[Group] Peter Rabbit and other Tales by Beatrix Potter - philc

[MinaG]

Hello,
section 17 @ 17.56
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/peterrabbitandothertales_17_potter_128kb.mp3
Mina

[philchenevert]

Hello,
section 17 @ 17.56
https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/peterrabbitandothertales_17_potter_128kb.mp3
Mina

Thank you. I'll put this into the magic window for proof listening

[kathrinee]

Section 17 is PL OK! Hosting and visiting certainly aren't as straight-forward activities as they might seem...

[rinasalmon96]

Peter Rabbit and other Tales by Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943).

These are some of the wonderful little stories about animals written by Beatrix Potter. The disobedient little Peter who sneaks where he should not go and gets into a scary situation is just one of her nifty tales. Who can't sympathize with the woes of Jemima Puddle-duck or laugh at squirrel Nutkin in his misadventures of searching for nuts. This is storytelling at its best: warm and fuzzy and sometimes with a moral for little ears. And the illustrations are just outstanding too. They are all short and easy to read so any new LibriVox recorder can have fun with just about any of them. ( Phil Chenevert)

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  4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!):
     The Tale of Peter Rabbit http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14838
     The Tale of Tom Kitten http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14837
     The tale of Squirrel Nutkin http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14872
     The Tale of Benjamin Bunny http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14407
     The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14814
     The Tale of the Flopsy bunnies http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14220
     The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15137
     The Tale of Two Bad Mice http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45264
     The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15284
     The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15077
     The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17089
     The Story of Miss Moppet http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14848
     The Tale of Mr. Tod http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19805
     The Tale of Ginger and Pickels http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14877
     The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14797
     The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45265
     The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15234
     The Tailor of Gloucester http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14868
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I've finished story #7, The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle. Sorry for the delay and thank you for the extension!

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/peterrabbitandothertales_07_potter_128kb.mp3

~Rina

[kathrinee]

Very well read in section 7! Such a pleasure to listen to you, Rina
There is only one thing to fix in the file, and that is to make it mono. I don't know if you use Audacity, but if you do this is how to fix it. Select both tracks. Click Tracks > Mix > Mix Stereo down to Mono. To change the setting for future recordings, go to Edit > Preferences > Devices. Under Recording, change Channels to "1 (Mono)".

Please save the recording with the same file name, upload again and post in this thread. Great job

[philchenevert]

Section 15 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes has been put back into the pool for anyone to claim. This is the very last unclaimed story in this collection.

[MichaelMaggs]

Section 15 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes has been put back into the pool for anyone to claim. This is the very last unclaimed story in this collection.

I’ll take it if that’s ok.

[rinasalmon96]

Very well read in section 7! Such a pleasure to listen to you, Rina
There is only one thing to fix in the file, and that is to make it mono. I don't know if you use Audacity, but if you do this is how to fix it. Select both tracks. Click Tracks > Mix > Mix Stereo down to Mono. To change the setting for future recordings, go to Edit > Preferences > Devices. Under Recording, change Channels to "1 (Mono)".

Please save the recording with the same file name, upload again and post in this thread. Great job

Thank you! Was a pleasure to read! Here's the mono version:

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/peterrabbitandothertales_07_potter_128kb.mp3

~Rina

[MichaelMaggs]

Hi all. Story 15, The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, coming in for PL:

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/peterrabbitandothertales_15_potter_128kb.mp3 @ 10.30

It's rather an odd little one, apparently written for the US market and not very well known in the UK. It includes American Animals such as chipmunks and a bear, but still has British spellings such as "grey squirrel" as well as British words like 'Fortnight".

I actually find it pretty shocking to come across a bear in a Beatrix Potter story.

[philchenevert]

Section 15 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes has been put back into the pool for anyone to claim. This is the very last unclaimed story in this collection.

I’ll take it if that’s ok.

You bet it is. Have fun!

[kathrinee]

Section 7 is PL OK after spot-check!

[kathrinee]

And section 15 is also PL OK! Thank you, everybody, for your recordings -- it has been a delight to listen to

[philchenevert]

This project can now be found in our catalog at https://librivox.org/the-tale-of-peter-rabbit-and-others-by-beatrix-potter/