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By Pike and Dyke (audiobook)
George Alfred Henty (1832-1902)
By Pike and Dyke
by G.A. Henty (1832-1902)
It is the 1570′s, and the people of the Netherlands live in terror under the cruel dominion of Spain. Though many long to be free of Spanish tyranny, efforts at rebellion are failing, and allies are nowhere to be found. Edward “Ned” Martin, son of an English captain and a Dutch lady, is thrust into the conflict when he resolves to help his mother’s people and avenge his murdered relatives. Entering the service of the revolutionary leader William the Silent, Prince of Orange, Ned is called upon to carry out dangerous secret missions deep within occupied territory. Through hairbreadth escapes, fierce sea fights, terrifying sieges, and daring rescues, Ned becomes a witness to the inspiring and heartbreaking events of the rise of the Dutch republic. (Summary by D. Leeson)
Dowloadable as pdf, txt, or MP3 from LibriVox You can also subscribe via Itunes to the book.
Free Audio Books For The Ipod and other MP3 players
Thanks to some really wonderful folks on the internet, there are hundreds of free audio books available for children. Here are a few of our very favorites, click the picture to go there.:
Kiddierecords.com has scanned the picture books that were sold with the original records. Excellent Site!
booksshouldbefree.com
kidsaudiobooks.co.uk
To get them on your ipod:
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1. Create a folder in your audio books folder using the name of the book you want to download.
2. Right click and save the image of the book cover then Right click and save the audio files. Make sure you are saving them to the folder you created in step 1.
3. Once they have downloaded to your computer, open Itunes and drag the book folder to your music library.
4. Select all of the mp3 files that go with your book by highlighting the first one, holding the shift key down, and highlighting the last one. Note about m3u files, delete any continuous playlists, if present.
5. Once they are selected (in blue), right click, select option “Get Info”.
6. Under the tab for get info, you’ll see a tab titled “info”: change genre to “Books” and select “part of compilation”.
7. Under the tabs you’ll also see, “Options”: Change Media Kind to “Audiobook” and check “Remember playback position.
8. Under the tabs you’ll also see “Artwork”, select “Add” then select your book cover image from the listing in the folder you created earlier.
Once “Okay” is selected, Itunes will move the mp3 files from your music library to your audiobooks library along with the book cover.
*Note: If when you selected Get Info, everything is in ghost, you will need to convert your file to AAC Format, then make the changes above. You can get to the Convert to AAC when you right click for the “Get Info” option – it’s on the same sub menu list.
Happy Listening.
Other fun sites:
Audio Owl
*Audio owl’s Ipod option places them into Itunes as a podcast. You can change the “Get Info” to an audiobook and this will place it in the audiobooks folder with the artwork, however, a copy will remain in your podcast folder.
Calfkiller Cowboys
Cary Grant Radio
Internet Archive’s Old Time Radio Shows
OTR Days
Robinson Crusoe
Librivox recording of Robinson Crusoe Written Anew for Children by James Baldwin.
Read by Denny Sayers
Librivox recording (May 26, 2006)
Read by Denny Sayers
Adaptation of the story of Robinson Crusoe for grammar school children. Tells how the shipwrecked sailor makes a new life for himself on the island, providing shelter, food, and clothing for himself from the few tools he rescued from the ship and what he is able to find on the island. He lives on the island over twenty years before he is finally rescued and during that time must re-invent almost everything necessary for daily sustenance. (Summary from The Baldwin Project.)
Alexander Selkirk: The Real Robinson Crusoe
by James S. Bruce and Mayme S. Bruce
Published in The Explorers Journal,Spring 1993.
A portrait of Alexander Selkirk commissioned by the author and done by Rosemary Sage of Pasadena, Salifornia. The artist tried to render a picture of Selkirk as close in resemblance as possible as he is described in various articles.
Mystery of Alexander Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe, solved
