[COMPLETE] The Winning of Popular Government by MacMechan-tg

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Chronicles of Canada Volume 26 - The Winning of Popular Government: A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 by Archibald MacMechan (1862 - 1933).

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/the-winning-of-popular-government-by-archibald-macmechan/
Summary TBD. But it's a short book of an episode in Canadian history.
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Moved to Readers Wanted - ready for claims!
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Post by Rainbow »

I'll bite - putting in a claim for section 1. :)
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Thanks, Robin! You're in. :)
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Post by HariRK »

Can I claim the epilogue please?

My one minute tests
https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test2_harirk.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/tests/test_harirk.mp3

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Post by TriciaG »

I can put you in for the epilogue, but I can't check your test recordings. My laptop is broken, so I don't have the regular checking tools right now. I see from your test thread that the volumes are too low. Could you adjust and post a new test in that thread to get a final OK before recording this? The test is where all the wrinkles get ironed out before recording "for real". :D
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Post by HariRK »

Hi

It might be better then to link you to these, where I recorded two pieces for another project:

http://uploads.librivox.org/icequeen/storyoftheromans_075_guerber_128kb.mp3

http://uploads.librivox.org/icequeen/storyoftheromans_028_guerber_128kb.mp3

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Post by HariRK »

In the sense they were PL approved/okayed for use :)
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I can't check any files. :) At least, not until Monday night or Tuesday, hopefully. I'm crossing my fingers that my computer will be fixed then. Best to post them in the test thread, so someone correctly equipped can OK them. 8-)
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Post by HariRK »

Hi, quick question about a couple of words in the Epilogue:

1) How do you pronounce the author's surname?

MacMechan = Muck-meck-uhn?
or similar to modern day McMahon, e.g. Vince McMahon?

2) Also, a line "and a true poet has precised Canada's relation" - how do you pronounce the word precised? Similar to the word precise just with a d on the end?

3) "their hearts were in the sheiling" - is that just pronounced ceiling?
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Post by TriciaG »

Good questions!

1. In my mind, it's pronounced "Mc MEE-kin". What do you think?
2. Yes, I think "precise" with a D on the end. That should work.
3. SHEE-ling. I looked it up. It's
1. a pasture or grazing ground.
2. a shepherd's or herdsman's hut or rough shelter on or near a grazing ground.
8-)
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Post by shepp »

Hi

Can I claim sections 5 & 6.

Doug
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Thank you, Doug. You're in!
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Post by Steve »

Hi Tricia

Could I claim Section 4 - Reform in the Saddle, please?

Cheers

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You're in for section 4. Thanks, Steve!
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