goodKeratak wrote: ↑March 31st, 2023, 9:09 pmOn it! I didn't see a Publish date in the Gutenberg file.ashtonhoffman wrote: ↑March 22nd, 2023, 7:08 pm when "London burned" I'm reading it now it needs to be on here
he wrote like 100 books and there only 46 on librivox
Wikipedia had 1894, so I'll use that unless someone knows better.
Keith
lets get some henty
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Posted in project thread, though I may remove it once it once it's no longer needed there.
In case anyone else has the same trouble:
It seems that the template generator is a little fragile recently. There are a few common reasons for seeing this at the moment, though it should eventually be more robust:
1. Some of the fields allow numbers, but NOT any punctuation we normally use for, say, dates. Use numbers only, and no dashes, dots, or slashes.
2. Accented or international characters, such as the " 'n' with an added squiggle" used in Spanish, or letters with dots above them, trip up the generator too. Probably not the issue this time, but worth checking.
3. The author information has to match an author in the database. Since Henty is already in the database, typing "Henty" in the field for "Last Name" of author should bring him up. Click the entry for "G. A. Henty", and be sure you don't change any other fields in the author information section. Henty wrote in English, so you can 'x' out the box for translator information.
This is all from discussion in threads similar to this:
viewtopic.php?t=97319
If my suggestions don't help, feel free to follow up there with any additional information.
Followup on Held Fast for England: recently completed!
https://librivox.org/held-fast-for-england-a-tale-of-the-siege-of-gibraltar-by-g-a-henty/
If anyone is raring for more Henty, I'll be happy to help coordinate.
https://librivox.org/held-fast-for-england-a-tale-of-the-siege-of-gibraltar-by-g-a-henty/
If anyone is raring for more Henty, I'll be happy to help coordinate.
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I'd love to volunteer as a reader on any Henty! I was a little disappointed on seeing that 'Held Fast for England' was finished, before I had a chance to get involved Let me know when another one is being coordinated.redrun wrote: ↑May 4th, 2024, 8:38 pm Followup on Held Fast for England: recently completed!
https://librivox.org/held-fast-for-england-a-tale-of-the-siege-of-gibraltar-by-g-a-henty/
If anyone is raring for more Henty, I'll be happy to help coordinate.
"It's snowing still. AND freezing. However", (brightening up a little), "we haven't had an earthquake lately". - Eeyore
Well, I have no real preference on which we do next, so long as it's one we haven't done before. I'll just be happy to be along for the ride! Is there one you'd particularly like to read for?LuellaMargaret wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 3:43 pm I'd love to volunteer as a reader on any Henty! I was a little disappointed on seeing that 'Held Fast for England' was finished, before I had a chance to get involved Let me know when another one is being coordinated.
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I don't know: most of the Hentys I've read are already on Librivox. I liked 'Facing Death, or, The Hero of Vaughn Pit' a lot, but if I remember correctly the characters spoke with an odd accent in that one: probably not best for my first recording attempt I've heard good things about 'With the British Legion' and 'Orange and Green'. I've also been reading a bunch of Haggards on the Zulu/Boer wars, so 'With Roberts to Pretoria' would be interesting. But I'd be down for anything Henty, really.
"It's snowing still. AND freezing. However", (brightening up a little), "we haven't had an earthquake lately". - Eeyore
Well then, let's go for 'With Roberts to Pretoria'! I'd best not start it until next week, but I'm grabbing the chapter lengths and such, and I'll post back here when it's launched.LuellaMargaret wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 5:20 pm I've also been reading a bunch of Haggards on the Zulu/Boer wars, so 'With Roberts to Pretoria' would be interesting.
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Thank you so much!redrun wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 5:44 pmWell then, let's go for 'With Roberts to Pretoria'! I'd best not start it until next week, but I'm grabbing the chapter lengths and such, and I'll post back here when it's launched.LuellaMargaret wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 5:20 pm I've also been reading a bunch of Haggards on the Zulu/Boer wars, so 'With Roberts to Pretoria' would be interesting.
"It's snowing still. AND freezing. However", (brightening up a little), "we haven't had an earthquake lately". - Eeyore
Well, I got to skimming so I could write the summary... and that's when I realized that With Roberts to Pretoria might not be the one we're after!LuellaMargaret wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 5:20 pm I don't know: most of the Hentys I've read are already on Librivox. I liked 'Facing Death, or, The Hero of Vaughn Pit' a lot, but if I remember correctly the characters spoke with an odd accent in that one: probably not best for my first recording attempt I've heard good things about 'With the British Legion' and 'Orange and Green'. I've also been reading a bunch of Haggards on the Zulu/Boer wars, so 'With Roberts to Pretoria' would be interesting. But I'd be down for anything Henty, really.
How about instead: The Young Colonists: A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars? I'll try to get prepared for that one sometime early next week, if you're still up for it. To your point about accents, I see that a couple characters speak with "vernacular" English, but it doesn't seem to be much.
If you'd rather not do that one, I can launch Pretoria this weekend.
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Well, to be frank, I'm mostly hoping to use this as a stepping stone for my soloing 'The Lady of Blossholme' (Haggard) sometime. I was practicing with both that and 'With Roberts to Pretoria', and realized that I might have a hard time really getting into a book that I haven't read before. That said, I'll definitely be up for at least the first few chapters of a Henty, and 'The Young Colonists' looks good to me.redrun wrote: ↑May 16th, 2024, 8:31 pmWell, I got to skimming so I could write the summary... and that's when I realized that With Roberts to Pretoria might not be the one we're after!LuellaMargaret wrote: ↑May 6th, 2024, 5:20 pm I don't know: most of the Hentys I've read are already on Librivox. I liked 'Facing Death, or, The Hero of Vaughn Pit' a lot, but if I remember correctly the characters spoke with an odd accent in that one: probably not best for my first recording attempt I've heard good things about 'With the British Legion' and 'Orange and Green'. I've also been reading a bunch of Haggards on the Zulu/Boer wars, so 'With Roberts to Pretoria' would be interesting. But I'd be down for anything Henty, really.
How about instead: The Young Colonists: A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars? I'll try to get prepared for that one sometime early next week, if you're still up for it. To your point about accents, I see that a couple characters speak with "vernacular" English, but it doesn't seem to be much.
If you'd rather not do that one, I can launch Pretoria this weekend.
Thanks for working on it! And take your time!
"It's snowing still. AND freezing. However", (brightening up a little), "we haven't had an earthquake lately". - Eeyore