(children) Nelly : or, The best inheritance, by Lucy Ellen Guernsey - lt

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Nelly : or, The best inheritance, by Lucy Ellen Guernsey (1826 - 1899)
This little story is written to illustrate the value of honesty and faithfulness in small and great matters. Nelly's earnings may possibly be considered rather large for a girl of her age; but a lady of much experience, to whom I referred the matter, assures me that they are not exaggerated, and that a perfectly trustworthy clerk is worth almost any price to his or her employers. A woman mostly confined to the bed and sofa earned, in three years, nearly seven hundred dollars by doing the finer and more elaborate kinds of tatting. (Summary by Lucy Ellen Guernsey)
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Genres for the project: Children's Fiction/General

Keywords that describe the book: Moral, inheritance, hard work, needlecraft

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May I have section 1?

And happy to DPL if still looking for one!
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Cbteddy wrote: December 27th, 2023, 4:54 pm May I have section 1?

And happy to DPL if still looking for one!
Great on both counts
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Post by Cbteddy »

Hello! Here is section 1 (14:59). If someone could PL whenever convenient, that would be greatly appreciated. This sounds like it'll be a nice story!

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/nelly_01_guernsey_128kb.mp3
Cheers,
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Come read!
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Cbteddy wrote: December 29th, 2023, 2:26 pm Hello! Here is section 1 (14:59). If someone could PL whenever convenient, that would be greatly appreciated. This sounds like it'll be a nice story!

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/nelly_01_guernsey_128kb.mp3
Thank you
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Post by Lynnet »

Chapter 1 PL OK
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May I have Section 2?
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ecase25 wrote: January 8th, 2024, 11:03 am May I have Section 2?
I can assign that section to you, but please be sure to complete your 1 minute test as outlined in your welcome email. This isn’t an audition, just to check your specs are to Librivox standards. If not, you will be given hints on how to rectify this.
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May I have sections 3 and 4?
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Post by j0lly »

Hi, may I have section 5 please?
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te1103407 wrote: January 10th, 2024, 7:06 pm May I have sections 3 and 4?
Thank you for claiming. Please wait until you get the ok on your test and be sure to read the first post and ask if you have questions.
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j0lly wrote: January 11th, 2024, 5:42 am Hi, may I have section 5 please?
Sure!
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Lynnet wrote: January 11th, 2024, 9:55 am
j0lly wrote: January 11th, 2024, 5:42 am Hi, may I have section 5 please?
Sure!
Thanks!
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Post by j0lly »

Here you are 15min 30sec https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/nelly_05_guernsey_128kb.mp3
Hope you like it! :wink:
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