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Elia; and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb (1775 - 1834).
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Elia and The Last Essays of Elia are two collections of essays written by Charles Lamb. The essays first began appearing in The London Magazine in 1820 and continued to 1825. They were very popular and were printed in many subsequent editions throughout the nineteenth century. The personal and conversational tone of the essays has charmed many readers.

Lamb himself is the Elia of the collection, and his sister Mary is "Cousin Bridget." Lamb took the name of Elia, which should, he said, be pronounced Ellia, from an old Italian clerk at the South-Sea House in Lamb's time of employment there: that is, in 1791-1792. ( TriciaG)
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Sections 28 (Acting of Munden) and 33 (Shade of Ellison) please.

Is it EL-ia or e-LI-a?
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Section 2, please.
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Hi, I’d like to claim sections 57 and 58 :)
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Thanks, all!
Is it EL-ia or e-LI-a?
I think EL-ia, judging from how Lamb said it was to be pronounced. *shrug*
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Thanks!
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I'd like to read sections 1,3 and 4 please.
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adrianstephens wrote: October 14th, 2020, 3:03 am I'd like to read sections 1,3 and 4 please.
Thank you! :)
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TriciaG wrote: October 14th, 2020, 6:02 am
adrianstephens wrote: October 14th, 2020, 3:03 am I'd like to read sections 1,3 and 4 please.
Thank you! :)
Here is Section 1: https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/elia_01_lamb_128kb.mp3 22:45
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adrianstephens wrote: October 15th, 2020, 1:28 am
TriciaG wrote: October 14th, 2020, 6:02 am
adrianstephens wrote: October 14th, 2020, 3:03 am I'd like to read sections 1,3 and 4 please.
Thank you! :)
Here is Section 1: https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/elia_01_lamb_128kb.mp3 22:45
An interesting read. Got a lot easier when I discovered a way to read it that reflected her batty-ness. She wrote it to be read, not listened to, with long lists of things separated by dashes.

"A concert of sweet breasts..." - priceless.

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Thank you!

In all honesty, I didn't read any of these before setting up the project, so I don't know how hard they are to record. :lol:
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Section 1 PL OK. Yes, I could hear how that would be a complicated section to record!
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TriciaG wrote: October 14th, 2020, 6:02 am
adrianstephens wrote: October 14th, 2020, 3:03 am I'd like to read sections 1,3 and 4 please.
Thank you! :)
Section 3: https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/elia_03_lamb_128kb.mp3 37:50
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Section 3:

32:12 - "...which at 13 helped..." repeated at 32:19


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