Altivo's Fabulous Furry Tales #2: Jack London and the Wolves

[altivo]

<==Download podcast here.

Fourteen minutes this week, just under 7 MB download. I'm afraid the sound quality is a bit off, but not that bad and I can't spend a lot of time with it today. This week's topic: Jack London's The Call of the Wild and White Fang.

<==For those brave enough to want to subscribe.

Note that the RSS/XML link has been revised. I wasn't happy with the one generated by Ourmedia, since it combined everything I post into a single subscription. Those of you who want Fabulous Furry Tales without adulteration will probably want to unsub and resubscribe here.

Written transcript also available upon request. Hope you enjoy it. :)

P.S. After some confusion last time, here's a bit of info for the uninitiated. You do not need an iPod in order to listen to a podcast. The 'cast is just an mp3 file and it can be played back on any device that reads mp3 files, including, most likely, the same PC you are reading this on. The XML link is used to subscribe with an RSS reader that automatically downloads each new podcast when it is released. You don't need such software in order to listen, though.

Comments

[hrrunka]

Thanks for that. It is way too long since I read CotW and WF. I don't even seem to have copies in the house, so that's something I'll have to rectify next time I'm in a bookshop. I always identified more strongly with Kipling's Jungle Books, which, I guess, is at least partly down to my being tropical born and bred. The ice and snow were a little foreign. However, that the story should be told from the dog's point of view seemed perfectly natural.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I had a similar problem. There actually were copies of the two books here, but they are in one of those huge single volume anthologies of Jack London's writing. The whole thing is about 1800 pages in one volume, and weighs 5 pounds. Not exactly suitable for bedtime reading. I have a handheld electronic book reader that I like so I checked and, voila, both books were available in that format for 85 cents US each. They're also in Project Gutenberg, but if you prefer paper, try any large used book store.

(BTW, I really do love that icon. You should record some harp music and distribute it to us here.)

[hrrunka]

I'm sure both books are still in print over here, probably in a choice of editions, but I always keep an eye out for some books on second-hand bookstalls too. So far I've not found an affordable practical e-book reader, and plain old books are usually so much more practical. I did lug a hardback of Pullman's "His Dark Materials" around for a while. That one wasn't so practical. It's even heavier than the heaviest Harry Potter...

(...and as for the harp, I wish I could play it half well enough to be worth recording, but that's another story.)