Archive for March, 2006

LV: Treasure Island, Ch 23-24

Monday, March 27th, 2006

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson

mp3 audio file: treasure Island, Chapter 21

Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson

Read by: Neal the Podchef
Bit rate: 64 kbps

Time: 00:22:09
Gutenberg e-text #120

LibriVox Catalog Page: Treasure Island (for Ogg Vorbis, mp3 128kb & a zip of the entire book)

Next up (Wednesday): Treasure Island, Chapter 25-26 read by Gordon Mackenzie.

LV: Treasure Island, Ch 22

Monday, March 27th, 2006

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson

mp3 audio file: Treasure Island, Chapter 22

Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson

Read by: Kristen McQuillin
Bit rate: 64 kbps

Time: 00:10:50
Gutenberg e-text #120

LibriVox Catalog Page: Treasure Island (for Ogg Vorbis, mp3 128kb & a zip of the entire book)

Next up: Treasure Island, Chapter 23-24 read by Neal the Podchef.

LV: Treasure Island, Ch 21

Monday, March 27th, 2006

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson

mp3 audio file: treasure Island, Chapter 21

Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson

Read by: Kristen McQuillin
Bit rate: 64 kbps

Time: 00:11:11
Gutenberg e-text #120

LibriVox Catalog Page: Treasure Island (for Ogg Vorbis, mp3 128kb & a zip of the entire book)

Next up: Treasure Island, Chapter 22 read by Kristen McQuillin.

LV: The Song of Wandering Aengus, by William Butler Yeats

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

Another installment of our Weekly Poetry Project: every week someone chooses a public domain poem (not too long) and posts it on the forum under Readers Wanted/Weekly Poetry. Everyone is encouraged to record a version of it.
Last week, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we chose:
The Song of Wandering Aengus, by William Butler Yeats
And here [...]

LibriVox & Twain’s Autobiography

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

LibriVox is the first (we believe) to publish a free, public domain online version of Mark Twain’s Autobiography.
“Mark Twain’s Autobiography” was published in 1924 by New York’s Harper & Brothers Publishers. Published after 1923, this edition is not in the public domain in the USA. However, much of the book was published previously in serial [...]

LV: Treasure Island, Ch 20

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson

mp3 audio file: treasure Island, Chapter 2o

Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson

Read by: mjd-s
Bit rate: 64 kbps

Time: 00:12:48
Gutenberg e-text #120

LibriVox Catalog Page: Treasure Island (for Ogg Vorbis, mp3 128kb & a zip of the entire book)

Next up (Wednesday): Treasure Island, Chapter 21 read by Kristen McQuillin.

LV: Treasure Island, Ch 19

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson

mp3 audio file: treasure Island, Chapter 19

Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson

Read by: mjs-d
Bit rate: 64 kbps

Time: 00:12:51
Gutenberg e-text #120

LibriVox Catalog Page: Treasure Island (for Ogg Vorbis, mp3 128kb & a zip of the entire book)

Next up (Monday): Treasure Island, Chapters 20 read by mjd-s.

Red Hat Magazine on LibriVox

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Consensus is, this is the best media article yet on LibriVox. Captured the history, the spirit, the mechanics all in a very comprehensive package. Thanks Rebecca!

Is your daily commute filled with blaring morning talk shows and radio traffic reports? If you’re like most commuters, your audio book collection is limited to “Who Moved My [...]

LV: Sonnet 130, by William Shakespeare

Sunday, March 19th, 2006

Another installment of our Weekly Poetry Project: every week someone chooses a public domain poem (not too long) and posts it on the forum under Readers Wanted/Weekly Poetry. Everyone is encouraged to record a version of it.
Last week we chose:
Sonnet 130, by William Shakespeare
And here is the randomly-chosen weekly poetry podcast:
Graham Williams reads:
Sonnet 130, by [...]

LV: Treasure Island, Ch 18

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson

mp3 audio file: treasure Island, Chapter 18

Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson

Read by: Vee
Bit rate: 64 kbps

Time: 00:14:15
Gutenberg e-text #120

LibriVox Catalog Page: Treasure Island (for Ogg Vorbis, mp3 128kb & a zip of the entire book)

Next up (Friday): Treasure Island, Chapters 19 read by mjs-d.