[COMPLETE/AUTOBIO/WWI] The Enormous Room by E E Cummings - tg

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The Enormous Room by E. E. Cummings (1894 - 1962).

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-enormous-room-by-e-e-cummings/

Volunteers outside the USA: E. E. Cummings died in 1962. His work is still protected by copyright in places, like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years, and Australia (author's death plus 70 years for authors who died after 1954).
"For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost; and is found."
He was lost by the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps.
He was officially dead as a result of official misinformation.
He was entombed by the French Government.
It took the better part of three months to find him and bring him back to life—with the help of powerful and willing friends on both sides of the Atlantic.
This is his story. (Summary from the introduction.)
Note: This is a harder project than many. There is French sprinkled throughout the text, and most of the sections are quite long. Please read over the section to determine if you can do it before you claim it.
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Post by NemoR »

Hi Tricia,

May I claim section 0 - Introduction, please.

For the parts that read: "W—— S—— B——", do you want these read as "W blank, S blank, B blank"?

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Thanks!

I think you can read it as W S B.
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Post by NemoR »

Hi Tricia, section 0 up for PL:

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/enormousroom_00_cummings_128kb.mp3

Length is 16:12

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That was quick - thank you!

I guess I'll move this to Readers Wanted now. :)
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Post by TriciaG »

Introduction PL OK. Thank you!
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Post by NemoR »

Hi Tricia,

May I claim section 1, I Begin a Pilgrimage, as well please.

Thank you,

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You bet. Thanks!
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Post by NemoR »

Hi Tricia!

Here is section 1 for PL. Length is 42:23

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/enormousroom_01_cummings_128kb.mp3

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Thank you! I won't be able to PL until later today. :)
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Chapter 1 - OK, except I was expecting "End of chapter 1" at the end rather than the chapter name. :) I've changed the instructions in the first post. Would you mind changing this in the recording?
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Post by NemoR »

TriciaG wrote: January 26th, 2018, 2:34 pm Chapter 1 - OK, except I was expecting "End of chapter 1" at the end rather than the chapter name. :) I've changed the instructions in the first post. Would you mind changing this in the recording?
No worries! ... I'll edit and upload in a few!

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PL OK. Thank you!
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Post by declanreads »

Hi Tricia,

Could I claim chapter 3, A pilgrims Progress.
I am in Europe, does this mean I cannot read on this project?

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