LibriVox
LibriVox is a project devoted to making audio book out of books which have risen into the public domain. I have written about LibriVox before. I do a fair amount of reading and recording for LibriVox, below are links to some of the LibriVox projects I have been a part of.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,
by: Mark Twain
This is the first book I recorded for LibriVox. As is the first recording, it is a bit rough in places, but I lam happy with it, it is certainly enjoyable listening, if you are not me; and you are not. The Yankee is a long time favorite of mine, though some might be surprised to know that. I encourage you to download and listen, it’s free. Give copies to your friends.
IF
by: Rudyard Kipling
IF is one of the more well known poems in the English speaking world. It is one of Kipling’s ruminations on manhood, and one I can remember my own father reciting when I was a wee lad. I don’t do it as well as he did. This is a “weakly poetry†contribution. The idea behind “weekly poetry†is that a variety of people will all read the same poem, and submit their reading. You will find mine towards the bottom.
Grimms’ Fairy Tales
by: The Brothers Grimm
This is a rather abbreviated selection of Grimm’s Fairy Tails, many will find their favorites missing, and quite a few will find unfamiliar selections – but there are plenty of old stand-bys to be worth anyone’s time. And you don’t have to listen to the ones you don’t like. This was done as one of the infernal collaborative projects, so the stories are read by many different people, instead of a single person reading the entire book. I read three of the stories, I had originally only wanted to read “The Fisherman and his Wife†(it is the tenth story) as that was just about my favorite bed time story when I was growing up (read into that what you will) and I can still hear my father reading it to me… Unfortunately I don’t do it nearly as well as he does. I agreed to pick up “Hans in Luck†(the second story) and “Snow White and Rose Red†(the last story) when the folks who originally signed up to read those stories bailed. I also threw in the Appendix because it was short, it immediately follows the last story, which I had read, no one else had signed up to read it, and because I am such a swell guy. I think that this will likely be the last collaborative project I take part in at libriVox. I feel pretty strongly that the collaborative format is a mistake when creating an audio book, and the moderation and management of the project is not sufficient to be particularly useful. So I am pretty sure that all of my further projects with LibriVox will be solo endeavors.