I finished El Dorado yesterday! Woohoo! No more wanting to smack Armand! 🙂
It really did end up being a very good book, once I got past those beginning chapters where he was being such a goose, and once the action moved onto the other characters. I’ve decided that one reason I was so annoyed with Armand was that Orczy changed him so much from the first book to this one. In that, he was the responsible elder brother, who had looked after his little sister from the time their parents died, and was completely devoted to the Scarlet Pimpernel’s cause. In this book she made him younger than Marguerite and completely reckless and foolish.
And I have two chapters left of A Little Princess, so I should be done with that this weekend. Now I need to find something new to read. I am still working on Pride and Prejudice, but when I started it, I didn’t realize there was another solo version in progress. It had been semi-abandoned, but it started back up this week. As it’s a newer reader, I don’t want them to feel like I’m infringing on their territory, so I’d rather not take P&P public just now. My plan is to keep working on it, but I need something else for my public project. I’m thinking of, perhaps, some more Nesbit, another Anne book, or maybe the first Katy Did book. But I haven’t decided yet.
I finally got my invite to Ravelry yesterday. I spent part of today adding completed projects to my page. I don’t know how much I’ll use it for organization, but it’s a great place to get new ideas!
Liana
Hello,
I just finished listening to the Scarlet Pimpernel this afternoon and loved every second of it. Thank you very much for all the care and emotion you put into your fine reading — and for this sequel, which I’m downloading this very minute! I had read the first book at some point, but I’ve never read the second, so I’m looking forwards to it very much. 🙂
Emily
I vote for Anne of Windy Poplars!
admin
Liana, I had never read beyond the first book before this either, but, from references in this book, it would seem that it’s at least the third in the series.
Emily, unfortunately, Anne of Windy Poplars is not in the public domain in the U.S., so it’s not something I can do for LibriVox.
Shona
I know I’m late to the scene but I’m a new fan of Librivox and most particularly your talent. The very first book I downloaded was Pride & Prejudice … the reading that you did. What a delightful experience! You are a splendid reader and did the book complete justice. I could effuse at great length but will hold back so as to not annoy. Suffice it to say that I will be hunting down all the other books at Librivox that you’ve read because I know they will be perfectly executed. I am presently listening to Count of Monte Cristo and have a difficult time with the inconsistency of the readers, their accents, their sound quality and their reading style. Oy. Thanks for all your work at Librivox. I intend to take full advantage of it!
Jackie Nieman
Hi! I love your reading of the Scarlet Pimpernel books on Librivox! Did you know there a TONNES of others available online? I was looking for a version of “Sir Percy Hits Back” and just ordered it from Amazon when I found almost if not ALL the books available here: http://www.blakeneymanor.com/series.html
I hope you will consider doing more! I’ve done a few poems for librifox which was fun, but I don’t think I could carry a whole book…besides, I haven’t your wonderful English accent!
Jane Norriss
Thankyou so much for your reading of The Scarlet Pimpernel and el Dorado. Yes. Ican understand wanting to hit Armand. I read the books many many years ago and so enjoyed heariing them this time, especially wih such a fantastic French accent. You are so clever – and such knitting too! Keep it up.
Steve
Thank you so much for your wonderful reading of The Scarlet Pimpernel. I was looking for something light and fun and it fit the bill perfectly. Easily the best Librivox book that I have heard so far. I love the French accent! 🙂
Emily
I feel very much obliged to drop a note here to thank you for your brilliant interpretation of “Pride and Prejudice”. I enjoyed it so much that I recommended your narration to everyone. As a English language amateur, I would like to know if the narration is in British RP or GenAm accent? Thank you in advance.
Wish you happy everyday!
kruthie73
It’s British RP. The Anne of Green Gables books and the What Katy Did books are in Gen Am.