LibriVox Forum

I would like to nominate the following:

Jock of the Bushveld http://librivox.org/jock-of-the-bushveld-by-sir-percy-fitzpatrick/

The Story of an African Farm http://librivox.org/the-story-of-an-african-farm-by-olive-schreiner/

and

The Night Horseman http://librivox.org/the-night-horseman-by-max-brand/

My recommendation is The Railway Children, as read by Karen Savage.

http://librivox.org/railway-children-by-e-nesbit/

I'd never want to read this aloud to anyone if I could give them her recording instead, and I've been known to say that I don't think Edith Nesbit herself could have read it better. This goes down among my favorite recordings of all times.

bookAngel7

Something short? I just stumbled across this little, 20 min. gem yesterday:

http://librivox.org/porcelain-and-pink-by-f-scott-fitzgerald/

It's a one-act drama that I think is really funny, and it definitely deserves more than the louse 2500 downloads it had so far!

I just loved Ruth's (RuthieG) wonderful rendition of Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces by Thomas W. Hanshew - such a fun mystery, and very well put together with its sub-plots.

Also really enjoyed Elizabeth Klett's (gloriana) reading of Edith Wharton's The Glimpses of the Moon.

Thank you, Gesine. If it is half as much fun to listen to as it was to record, that is good enough for me. I fully intend to do a third of Cleek's mysteries soon. I think I have rather a soft spot for that man.

Ruth

RuthieG wrote:Thank you, Gesine. If it is half as much fun to listen to as it was to record, that is good enough for me. I fully intend to do a third of Cleek's mysteries soon. I think I have rather a soft spot for that man.

Ruth

Oh good. I just looked on Gutenberg to see if there were any more of his, saw that there were a couple, and was going to petition you to do them! No pressure, but... quickly, please.

I have done The Riddle of the Purple Emperor.

Ruth

RuthieG wrote:I have done The Riddle of the Purple Emperor.

Ruth

I knooooow... but I'm already listening to that now, so you'd better hurry up with another. I'm having premature withdrawal symptoms.

Oh, all right then...

But I have to finish old Sherlock first. Perhaps this will spur me into action.

Ruth

Some suggestions for American Independence Day (July 4th):



U.S. Historical Documents
http://librivox.org/us-historical-documents/

Declaration of Independence

Articles of Confederation

US Constitution


Amendments to the United States Constitution
http://librivox.org/the-amendments-to-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-of-america/


The Federalist Papers
http://librivox.org/the-federalist-papers-by-alexander-hamilton-john-jay-and-james-madison/


The Anti-Federalist Papers
http://librivox.org/the-anti-federalist-papers-by-patrick-henry/


Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 015
http://librivox.org/short-nonfiction-collection-vol-015/

On the Faults of the Constitution by Benjamin Franklin


Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry (1736-1799)
http://librivox.org/give-me-liberty-by-patrick-henry/


Long Poems Collection 006
http://librivox.org/long-poems-collection-006/

The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


United Kingdom House of Lords Speeches Collection
http://librivox.org/united-kingdom-house-of-lords-speeches-collection/

Speech on the American War of Independence, 1777, by 1st Earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder)



Jim

I haven't got time today to do a staff pick post for 4th July, I'm afraid. I spotlighted one on archive, but if anyone else can do the staff picks post today, do please go ahead.

Ruth

Hi

Can I suggest that the consistently excellent recording of Dickens's Sketches by Boz should find a place in the next Staff Picks? I thought this project showed off LV group collaboration at its best.

Regards
Martin

39 Steps has already been suggested so I will second it.

I would also recommend The Prisoner of Zenda and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau, both solo works by the same wonderful reader.

Finally, I would suggest King Soloman's Mines.

I'll suggest Monsieur Lecoq, read by ezwa, for the non-English works.

I will take care of the 'Staff Picks' over at archive.org for a while. I would like to update them once a month, starting with next month. Interestingly, I am better at coming up with non-fiction stuff, so I would appreciate some help with the fictional side of Librivox. I'd like to have it a bit thematic on top of that

Please post in the thread if you have a (fiction) suggestion for

October 2010 - 'Autumn Leaves'

Thanks!