COMPLETE: Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 094 - jo

[DrSpoke]

Thank you for your contribution to vol. 094! Iwan Bloch is a new author for the LibriVox catalog, which we always appreciate!
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It seems to me that further readings from Bloch's writings would interest LibriVox listeners.

Thank you Sue. When comparing editions for my recording I noticed how controversial was publication of some of Bloch’s work, and after reading your linked blog page pointing out a somewhat unclear stance of his on certain matters I couldn’t help but imagine that he had to tread carefully.
Kind of telling some publishers’ notes to English editions or articles related to them; see first few pages here https://wellcomecollection.org/works/g5v3s23y/items or https://wellcomecollection.org/works/qwyvxad5/items (please note that blurred wellcomecollection pages can be read thanks to the embedded ocr) or https://wellcomecollection.org/works/nucws4xm/items or https://archive.org/details/sexuallifeofourt00blociala/page/n9/mode/2up

I agree that it could be of interest librivoxing some of this author’s books.

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[Sue Anderson]

It says "Majorlanus" in the MW.

Oops! Thanks for catching my mistake! I misread the Roman capital script "I" for an "L" when I PL'd.

Looking at Wikipedia, I see the current standard spelling of Majorian's name, in the U.S., is "Maiorianus," while the current edition of the Britannica (on the web) still spells his name "Majorianus." In deference to your source, I've kept the British spelling. If you have a preference, just let me know.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majorian
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Majorian

[Piotrek81]

No preference here

[Sue Anderson]

Thank you for your contribution to vol. 094! Iwan Bloch is a new author for the LibriVox catalog, which we always appreciate!
.........
It seems to me that further readings from Bloch's writings would interest LibriVox listeners.

Thank you Sue. When comparing editions for my recording I noticed how controversial was publication of some of Bloch’s work, and after reading your linked blog page pointing out a somewhat unclear stance of his on certain matters I couldn’t help but imagine that he had to tread carefully.
Kind of telling some publishers’ notes to English editions or articles related to them; see first few pages here https://wellcomecollection.org/works/g5v3s23y/items or https://wellcomecollection.org/works/qwyvxad5/items (please note that blurred wellcomecollection pages can be read thanks to the embedded ocr) or https://wellcomecollection.org/works/nucws4xm/items or https://archive.org/details/sexuallifeofourt00blociala/page/n9/mode/2up

I agree that it could be of interest librivoxing some of this author’s books.

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Thanks, DrSpoke, for your additional comments. Yes, the prefaces are quite interesting. Bloch's book was already into a 6th edition, nine months after it was first translated, and reprints of the book were nuerous thereafter 1910, 1913 (Mar. & Nov.), 1914, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1928.

LibriVox is, to its enduring credit, a platform where once controversial books can be revisited.

From the first English edition (1908): "...the sale of the English translation of the book shall be limited to members of the legal and medical professions. To both these professions it is essential that a knowledge of the science of Sex and the various causes for the existence of "abnormals" should be ascertained, so that they may be guided in the future in their investigations into, and the practice of attempts to mitigate the evil which undoubtedly exists, and to bring about a more healthy class of beings." https://archive.org/details/b28088190/page/n7/mode/2up

[RitaBoutros]

I have a second contribution to this project. It is an excerpt from The Alhambra, by Washington Irving.

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf094_alhambra_irving_rb_128kb.mp3
29:41

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/49947/pg49947-images.html#PALACE_OF_THE_ALHAMBRA

[Sue Anderson]

I have a second contribution to this project. It is an excerpt from The Alhambra, by Washington Irving.

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf094_alhambra_irving_rb_128kb.mp3
29:41

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/49947/pg49947-images.html#PALACE_OF_THE_ALHAMBRA

Hi Rita, Thank you for this nice selection from Washington Irving! I found listening to your smooth reading style very relaxing, a good listen for a Sunday afternoon!

Washington Irving really had ability to capture the essence of place and person with an apt turn of phrase. His initial interchange with the "tall, meagre varlet," Mateo Ximenes, who offers his services as a guide, was wonderfully done.

Hopefully, you've been able to visit the Alhambra yourself. I was there only once, and that was decades ago. Washington Irving brought my visit back to mind, however!

PL OK!

[alg1001]

Hi Sue,

I have one to contribute. I don't agree with it. I'd like to keep all the apples around forever! But he does have a point and I love to talk about apples.

Seedling Fruits
Henry Ward Beecher
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56640
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf094_seedlingfruits_beecher_ag_128kb.mp3
8:02

Thanks!
Amy

[Sue Anderson]

Hi Sue,

I have one to contribute. I don't agree with it. I'd like to keep all the apples around forever! But he does have a point and I love to talk about apples.

Seedling Fruits
Henry Ward Beecher
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56640
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf094_seedlingfruits_beecher_ag_128kb.mp3
8:02

Thanks!
Amy

Hi Amy, Thank you very much for "Seedling Fruits." Henry Ward Beecher's mini essays on things agricultural are enjoyable! I suppose we all have our thoughts on apples. The thing that strikes me when I go to the grocery store is how trendy names for varieties have superseded the old favorites. What does a "Cosmic Crisp" apple taste like? I have no idea. In my childhood, we had a small orchard, and my dad's pride and joy was an apple tree grafted with five varieties. I have, today, a lone apple tree on my property, of unknown variety, which we bought many years ago, as a seedling, at the local nursery. It was supposed to be a dwarf tree, but has grown into a tangled branching mass, about 30 feet tall, and overhangs the driveway, delivering without fail a yearly cascade of green apples, which turn the driveway into a slippery but fragrant squash... I leave the apples for for the deer to feed on.

PL OK!

[LeeVogler]

The Clipper Ship Era, An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper Ships, Their Owners, Builders, Commanders, and Crews 1843-1869
End of the Clipper Ship Era
By Arthur H. Clark
https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69154/pg69154-images.html#CHAPTER_XXII

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf094_clippershipera_clark_lv_128kb.mp3
17:25

I have vacillated to submit or not for a couple of months. It's depressing and I'm reading real slow because its a hard piece with names and dates. Interesting if one can stay awake? If you don't pop back up in chat after PLing this... we will know I literally bored you to death

[LeeVogler]

A Manual of Face Brick Construction American Face Brick Association
The Story of Brick
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69285/pg69285-images.html

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf094_manualfacebrickconstruction_association_lv_128kb.mp3
6:57

[Sue Anderson]

The Clipper Ship Era, An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper Ships, Their Owners, Builders, Commanders, and Crews 1843-1869
End of the Clipper Ship Era
By Arthur H. Clark
https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69154/pg69154-images.html#CHAPTER_XXII

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf094_clippershipera_clark_lv_128kb.mp3
17:25

I have vacillated to submit or not for a couple of months. It's depressing and I'm reading real slow because its a hard piece with names and dates. Interesting if one can stay awake? If you don't pop back up in chat after PLing this... we will know I literally bored you to death

Hi Lee, Many thanks for this read! You needn't have vacillated about submitting this selection; anybody who is interested in old ships is going to have a field day listening! A true clipper ship obituary record -- ship after ship, name and date and cause of "demise." I found it fascinating.

There's only one tiny slip, if you want to make the correction. On page 345, at 10:24 you say that the John Gilpin struck an iceberg off Cape Horn and foundered on January 29, 1958.

Note: MIT has an collection of nautical material donated by Capt. Arthur H. Clark: https://collections.mitmuseum.org/?s=&fwp_collections=35515

[Sue Anderson]

A Manual of Face Brick Construction American Face Brick Association
The Story of Brick
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69285/pg69285-images.html

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf094_manualfacebrickconstruction_association_lv_128kb.mp3
6:57

Thanks again, Lee, for this unique selection! The whole book on brick looks like it would be an interesting read for anybody interested in architecture or construction methods. Your reading is PL OK!

[LeeVogler]

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf094_clippershipera_clark_lv_128kb.mp3
17:52

I would love to visit MIT and see that. Thanks! Good catch! Ready for spot check.

[Sue Anderson]

Thanks, Lee! PL OK now!

[alg1001]

Hi Sue,

I have one to contribute. I don't agree with it. I'd like to keep all the apples around forever! But he does have a point and I love to talk about apples.

Seedling Fruits
Henry Ward Beecher
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56640
https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf094_seedlingfruits_beecher_ag_128kb.mp3
8:02

Thanks!
Amy

Hi Amy, Thank you very much for "Seedling Fruits." Henry Ward Beecher's mini essays on things agricultural are enjoyable! I suppose we all have our thoughts on apples. The thing that strikes me when I go to the grocery store is how trendy names for varieties have superseded the old favorites. What does a "Cosmic Crisp" apple taste like? I have no idea. In my childhood, we had a small orchard, and my dad's pride and joy was an apple tree grafted with five varieties. I have, today, a lone apple tree on my property, of unknown variety, which we bought many years ago, as a seedling, at the local nursery. It was supposed to be a dwarf tree, but has grown into a tangled branching mass, about 30 feet tall, and overhangs the driveway, delivering without fail a yearly cascade of green apples, which turn the driveway into a slippery but fragrant squash... I leave the apples for for the deer to feed on.

PL OK!

It sounds like a beautiful tree. It is so wonderful to see them grow and then actually get apples. We have some apple trees that were on the property, and now have planted an orchard. I completely obsessed with apples. It sounds like your father is a kindred spirit! I've been grafting to a tree that doesn't bear well. It has three other varieties on it now, but no apples on them yet. It is like a miracle when they actually take.