[Complete] Kate Bonnet by Frank R. Stockton - lt

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Kate Bonnet by Frank R. Stockton (1834 - 1902).
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"She carried a fishing rod and line, and her name was Kate Bonnet. She was a bright-faced, quick-moving young person, and apparently did not expect to catch many fish, for she had no basket in which to carry away her finny prizes." It was the first quarter of the seventeenth century in Barbados, and Mistress Kate was the pretty daughter of a notorious pirate with her eye on a young, handsome and prosperous farmer. This is an account of the fictional daughter of infamous crony of Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet (whose only real-life daughter was named Mary). ( Lynne Thompson)
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    6. Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Frank R. Stockton) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_R._Stockton
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    8. Number of sections (files) this project will have: 40
    9. Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
    10. Original publication date (if known): 1901
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    Genres for the project: Romance

    Keywords that describe the book: romance, Barbados, pirates, Farmer, seventeenth century, daughter

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I am not pling any group projects and this is right up my ally, may I DPL? :mrgreen:
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fiddlesticks wrote:I am not pling any group projects and this is right up my ally, may I DPL? :mrgreen:
Yes please :thumbs: Good to have the 'old team' back together 8-)
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It sure is! I have manged to keep up with LV through a few years of chaos by 'only' having 5-7 or so projects on the go, (I used to have 20+ most of the time) but now life it getting a new normal and I finally have a steady routine :roll: So I thought it was time to pick up some new projects since I know how much time I have to spend on LV now!
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fiddlesticks wrote:It sure is! I have manged to keep up with LV through a few years of chaos by 'only' having 5-7 or so projects on the go, (I used to have 20+ most of the time) but now life it getting a new normal and I finally have a steady routine :roll: So I thought it was time to pick up some new projects since I know how much time I have to spend on LV now!
Loving your location, too... :9: PM me details
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Post by jenno »

May I claim chapter 1 please ?? It sounds a cheerful story !!


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jenno wrote:May I claim chapter 1 please ?? It sounds a cheerful story !!


Jennifer
All yours! Who can resist a good pirate story? :D
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Post by jenno »

Here is Chapter 1

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/katebonnet_01_stockton_128kb.mp3
duration 14.33.

I was a bit unsure as to the correct pronunciation of Bonnet but elected to put the emphasis on the last syllable. I do hope this is acceptable.

Cheers


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jenno wrote:Here is Chapter 1

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/katebonnet_01_stockton_128kb.mp3
duration 14.33.

I was a bit unsure as to the correct pronunciation of Bonnet but elected to put the emphasis on the last syllable. I do hope this is acceptable.

Cheers


Jennifer
Thank you. I'm not sure it matters but I would have emphasized the first syllable, like in a hat ("Bonn-it")
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Post by jenno »

Would you like me to re- read and use your pronunciation ??
I thought that with the various foreign influences in the West Indies in the 17th and 18th centuries that a " french" sounding might be more authentic. I have no historical evidence on which to base this supposition.
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jenno wrote:Would you like me to re- read and use your pronunciation ??
I thought that with the various foreign influences in the West Indies in the 17th and 18th centuries that a " french" sounding might be more authentic. I have no historical evidence on which to base this supposition.
Jennifer
No, I wouldn't bother re-recording especially as we don't know for sure. You're right about the French influences but the real Stede Bonnet was English by birth...
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Post by jenno »

May I claim chapters 2 to 6 please ?

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jenno wrote:May I claim chapters 2 to 6 please ?

Jennifer
You certainly may
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Section 1 is PL OK!
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