COMPLETE Christmas Short Works 2019 - ans

Post by **annise** » November 23rd, 2019, 11:29 pm

Hi Kevin
I don't really think this is the spot for it, for a number of reasons - in fact the only positive thing I have about it is that it is an interesting find. And it is. But I'm not keen on chapters from books unless they stand alone - and this doesn't, it needs all the rest to be understood. Your first choice was great I think - really what Christmas seems to me about. The whole book would be an interesting addition although controversial though it does seem to remind me a bit of "The Third Eye"

Thanks for giving me a choice

Anne

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » November 24th, 2019, 6:02 am

annise wrote: ↑November 23rd, 2019, 11:29 pm Hi Kevin
I don't really think this is the spot for it, for a number of reasons - in fact the only positive thing I have about it is that it is an interesting find. And it is. But I'm not keen on chapters from books unless they stand alone - and this doesn't, it needs all the rest to be understood. Your first choice was great I think - really what Christmas seems to me about. The whole book would be an interesting addition although controversial though it does seem to remind me a bit of "The Third Eye"
Thanks for giving me a choice

Anne

Thanks for your patience with it. I'll find something a bit more traditional for a second contribution. Maybe something with eggnog! (Yum!)

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » November 24th, 2019, 1:52 pm

I wish I did accents better, but there you have it...

I found a sentimental story written by an Australian author.

"A Christmas Eve in the Far South Seas" by Louis Becke (1855-1913)

https://archive.org/details/rdandevilandoth00beckgoog/page/n330

Written In English. Translator: N/A

https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/csw19_achristmaseve_becke_ks_128kb.mp3

13:09

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lewis_Becke

commonsparrow3 · Post by **commonsparrow3** » November 30th, 2019, 8:45 pm

Here's one from me for the collection:

Link to your recording -- https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/csw19_holynight_lagerlof_mk_128kb.mp3
Link to the text source -- https://archive.org/details/christlegends0018582/page/n5
Language in which the story is written -- English (translated from Swedish)
Author's/translator's name, birth and death dates -- by Selma Lagerlof (1858-1940), translated by Velma Swanston Howard (1868-1937)
Title of the story -- The Holy Night
Duration (runtime) -- 12:22

MichaelMaggs · Post by **MichaelMaggs** » November 30th, 2019, 8:52 pm

Hi, did you see there are typos in the titles of sections 1 and 3?

Post by **annise** » November 30th, 2019, 9:38 pm

Thanks Maria and Kevin

Anne

Post by **mightyfelix** » December 1st, 2019, 6:41 pm

Here are my two shorties for this year's collection:

A Christmas Carol
Charles Kingsley (1819-1875)
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hn6k8i&view=1up&seq=19
https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/csw19_achristmascarol_kingsley_da_128kb.mp3
1:43

The Night After Christmas
Anonymous
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hn6k8i&view=1up&seq=62
https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/csw19_nightafterchristmas_anon_da_128kb.mp3
2:27

Post by **annise** » December 1st, 2019, 6:50 pm

Thank you. looks like I'll need to add more sections soon

Anne

commonsparrow3 · Post by **commonsparrow3** » December 3rd, 2019, 9:09 pm

This one doesn't actually mention Christmas in the title, but the story takes place on Christmas Eve, (a magical Christmas Eve when animals can talk and mice can sew!)
So it seemed suitably Christmas-themed. Anyway, I used to read it to my nieces at Christmas time, back when they were wee kiddies.

Link to your recording -- https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/csw19_tailorofgloucester_potter_mk_128kb.mp3
Link to the text source -- http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14868
Language in which the story is written -- English
Author's/translator's name, birth and death dates -- Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)
Title of the story -- The Tailor of Gloucester
Duration (runtime) -- 20:11

jvanstan · Post by **jvanstan** » December 7th, 2019, 2:01 pm

Hello - I'd like to contribute Charles Dickens' "What Christmas is as we Grow Older"

Recording: https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/csw19_christmasaswegrow_dickens_jtvs_128kb.mp3
Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1467/1467-h/1467-h.htm
Time: 13:10

Hope all is well

John

Post by **annise** » December 7th, 2019, 2:28 pm

Devorah, Maria , all PL OK.

jvanstan - thank you

jvanstan · Post by **jvanstan** » December 8th, 2019, 1:47 pm

Hello - I'd like to contribute another Charles Dickens' story from the same Christmas Story collection, "Nobody's Story"

Recording: https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/csw19_nobodystory_dickens_jtvs_128kb.mp3
Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1467/1467-h/1467-h.htm
Time: 15:35

Best,
John

Post by **annise** » December 9th, 2019, 11:34 pm

Thank you

. Anne

cjb188 · Post by **cjb188** » December 13th, 2019, 5:02 am

I couldn't find the original link, but Section 4, Christmas Night with Satan. It's good, I just had one question, at __4:48 did anyone else hear that weird sound. I definitely think it was on the technical side, not her.

cjb188 · Post by **cjb188** » December 13th, 2019, 5:09 am

Section 20: Christmas Short Works
PL OK