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This recording was originally published on Legamus.eu and was later released on Librivox when US copyright permitted.Eight amusing short pieces by Hector Hugh Munro (pen name Saki) who died in the First World War, collected and published posthumously in 1924.
The eponymous first story although humorous includes some indications of the horror of trench warfare. Though Munro was over the age of conscription he volunteered to fight. Rothay Reynolds in an appreciation of Munro written for an earlier posthumous collection quoted the officer in command of the 22nd Royal Fusiliers (Saki’s regiment):
“Poor Saki! What an admiration we all had for him, I always quoted him as one of the heroes of the war. I saw daily the appalling discomforts he so cheerfully endured. He flatly refused to take a commission or in any way to allow me to try to make him more comfortable. General Vaughan told him that a brain like his was wasted as a private soldier. He just smiled. He was absolutely splendid. What courage! The men simply loved him.”
(Summary by Tim Bulkeley)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006498595
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[*]Project Code: o8wvzPTL
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saki (Saki)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 8
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1924
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
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Genres for the project: Short Stories
Keywords that describe the book: satire, WWI
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Square Egg and Other Sketches. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The Square Egg and Other Sketches, by Saki. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Square Egg and Other Sketches, by Saki. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Square Egg and Other Sketches, by Saki."
Filename: squareeggandothersketches_##_saki_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. squareeggandothersketches_01_saki_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: Annise
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.