What was your first LV listen?
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I don't know if such a thread has been posted before. If it has, please direct me there.
I assume all our volunteers started as listeners, right? Well, what was the first book/project you listened to? Or, if you don't remember that, what was the book/project that prompted you to volunteer?
I assume all our volunteers started as listeners, right? Well, what was the first book/project you listened to? Or, if you don't remember that, what was the book/project that prompted you to volunteer?
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I'll start!
My first was "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." We searched for free audiobooks, found LV, and downloaded it for a road trip. It was nice because each section is stand-alone, so if we didn't finish the book by the time we arrived at our destination, it was no big deal.
That started me as a LV listener, and from there, a volunteer.
My first was "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." We searched for free audiobooks, found LV, and downloaded it for a road trip. It was nice because each section is stand-alone, so if we didn't finish the book by the time we arrived at our destination, it was no big deal.
That started me as a LV listener, and from there, a volunteer.
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
Humor: My Lady Nicotine
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
Humor: My Lady Nicotine
Ahhhhh Sherlock Holmes. He's a treasure.
I started reading for LibriVox before we had finished any books. The first one we finished was The Secret Agent (Sept. 2005), so that's the first one I heard ;-)
http://librivox.org/the-secret-agent-by-joseph-conrad/
I started reading for LibriVox before we had finished any books. The first one we finished was The Secret Agent (Sept. 2005), so that's the first one I heard ;-)
http://librivox.org/the-secret-agent-by-joseph-conrad/
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The Railway Children, by Edith Nesbit, for a car trip. Close on its heels (on the return) I listened to The Prisoner of Zenda, by Anthony Hope. Both are a terrific introduction to Librivox, I think.
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The first version of The War Of The Worlds.
Very good book. Love the illustrations too.
Very good book. Love the illustrations too.
Oh, yes, I think our Stephan from Germany coordinated that one and drew the illustrations. And I got to do that weird Martian sound :)pdw wrote:The first version of The War Of The Worlds.
Very good book. Love the illustrations too.
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Scarlet pimpernel.
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Now I MUST listen to that one!kayray wrote:And I got to do that weird Martian sound
EDIT -- Oh, and my first was The Jungle Book read SO beautifully by Meredith Hughes. And then I joined up right away
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Die schwarze Galeere by Wilhelm Raabe, read by Felix
http://librivox.org/die-schwarze-galeere-von-wilhelm-raabe/
It took me three chapters to realize what the disclaim said about volunteering. I signed up the next day and started recording within a week.
And I'm happy ever since
http://librivox.org/die-schwarze-galeere-von-wilhelm-raabe/
It took me three chapters to realize what the disclaim said about volunteering. I signed up the next day and started recording within a week.
And I'm happy ever since
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Assume again!TriciaG wrote:I assume all our volunteers started as listeners, right?
I didn't. I think I came across LV when I had a vague idea of getting involved with doing talking books/newspapers for the blind and was trying to find local organisations. And I can't at all remember what the first thing I listened to was: I would have listened to bits here and there, to get an idea of people's voices. Certainly I remember listening to Laurie-Anne read some Sherlock Holmes pretty early on - I think possibly because I'd read something on the forums in an 'accent-appropriateness' discussion what a great job she did! I doubt I listened to a complete book until at least six months after joining because that's when I got a portable MP3 player. I can't think what the first thing I downloaded to it was, but among the earliest were 'The Warden', 'Common Sense', and 'Cinq semaines en ballon' (I was going on holiday to France).
But I do know that the first thing I signed up for was a chapter of 'Phineas Finn'.
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Oh yes, that was 'Ontario Readers' for merussiandoll wrote:But I do know that the first thing I signed up for was a chapter of 'Phineas Finn'.
Me too. And when I'd found LV, I kept wondering whether or not to register, whether or not to register etc .russiandoll wrote:Assume again!TriciaG wrote:I assume all our volunteers started as listeners, right?
I didn't. I think I came across LV when I had a vague idea of getting involved with doing talking books/newspapers for the blind and was trying to find local organisations.
Anyway, my first read was a short story by Katherine Mansfield. And the first book I listened to was The Scarlet Pimpernel .
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Same here. I came to LV looking for audiobooks for my mom who is loosing her eyesight. I immediately signed up on the forums and suggested The Prince and the Pauper. I had read this by printing out all the millions of pages from Gutenberg and Loved the story.Julila wrote:Me too. And when I'd found LV, I kept wondering whether or not to register, whether or not to register etc .russiandoll wrote:Assume again!TriciaG wrote:I assume all our volunteers started as listeners, right?
I didn't. I think I came across LV when I had a vague idea of getting involved with doing talking books/newspapers for the blind and was trying to find local organisations.
Anyway, my first read was a short story by Katherine Mansfield. And the first book I listened to was The Scarlet Pimpernel .
Julie.
John Greenman almost immediately took it up as a solo and I proof listened to the whole book. This was before we had such a term as DPL!!!
Needless to say I was hooked! I proofed many books before I had the nerve to read myself.
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people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
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I'm another. I heard about it on a podcast, had always had the vague wish of being able to record audiobooks in the back of my mind and jumped at the chance. First thing I signed up for was a chapter of Mansfield Park. First thing I listened to, some time later, was Kara's Secret Garden.Starlite wrote:Same here. I came to LV looking for audiobooks for my mom who is loosing her eyesight. I immediately signed up on the forums and suggested The Prince and the Pauper. I had read this by printing out all the millions of pages from Gutenberg and Loved the story.Julila wrote:Me too. And when I'd found LV, I kept wondering whether or not to register, whether or not to register etc .russiandoll wrote:Assume again!
I didn't. I think I came across LV when I had a vague idea of getting involved with doing talking books/newspapers for the blind and was trying to find local organisations.
Anyway, my first read was a short story by Katherine Mansfield. And the first book I listened to was The Scarlet Pimpernel .
Julie.
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