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mcrandall · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 727 Location: Fremont, CA

The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Vol. 1 by Anonymous, translated by Dr. Jonathan Scott.

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/the-arabian-nights-entertainments-volume-01-by-anonymous/

This is the first of four volumes (which I plan to coordinate in succession) of "The Arabian Nights Entertainments". This is not the Sir Richard Burton version, it is a more plain-English translation and without the sexual overtones (not because I have a problem with sexual overtones, but because I like the plainer English!). Summary from Wikipedia:

Gesine · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:49 pm Post subject:

Michelle, Michelle! This is wonderful. I'll grab this (as MC). I owe two edits, though, so the magic window will have to wait a short while, okay? I'll do it asap.
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Gesine · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:37 am Post subject:

I've added the reader list. I endeavoured to add the titles but I'm missing some, or perhaps you wanted to break up some sections. You can edit yourself, of course.

I'd be happy to store the files for you. In other projects I MC where the BC doesn't have server space, we've followed this process, which has proved quite efficient:

Please upload all files to my Uploader http://librivox.gesine.org/ (please read the info on that page)
Password upl0ad1t
I've put this info in the first post so people upload files directly; this saves one step.
I receive an email from the system whenever something arrives in my Uploader. I then grab the files and move them to the project folder on my server (in this case, http://librivox.gesine.org/upload/arabian1/).
When it's there, I put the Listen link into the reader list of your project (and mark the section 'complete' if you haven't already done so). I will post a quick message in the thread when I've done this.
Then you can go to the folder and check that the file has uploaded correctly, by comparing the filesize. If everything is fine, the section is available and already set up for the proof-listening stage.

Does this make sense? Let me know if you have any questions.
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mcrandall · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 727 Location: Fremont, CA

Thank you, Gesine! You shouldn't have done all that work! Don't you worry about keeping the Listen! links updated, etc., I will take care of all that since I have the URL for the dedicated uploader page.

I have broken up some of the longer chapters into parts that are more manageable...there are a couple that were 15,000+ words. I'll make changes to the magic window.

Thanks,
Michelle
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Brett? · Joined: 21 Feb 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Provo Utah

I want them all! Sadly, I bet I can't take that many, can I? Let's start with The History of the Young King of the Black Isles, which is section 10. Then let's do section 18, The Story of Amene. If people aren't snatching them up like candy, I'll return. Oh, I will return.
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Christabel · Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 22

Hello!

May I please have sections 4, 27, and 28?

Great project choice, by the by. Very Happy

Gesine · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:30 am Post subject:

I'll do section 08. Thanks for putting the word counts down, Michelle, that's very helpful. Smile

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Rowen · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:46 pm Post subject:

Oh yay!

Could I take section 01?
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mcrandall · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 727 Location: Fremont, CA

Thanks to Brett?, Christabel, Gesine & Rowen. Assignments made in the magic window.

Brett?, come on back for more whenever you are ready!

-Michelle
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Christabel · Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 22

Hello! Quick question -- I was reading over each of the stories I requested and found the following in Section 28: "The child ran after me, telling me it was not his own, but belonged mother, who was sick..." There seems to be a word or two missing between "belonged" and "mother" -- how exactly should I handle that? Am I allowed to insert the words "to his" or is that a no-no?

Brett? · Joined: 21 Feb 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Provo Utah

I'll field this, if it's OK. From a linguistics standpoint, I'd wager to say that the usage there is actually correct, it's only archaic. It may seem like words are missing, but in all actuality it's just an older structure. Sometimes people like to show off their mastery of a language, like English, by using structures that don't appear in contemporary speech, or sometimes they like to import structures like that from other languages.

My guess at the structure is this. He carried the "his" into the new clause via the "but," which used to work the same way as an "and" for the purposes of carrying words into new clauses. Then he used the old English dative, which still exists today in some cases (i.e. that does mother no good.), to eliminate the "to." It's a little confusing, and I definitely wouldn't have done it, but in a very technical sense, it's actually grammatically correct...
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Christabel · Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 22

Ta much for the info, Brett!

If it isn't too much of an imposition, would you mind doing a li'l recording of how it should be read and post it to yousendit.com (or the equivalent)? I still can't quite wrap my mind around how it's to be done.

Here's the full sentence:
"The child ran after me, telling me it was not his own, but belonged mother, who was sick; and that his father, to satisfy her longing, had made a long journey, and brought home three apples, whereof this was one, which he had taken from his mother without her knowledge. "

If you haven't the time (or would simply rather not), I understand completely. Very Happy

Take care!

mcrandall · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 727 Location: Fremont, CA

Wow, thanks, Brett. I would never have known it was proper English. Thanks for taking that one.

-Michelle
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roolynninms · Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 57 Location: New Jersey

I would love to do the Voyages of Sinbad, so sections 19-26. Thank you so much!
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mcrandall · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 727 Location: Fremont, CA

roolynninms, welcome and thanks!

-Michelle
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