First full collaborative project posted!

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The collaborative recording of Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling is now in the catalog at Librivox!  This was the first collaborative project that was under my keeping from start to finish.  (There have been a couple of other collabs that I've had to pick up from book coordinators who were unable to stay on for the duration of their projects.)  It was a great experience; there were a range of readers from old hands to complete newbies, and everyone did a fine job.  Thanks again, Librivolunteers!

From the catalog:

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was an English author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his children’s books, including The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, and Puck of Pook’s Hill; his novel, Kim; his poems, including “Mandalay”, “Gunga Din”, and “If—”; and his many short stories, including “The Man Who Would Be King” and the collections Life’s Handicap, The Day’s Work, and Plain Tales from the Hills. He is regarded as a major “innovator in the art of the short story”; his children’s books are enduring classics of children’s literature; and his best work speaks to a versatile and luminous narrative gift.

Dan and Una met Puck last summer, in Puck of Pook’s Hill. This summer, they meet him again - and several individuals from different periods in history, who, while generally not famous themselves, tell their tales of meeting Queen Elizabeth, Francis Drake, George Washington, and other well-known historical figures. Sadly, Dan and Una forget these encounters as soon as they are over, but the reader can enjoy them for years to come!