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The McWilliamses And The Burglar Alarm by Mark Twain

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I got hooked on mystery magazines when, as a young lad, I spent a summer in Calgary with my baba and zaida. My zaida had an extensive library, which included a great number of mystery books and magazines. Among them was, of course, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. After that summer I got into the habit of reading it, buying an issue here or there whenever I came across one (and could afford it). I was reminded of this after re-reading my April 2000 issue, which has a “Mystery Classic.” First published in 1882, and later collected in 1916, Mark Twain’s The McWilliamses And The Burglar Alarm is a part of a series of humorous McWilliamses stories, but it stands nicely on its own. Its not actually a mystery, more of a humourous crime story. Its also a bit about marriage, doing the old jokes that were probably old when the story came out. But its still Twain! After a bit of digging and found a really good reading of it by Steve Erbach (check out his site for more readings)! Now I can share that with you.

The McWilliamses And The Burglar Alarm
By Mark Twain; Read by Steve Erbach
1 |MP3| – Approx. 15 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: swerbach.com/twain
Recorded: 2002
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The McWilliamses And The Burglar Alarm - art by Milan Kecman

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New Releases: Blackstone Audio monthly catalogue for March 2011

New Releases

Tucked into the bottom of the latest batch of audiobooks to hit my PO Box there was a 16 page booklet featuring this month’s Blackstone Audio titles. So, with my expensive new scanner, I turned it into a PDF. Amongst other fascinating titles included in it (check page 12 for a biography of Lucrezia Borgia) you’ll find the much anticipated Brain Wave by Poul Anderson (read by Tom Weiner), an all-new Richard Matheson novel, and a collection of Orson Scott Card tales entitled Flux: Tales Of Human Futures. And, in addition to all the audiobooks, I am also reminded that Blackstone Audio has also been releasing NEW professional audio drama! In this month’s calatlogue there’s a new audio dramatization of The Mark Of Zorro (starring Val Kilmer) on the back page, and the third installment of The New Adventures Of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer (Vol. 3) is in there too, and it of course stars Stacey Keach!

Have a look at the 16 page |PDF|

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BBC7: Darker Side Of The Border

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Dramatist Marty Ross points us to his three new plays entitled Darker Side Of The Border. Sez Ross:

“[These] plays are going out on BBC Radio 7 this week – three free dramatisations of classic Scottish tales of terror: one a day from Monday 14th March to Wednesday 15th, broadcast at 6pm and midnight, UK time. If you don’t have direct access to this digital channel, don’t worry – as each play gets posted on the Radio 7 website for 7 days precisely from the time of UK broadcast, so the first play gets posted 6pm UK time Monday and is available till 6pm UK time the NEXT Monday, the next play posted 6pm Tuesday and so on.”

The three plays are:
MONDAY – The Captain Of The Polestar
Based on the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An arctic ghost story. “A young doctor sails on a whaling ship.”

TUESDAY – Olalla
Based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson
An eerie Spanish tale of tragic love and family secrets. “A soldier who falls in love while convalescing.”

WEDNESDAY – The Brownie Of The Black Haggs
Based on a story by James Hogg
A very strange tale of deranged, demonic passion. “Bossy Lady Wheelhope becomes strangely obsessed with a mysterious servant.”

Thanks Marty!

I’m hoping someone puts these up on RadioArchive.cc, that way I can listen to them in the more portable MP3 format.

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Recent Arrivals: Darla Middlebrook – voice talent

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I maintain a PO box, which is primarily for receiving parcels from Scott. That makes it worth the expense. But, the address is also posted on our about page. And so, every once in a while, I get an unsolicited book, catalogue or something else. This one falls into the latter category. A CD full of audiobook samples!?!?

It came with a letter:

Greetings to Jesse Willis,

I am a voice talent specializing in storytelling and audio book narration. The novel, “In The Company Of Ogres” by A. Lee Martinez, has captured my heart and imagination. This is a book that just cries out to be spoken. I would very much like to have you
consider allowing me to narrate this novel and bring its characters to life. I have the ability to record audio books and deliver the recordings to you.

You would have several different delivery formats from which to choose. I am, currently, in the process of narrating and editing two biographies for Redwood Audio Books. My passion, however, is for the sci-fi fantasy genre. The attached CD contains two samples of my narration from “In The Company Of Ogres“. In addition, the CD contains samples of narration from other sources. If you would like to know more about me and hear more samples of my voicing, please visit my website at: http://darlasvoice.net

Looking forward to working with you.

Best regards,
Darla Middlebrook –http://darlasvoice.net
28 Arrowhead Road
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan S6J 183
CANADA

Sorry Darla. SFFaudio doesn’t make audiobooks, commercial or otherwise. I’ve solicited a few friends to record some for a podcast, but that is never a commercial venture. From the sample CD (also available in mp3s on your website), I can hear you do have a good narrator’s voice. I hope you can make a go of it.

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LibriVox: The Bobbsey Twins At The Seashore by Laura Lee Hope

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The Bobbsey Twins At The Seashore was the third Stratemeyer Syndicate‘s longest running series. It details the semi-nauticaul adventures of the Bobbsey family, which includes two sets of fraternal twins: Bert and Nan, who are 12 years old, and Flossie and Freddie, who are six. I got my copy through an inheritance. My grandmother had kept many of the books that her five sons grew up with. Based on the penciling in this one I’m guessing it was greatly valued by my father. He put his name, address and phone number in it, probably when he was around five years old. By the time I got to it, the other day, both the front and back covers had fallen off, and all the previous repair work only just held the pages in. So, with great pain, I cracked the remainder of the spine, peeled off the masking tape and now, with the help of a couple of students and a $500 scanner, I have a digital picture book edition to enhance our enjoyment of the audiobook. |PDF|

The Bobbsey Twins At The Seashore
By Laura Lee Hope (aka Lilian C. Garis); Read by various
21 Zipped MP3 Files or Podcast – Approx. 3 Hours 40 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: LibriVox.org
Published: March 03, 2011
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In this third volume of the “Bobbsey Twin Series”, the twins – Nan and Bert and Freddie and Flossie – go with their family to visit relatives at the seashore. Excitement and adventure are sure to abound!

Podcast Feed: http://librivox.org/rss/4906
iTunes 1-Click |SUBSCRIBE|

[Thanks also to: Maria Therese, Linette Geisel and Elli]

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BBCR4 + RA.CC: Libraries, Labyrinths, Borges, And Me

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There’s an interesting documentary about Jorge Luis Borges over on RadioArchive.cc. Its presenter, Peter White, traveled to Buenos Aires, talked to a Borges biographer and a former student. He sits in the club that Borges sat in and walks the streets where Borges walked. The focus here is especially on Borges’ blindness, but the documentary is good for those who are still sighted too.

Libraries, Labyrinths, Borges, And Me
Presented by Peter White; Reader Peter Woolf
1 MP3 – Approx. 28 Minutes [DOCUMENTARY]
Broadcaster: BBC Radio 4
Broadcast: May 19, 2009
Source: RadioArchive.cc
Peter White, who has been blind since birth, presents ‘In Touch’ Radio 4’s programme for the blind and partially sighted. This is not his only job at the BBC, where he also presents documentaries on various subjects. Peter is very interested in Jorge Luis Borges’ work. Here Peter travels to Buenos Aires to find out what why Borges seems to be more quoted than read, and to use his own blindness to bring new perspective Borges’ his life and work. Produced by Mark Smally.

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