COMPLETE: The Turkish Embassy Letters by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu -jo

[EltonTheSnowman]

Section 3 ready for PL:

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(20:30)

[Kazbek]

Section 3 ready for PL:

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(20:30)

Thank you, Matea!

Michael

[Kazbek]

Section 3 ready for PL:

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_3_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3
(20:30)

Great reading! I have just a couple of notes:

(4:28) I hear "transsubstantation" instead of "transsubstantiation"
(8:19,8:24) "Arnaöu(t)s" (the t is not printed clearly, but it's there in other editions) and "Arnaöutlich" is an attempt to render the Ottoman Turkish words for Albanian (Arnaut) and Albania (Arnautluk), with the ö being a diaresis rather than an umlaut. I would suggest pronouncing these as ar-nah-OOTS and ar-nah-OOT-lick. I wouldn't normally comment on pronounciation of imperfectly heard and transcribed words, but I think it's a bit disorienting especially to hear the last one read with a (very nice) German accent.
(13:42) stumble and repeat "this smock has wide..."

Thanks!
Michael

[EltonTheSnowman]

Great reading! I have just a couple of notes:

(4:28) I hear "transsubstantation" instead of "transsubstantiation"
(8:19,8:24) "Arnaöu(t)s" (the t is not printed clearly, but it's there in other editions) and "Arnaöutlich" is an attempt to render the Ottoman Turkish words for Albanian (Arnaut) and Albania (Arnautluk), with the ö being a diaresis rather than an umlaut. I would suggest pronouncing these as ar-nah-OOTS and ar-nah-OOT-lick. I wouldn't normally comment on pronounciation of imperfectly heard and transcribed words, but I think it's a bit disorienting especially to hear the last one read with a (very nice) German accent.
(13:42) stumble and repeat "this smock has wide..."

Thanks!
Michael

Here's the corrected version of section 3:

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_3_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3
(20:29)

Thank you so much for the pronunciation help, Michael! I tried to find the pronunciation for Arnaöu(t), but the only result I got was this text. And now I know the Ottoman name for Albania!

[Kazbek]

Here's the corrected version of section 3:

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_3_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3
(20:29)

Thank you so much for the pronunciation help, Michael! I tried to find the pronunciation for Arnaöu(t), but the only result I got was this text. And now I know the Ottoman name for Albania!

Great edits! PL OK.

Michael

[jenno]

May I claim section 6 please ?


Jennifer

[Kazbek]

May I claim section 6 please ?


Jennifer

Thanks, Jennifer! We're off to Readers Found...

Michael

[jenno]

Could I have some advice please before i begin to record section 6.
1. I have downloaded a Turkish pronunciation guide as there is quite a lot of Turkish in the 14th letter. I hope that I have been able to make a reasonable attempt but would be happy when you listen to it , for corrections.
2 . There are footnotes on pages 110 and 111. do you want those included?
3. The Latin inscriptions on page 112 . Do i just read them as is ? most are abbreviations but i can't work out the full text.
4. The Greek on page 109, which is in the Greek alphabet does not have a translation. How should this be read? I do not speak or understand ancient ( or for that matter modern) Greek.

Maybe you need a more accomplished linguist to complete this reading. If you feel this is the case please just tell me and I will retire gracefully from the project. I had probably not done enough research of the chapters before I took them on.

Looking forward to your answers !!!

Jennifer

[Kazbek]

Could I have some advice please before i begin to record section 6.
1. I have downloaded a Turkish pronunciation guide as there is quite a lot of Turkish in the 14th letter. I hope that I have been able to make a reasonable attempt but would be happy when you listen to it , for corrections.
2 . There are footnotes on pages 110 and 111. do you want those included?
3. The Latin inscriptions on page 112 . Do i just read them as is ? most are abbreviations but i can't work out the full text.
4. The Greek on page 109, which is in the Greek alphabet does not have a translation. How should this be read? I do not speak or understand ancient ( or for that matter modern) Greek.

Maybe you need a more accomplished linguist to complete this reading. If you feel this is the case please just tell me and I will retire gracefully from the project. I had probably not done enough research of the chapters before I took them on.

Looking forward to your answers !!!

Jennifer

Hi Jennifer,

Thanks for your diligence!

1) I doubt the author expected her readers to make heads or tails of the Turkish phrases. I think they were meant just to give a bit of authentic flavor to their translation, and however you read them should do justice to that intent.
2) Please don't read the footnotes.
3) Inscriptions are hard! Reading them in their abbreviated form is perfectly fine. If you're reasonably sure about the full form of the words and you'd like to use it instead, I think that's fine too.
4) The Greek phrase is "Sigaian polin". I'm not entirely sure where the accent falls in the first word, but I think it would be read SEE-guy-ahn POH-lin in Erasmian pronunciation.

I'm sure your version will be just fine!

Michael

[jenno]

At the end of the 16th letter there is a note indicating to whom the letters were written. I have not included it so far as you indicated footnotes should not be read but it does seem to contain useful information that the listener might appreciate.

I will record it if you wish me to.. Will not send the recording until I hear from you.
Cheers

Jennifer

[Kazbek]

At the end of the 16th letter there is a note indicating to whom the letters were written. I have not included it so far as you indicated footnotes should not be read but it does seem to contain useful information that the listener might appreciate.

I will record it if you wish me to.. Will not send the recording until I hear from you.
Cheers

Jennifer

Hi Jennifer,

Thanks for pointing this out! I agree, this is useful information. I think it would be more useful for the listener to have it before the end of the letters. I've now added it to the description, so there's no need to record it.

Michael

[ke126]

Section 5 uploaded for PL

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_5_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

Duration - 31:38

- Kristin

[jenno]

Section 6

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_06_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

duration 40.30

I am not entirely content with the reading of the inscriptions. Sounds very odd to me but I do not see how I can improve them and give them actual meaning. If you can suggest improvements I would be happy to re -record that bit.

Cheers


Jennifer

[Kazbek]

Section 5 uploaded for PL

Section 6

What a pleasant coincidence, the two last sections coming in less than five minutes apart! Thank you to both of you, and I'll try to PL soon.

Michael

[Kazbek]

Section 5 uploaded for PL

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/turkishembassyletters_5_wortleymontagu_128kb.mp3

Duration - 31:38

- Kristin

Lovely reading! PL OK.

Michael