COMPLETE [BIOGRAPHY] Hero Tales from History by Smith Burnham - kiki

[silverquill]

Sections 19 & 28 are PL OK!

I haven't read my sections yet so if someone else wants them, they can have them. I can fix the ones with PL notes though!

OK, Elijah, I've opened up sections 35 and 40.
Thanks for the PL -- just a few more to get caught up.

[silverquill]

The following sections are now OPEN:

35 Lafayette, The Boy Hero of Two Worlds
40 George Rogers Clark, The Young Hero with a Great Idea

[ej400]

The following sections are now OPEN:

35 Lafayette, The Boy Hero of Two Worlds
40 George Rogers Clark, The Young Hero with a Great Idea

Thank you Larry. Sometimes I want to be honest and let people know that my sections would probably get done faster without me.

[BettyB]

I would like to claim the two open sections. Numbers 35 and 40.

BettyB

[silverquill]

I would like to claim the two open sections. Numbers 35 and 40.

BettyB

Oh, thank you so much, Betty

[BettyB]

https://librivox.org/uploads/kikisaulite/herotales_35_burnham_128kb.mp3 (11.59)

https://librivox.org/uploads/kikisaulite/herotales_40_burnham_128kb.mp3 (12.35)

Betty

[silverquill]

https://librivox.org/uploads/kikisaulite/herotales_35_burnham_128kb.mp3 (11.59)

https://librivox.org/uploads/kikisaulite/herotales_40_burnham_128kb.mp3 (12.35)

Betty

Thanks so much!
I've put these in the MW Ready for PL.

[silverquill]

Here is the fix for it and Chapter 25 Peary...

https://librivox.org/uploads/kikisaulite/herotales_25_burnham_128kb.mp3
13:17

https://librivox.org/uploads/kikisaulite/herotales_41_burnham_128kb.mp3
18:06

I did not fix the extra "Chapter 41" @ 0:21 because I realized none of my other chapters has that either. I checked several other readers including Larry's chapters, and we are not saying it except at the very beginning of the file. Correct me if I'm wrong, though. Probably, since the book doesn't actually call them chapters. I hope this is right?

Thanks!

Both of these chapters are PL OK!

[silverquill]

Here's mine.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kikisaulite/herotales_38_burnham_128kb.mp3

18:30

Helping our our DPL.

Thanks for a skillfully read selection, Rick!
PL OK

[silverquill]

https://librivox.org/uploads/kikisaulite/herotales_35_burnham_128kb.mp3 (11.59)

https://librivox.org/uploads/kikisaulite/herotales_40_burnham_128kb.mp3 (12.35)

Betty

Both PL OK!
Thanks so much, Betty

[Rick Rodstrom]

Much appreciated. It's been almost 2 months since I submitted my piece. I thought you guys had forgotten about me.

[ej400]

Two that you do want to change, because they are so well-known are

0:32 Greenwich is pronounce GREN-ICH
0:24 Thames is pronounced TEMS

And, Leicester at

1:02 Leicester is pronounced LESTER
2:48 Leicester - again
4:00 Leicester - again

You might want to check one of the pronunciation sites to get a better idea on these.
I'm not trying to by picky, but only to help you be better.

Oh, and some sound issues, relatively minor and the grand scale.

0:19-21 Loud bangs
0:28 snap

Hello Larry,

I've put the links to my sections (14 & 21), in the MW, but here they are anyway:

https://librivox.org/uploads/kikisaulite/herotales_14_burnham_128kb.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kikisaulite/herotales_21_burnham_128kb.mp3

I'm a bit confused as to why I need to change the pronunciations on Greenwhich, Leicester, & Thames though. I pronounced those correct, and didn't pronounce those they was you say I did. Not that I don't trust your ears, but I heard otherwise. I fixed the snaps and bangs thought and amplified 14.

So glad this project is nearing the finish, I'll PL your section shortly!

Have a nice day!

[ej400]

Chapter 1 is PL OK! Nice reading Larry!

[silverquill]

Two that you do want to change, because they are so well-known are

0:32 Greenwich is pronounce GREN-ICH
0:24 Thames is pronounced TEMS

And, Leicester at

1:02 Leicester is pronounced LESTER
2:48 Leicester - again
4:00 Leicester - again

You might want to check one of the pronunciation sites to get a better idea on these.
I'm not trying to by picky, but only to help you be better.

Oh, and some sound issues, relatively minor and the grand scale.

0:19-21 Loud bangs
0:28 snap

Hello Larry,

I've put the links to my sections (14 & 21), in the MW, but here they are anyway:

https://librivox.org/uploads/kikisaulite/herotales_14_burnham_128kb.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/kikisaulite/herotales_21_burnham_128kb.mp3

I'm a bit confused as to why I need to change the pronunciations on Greenwhich, Leicester, & Thames though. I pronounced those correct, and didn't pronounce those they was you say I did. Not that I don't trust your ears, but I heard otherwise. I fixed the snaps and bangs thought and amplified 14.

So glad this project is nearing the finish, I'll PL your section shortly!

Have a nice day!

Well, I don't know what to say Elijah.
Those pronunciations really are way off.

What I hear for Thames, Is a "th" and a long "a" so it rhymes with "James".
The correct and well-known pronunciation is a hard "T" and a short "e" sound so it rhymes with "Stems" or TEMS, as I indicated above.

For Greenwich, I hear a long "e" as in the color "green" but it should be a short "e" as in "hen" and the "w" is silent.
And, Leicester is only two syllables, again as I indicated above.

But, since we are to allow for varied pronunciations I won't insist on it.
I was only trying to help your reading to be better, I I did let slide a lot of other non-standard pronunciations.

Anyway, I do appreciate your help with this project, and glad we can now put it in the finished column.

[Kikisaulite]

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/hero-tales-from-history-by-smith-burnham/

Congratulations!!!