(Complete) Percy Wynn or Making a Boy of Him by Francis J. Finn, SJ - m8b1

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Percy Wynn, or Making a Boy of Him, by Francis J. Finn (1859 - 1928)

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In this volume, which follows the author's popular book "Tom Playfair", a new boy is just arriving at St. Maure's boarding school. Percy Wynn has grown up as the only boy in a family of 10 girls. He has never played with boys before, and no one looking at him for a moment would hesitate to set him down as "Mamma's darling". Tom and his friends befriend Percy, and attempt to repair his formal manners, and "make a boy of him". (Summary by Maria Therese)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/percywynnmaking00finn/page/n3/mode/2up

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Over to Readers Wanted..........
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I'd like to read chapter 1 please.

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Katharina21 wrote: May 7th, 2021, 7:25 am I'd like to read chapter 1 please.

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Id like to read chapters 2 and 3
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buggy wrote: May 7th, 2021, 8:51 am Id like to read chapters 2 and 3
Hi,

Welcome to LibriVox! Chapters 2 and 3 are all yours! Please read the first post of this thread carefully.

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Post by johnb2 »

Hi Maria

24 & 25 please
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johnb2 wrote: May 7th, 2021, 10:08 am Hi Maria

24 & 25 please
All yours! Thanks, John!
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Id like to take chapter 4 and 9!
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AracelyM03 wrote: May 12th, 2021, 2:19 pm Id like to take chapter 4 and 9!
Hi,

Welcome to Librivox! 4 and 9 are all yours!

Make sure you get an okay on your test before jumping into these! :-)

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Hello! I'd like chapters 5 and 6 if possible.
Also a question: how long should my 1 minute test be up before I get worried that it might be skipped? I've had mine up 4 days and got feedback for my first test but not on my second try. I've just been researching recording techniques in the mean-time.
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Here is section 1, 16 min 37 sec

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/percywynn_01_finn_128kb.mp3

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MarcTheReader wrote: May 12th, 2021, 9:25 pm Hello! I'd like chapters 5 and 6 if possible.
Also a question: how long should my 1 minute test be up before I get worried that it might be skipped? I've had mine up 4 days and got feedback for my first test but not on my second try. I've just been researching recording techniques in the mean-time.
Hi Marc,

Welcome to Librivox! 5 and 6 are all yours!

It looks like you got an okay on your test! :thumbs:

Please let me know what name you would like to use for your catalog page. It can be your real name, forum name, or a pseudonym ~ whatever you prefer!

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Post by Katharina21 »

I'm enjoying this book and would like to read ch 7 and 8 please

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Katharina21 wrote: May 13th, 2021, 1:03 pm Here is section 1, 16 min 37 sec

https://librivox.org/uploads/m8b1/percywynn_01_finn_128kb.mp3

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Thank you, Katharina ~ it is PL OK!
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