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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2013, 08:22:52 PM »
120 Days of Sodom

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In all seriousness, don't; just don't.

A Tale of Two Cities would be good.  Crime and Punishment as well.   
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #26 on: August 14, 2013, 09:33:23 AM »
Don't know about public domain- "Friday" was a good listen. R. Heinlein.
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #27 on: August 14, 2013, 09:34:15 AM »
Quote from: æg151337 on August 13, 2013, 07:27:07 PM
Is that Big Sur?

Not sure, grabbed it off the intertubes.
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #28 on: August 14, 2013, 12:42:35 PM »
Lots of books on tape/CD at libraries.  Go see what they have.
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #29 on: August 14, 2013, 12:52:30 PM »
I've downloaded "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "Moby Dick" from librivox.org, and wife loaned me her CD's of "Unbroken" (and something by CS Lewis that looked boring.)  I will see what the library has too; thanks, that's a good idea.

TCMC is about 60 hours long, not sure I want that.
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #30 on: August 17, 2013, 06:21:04 PM »
Egad!  Did I initiate that snark?  SATC

I have enjoyed reading Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, Journey To The Center Of The Earth, Around The World In Eighty Days, and several of Verne's short stories.  It was TTLUTS that clued me into avoiding a book if the movie is to be out soon.
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #31 on: August 17, 2013, 06:52:11 PM »
Long car rides always have me reaching for Zen and the Art of Motercycle Mataince.

But I don't know if that's a freebe on tape, yet.
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #32 on: August 17, 2013, 07:02:44 PM »
Quote from: bluestarlizzard on August 17, 2013, 06:52:11 PM
Long car rides always have me reaching for Zen and the Art of Motercycle Mataince.

But I don't know if that's a freebe on tape, yet.

I started reading that a few years ago.  Don't remember how for I got before I was distracted and put it down, but I still want to get a 1960's bike and head west on old US-12.
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry dr
« Reply #33 on: August 17, 2013, 07:11:47 PM »
Quote from: zxcvbob on August 17, 2013, 07:02:44 PM
I started reading that a few years ago.  Don't remember how for I got before I was distracted and put it down, but I still want to get a 1960's bike and head west on old US-12.

It's one of those books. I had a few false starts and each time I was really meh about it, but then I finally got through it and it's got a real "WTF just happened?" kind of ending that I love.
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #34 on: August 17, 2013, 09:18:29 PM »
Quote from: Jocassee on August 13, 2013, 03:39:01 PM
Reading comprehension failure.

I would enjoy a reading of Beowulf in the original Old English. Understanding it would be a different problem...

I did see a video online somewhere, of a guy doing that.  Should be possible to capture the audio.  I don't recall if that was a complete performance.
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #35 on: August 17, 2013, 09:19:18 PM »
Quote from: fistful on August 13, 2013, 07:32:13 PM
Certain parts of the Bible would not induce sleepiness.

and audio bibles are readily available.
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry dr
« Reply #36 on: August 17, 2013, 09:34:24 PM »
Quote from: lee n. field on August 17, 2013, 09:18:29 PM
I did see a video online somewhere, of a guy doing that.  Should be possible to capture the audio.  I don't recall if that was a complete performance.

12 grade english teacher played a recording of Baowulf in Old English. Completly incomprehensible.
I could pick out more meaning in modern German speech before I started taking German classes then I could pick out bits in Old English.
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #37 on: August 17, 2013, 11:47:04 PM »
Isn't Old English just a form of Old German?
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #38 on: August 18, 2013, 12:08:32 AM »
Quote from: fistful on August 17, 2013, 11:47:04 PM
Isn't Old English just a form of Old German?

Kinda, sorta, no.
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #39 on: August 18, 2013, 07:31:20 PM »
Quote from: lee n. field on August 17, 2013, 09:18:29 PM
I did see a video online somewhere, of a guy doing that.  Should be possible to capture the audio.  I don't recall if that was a complete performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y13cES7MMd8

(full audiobook, in modern Engleesh
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Re: What's a classic book, public domain, for me to listen to on crosscountry drive?
« Reply #40 on: August 18, 2013, 07:46:01 PM »
Quote from: fistful on August 17, 2013, 11:47:04 PM
Isn't Old English just a form of Old German?

Yorkshire English and "Scots" (not Gaelic) are supposed to be close to Auld Anglish.
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