Unveiling a Parallel by Alice Ilgenfritz Jones (1846–1906) and Ella Robinson Merchant (1857–1916)
In this work of Utopian science fiction from the Victorian era written by Two Women of the West, a moniker for Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and Ella Marchant, a man travels to Mars to discover an Utopian world which is parallel to the Earth in some ways, but strikingly different in some. The freedom of women is not of this world. It is especially intriguing coming from the imagination of these two American women in the 19th Century.(Summary by Amy Gramour)
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No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording! START of recording (Intro):
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END of recording:
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Example filename unveilingparallel_##_jones_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. unveilingparallel_01_jones_128kb.mp3)
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In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
Is it possible I could do this one solo? Still fairly new, so not sure how long I have to wait before asking for a solo one, but this one is one I would sure love to read aloud
Currently waiting on approval of my section for "Toadstools and Mushrooms (Third Edition), by Worthington George Smith", but no other projects chosen yet, so have plenty of time to devote to this one.
Thanks for considering me!
"The scariest moment is always just before you start." --Stephen King
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CMarvin78
Hi,
Yes, I can change this into a Solo project since no one else has recorded or claimed any sections yet. I'll PM you and move this to Going Solo.
Cheers,
-Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
Carla,
I sent you a PM about the magic window.
Let me know if you need anything. Have fun!
Thanks,
Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
Hi Carla,
Let me know if you would rather read for this with the group instead of solo and I will move it back.
Thanks,
Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
I apologize for the lengthy delay... I have been fighting illness along with some major life interruptions. The rest of the project will come much quicker. Thank you for your patience!!!
"The scariest moment is always just before you start." --Stephen King
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CMarvin78
I am glad you can work on it. When RL intervenes, all this needs is a monthly check in post so we know you are still committed to it.
Have a good night!
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
I have a few PL notes, that I would deem optional because they're minor, but here goes:
I would expect the recording to begin "Chapter 1 of [...]" as per first post instructions.
At around 1:19 there is a unobtrusive sniff, but could be edited out.
At 10:42 a slight stumble-repeat on the word "surpassingly".
Ahhh, I did say Chapter 1, but it was about 35 seconds in, lol ! I wasn't sure if I was supposed to say it at the beginning of the recording, since it's the first chapter
I fixed the rest, and uploaded it again; I should be uploading Chapter 2 sometime today as well. I apologize for the lengthy delay again, I have had another issue with my darn throat being raspy...should be all settled now!
I have a few PL notes, that I would deem optional because they're minor, but here goes:
I would expect the recording to begin "Chapter 1 of [...]" as per first post instructions.
At around 1:19 there is a unobtrusive sniff, but could be edited out.
At 10:42 a slight stumble-repeat on the word "surpassingly".
"The scariest moment is always just before you start." --Stephen King
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CMarvin78
I was cleaning up my uploader folder and just now realized that these files were uploaded in my folder; I have now moved them to Amy's folder, who is the MC, so the link is https://librivox.org/uploads/alg1001/unveilingparallel_01_jones_128kb.mp3
and I have updated the Magic Window with the new link.
Sorry for the confusion!
