mr P are off over the Alps to Germany.
Plus a premonition of Un Ballo in Maschera!
Thank you for being once again the internet's best Proof Listener,
Barbara
Hi Barbara,
Thank you.
Section 21 is PL OK!
On to your next project!
My best,
Pam
Thank you.
Section 21 is PL OK!
On to your next project!
My best,
Pam
"Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm."
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Great! Will get this cataloged for you hopefully later today.
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Congratulations Barbara on completion of this solo recording for LibriVox! This book is now in the LibriVox catalog and available for listeners to download. Please check the catalog page and let me know if any changes are needed:
https://librivox.org/glimpses-of-italian-society-in-the-eighteenth-century-by-hester-lynch-piozzi/
https://librivox.org/glimpses-of-italian-society-in-the-eighteenth-century-by-hester-lynch-piozzi/
Jo
No changes necessary Jo, and thank you.knotyouraveragejo wrote: ↑August 31st, 2019, 7:16 am Congratulations Barbara on completion of this solo recording for LibriVox! This book is now in the LibriVox catalog and available for listeners to download. Please check the catalog page and let me know if any changes are needed:
https://librivox.org/glimpses-of-italian-society-in-the-eighteenth-century-by-hester-lynch-piozzi/
Best,
Barbara