COMPLETE Beautiful Birds by Edmund Selous -ck

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » February 24th, 2019, 3:15 am

Beautiful Birds by Edmund Selous (1857 - 1934).

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project: https://librivox.org/beautiful-birds-by-edmund-selous/

In this volume, Edmund Selous explains the beauty of birds to children. We meet some of the most beautiful birds in the world, and learn about their lives. We also learn what to do when our mothers decide to wear hats with stuffed birds on them! ( Carolin)

1. How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
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Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » February 26th, 2019, 11:43 pm

This project is now ready to go

all readers and a dpl are most welcome!

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » February 28th, 2019, 5:56 am

moving us out to readers wanted

cowguy02 · Post by **cowguy02** » February 28th, 2019, 8:17 pm

I’m willing to DPL

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » February 28th, 2019, 10:23 pm

Thank you and welcome to this project

iBeScotty · Post by **iBeScotty** » March 7th, 2019, 10:28 am

May I read the first chapter?

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » March 8th, 2019, 8:24 am

Thank you

iBeScotty · Post by **iBeScotty** » March 8th, 2019, 5:27 pm

Cute intro chapter, it was fun to read:

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/beautifulbirds_01_selous_128kb.mp3
31:10

cowguy02 · Post by **cowguy02** » March 8th, 2019, 6:11 pm

iBeScotty wrote: ↑March 8th, 2019, 5:27 pm Cute intro chapter, it was fun to read:

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/beautifulbirds_01_selous_128kb.mp3
31:10

Great! I'll get that PLed soon.

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » March 11th, 2019, 12:10 am

Thank you Scotty!

natcichy · Post by **natcichy** » March 15th, 2019, 4:10 am

Hi! Can I read the second chapter? I am new here so it will be my first task- I am so excited!

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » March 18th, 2019, 1:12 am

Hi and welcome to librivox!

You are welcome to participate in this project. As this is your first claim, i will add you to the reader database. To be able to sign you up, i need to know under which name or pseudonym you would like to appear in the catalog. We can also link to your personal website or blog.

Please also complete the one minute test before getting started

thank you!

natcichy · Post by **natcichy** » March 19th, 2019, 9:01 am

Great! I will complete 1min test soon. I would like to appear under the name: Natalia Cichy. Thanks! Can't wait to get started!

Carolin · Post by **Carolin** » March 20th, 2019, 12:02 am

Great, thanks! I have signed you up, your personal catalog page is here https://librivox.org/reader/13231

You can get started as soon as you have the okay on your test recording

let us know if you have any questions!

CharlesMichael · Post by **CharlesMichael** » March 21st, 2019, 8:25 pm

I don't wanna sound too PC or SJW here, but here goes. This is supposed to be a book about various species of birds, yet when I was skimming through Chapters 3 and 4, I started seeing paragraphs upon paragraphs in which Edmund Selous describes a person who kills birds as "black, and nearly naked", as if only black people shot birds in 1901. It also goes into detail about demons, angels, powder, etc., which I feel is going off topic, horribly. But why should I complain? After all, it was only commonplace to demonize black people in a book about how awesome some species of birds are.

I think I'll take a stab at Chapter 5 or something. I love reading about birds and their habits, not about the people that killed them.

COMPLETE Beautiful Birds by Edmund Selous -ck

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