Short-stories/fairy tales by H. C. Anderson, includes The Ice-maiden -- The Butterfly -- The Psyche -- The Snail and the Rose-tree
The Ice-Maiden: Written toward the end of Hans Christian Andersen's career, "The Ice-Maiden" is the story of Rudy, a boy who's mother died in the ice of the mountains while he survives, saved by the kiss of the Ice-Maiden. The Ice-Maiden, jealous that the boy she claimed has escaped her embrace, pursues him through the rest of his life.
The Butterfly: A butterfly searches for the perfect flower to be his bride.
The Psyche: An artist creates a sculpture of a beautiful woman, to whom he confesses his love and is scorned.
The Snail and the Rose-Tree: A Snail and a Rose-Tree have a discussion about the meaning of their lives, and play them out.
(Summary by ElleyKat)
Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Keywords that describe the book:
fairy tales, childrens stories, hans christian anderson
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icemaiden_##_andersen.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. icemaiden_01_andersen.mp3)
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Artist: Hans Christian Andersen
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I've had a death in the family and won't be around Librivox much for the next while. I'll be back ... when I'm back. I appreciate your patience in the meanwhile. :)
I've had a death in the family and won't be around Librivox much for the next while. I'll be back ... when I'm back. I appreciate your patience in the meanwhile. :)
I'll MC this for you. May I suggest that since it has been a few years since you have recorded anything, that you first do a short test - just to make extra sure that your settings are correct before you dive into a longer section!
Do you still have your MW login info? If not, let me know and I will PM it to you.
I filled in the first couple of sections in the MW for you ~ if you don't like that scheme for the Ice Maiden chapters, feel free to switch it around. However, please keep the number and dash at the beginning of each section as I have it down! 01 - Thanks!
We'll stay in the launch pad for a little bit to see if a DPL drops by.
I've had a death in the family and won't be around Librivox much for the next while. I'll be back ... when I'm back. I appreciate your patience in the meanwhile. :)
HMMMM. Tried to go in and add the rest of the chapter titles, but it wouldn't let me. Either my BC username/password is bad, or my browser is stupid. Will try on another computer later.
I've had a death in the family and won't be around Librivox much for the next while. I'll be back ... when I'm back. I appreciate your patience in the meanwhile. :)
I've had a death in the family and won't be around Librivox much for the next while. I'll be back ... when I'm back. I appreciate your patience in the meanwhile. :)
Updated the MW with chapter titles. Maria, can you give it a glance and make sure I formatted these in the desired way? Will start recording sections this weekend. (Weekend mornings are the quietest time in my house, so that's generally when I do my recording.)
I've had a death in the family and won't be around Librivox much for the next while. I'll be back ... when I'm back. I appreciate your patience in the meanwhile. :)
Recorded the first 15 sections tonight, going to edit and upload throughout the week. In a bit of a hurry to get this thing done so I can BC my first dramatic reading.
Last edited by ElleyKat on April 1st, 2013, 7:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I've had a death in the family and won't be around Librivox much for the next while. I'll be back ... when I'm back. I appreciate your patience in the meanwhile. :)
Could you please add the running time in the MW? We need it for cataloging purposes! You can also mark it as complete if you like - though it is up to you on solos if you do it before or after PL'ing is completed. Most times readers do like it marked as complete after it is submitted, for group projects. Just something to keep in mind when you BC a group project.
