Audio book sample Robert Louis Stephenson In the South Seas

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Short extract from In the South Seas by Robert Louis Stephens

Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Voice Age

Middle Aged (35-54)

Accents

British (General) British (Received Pronunciation - RP, BBC) Irish (Eastern- Leinster, Dublin)

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in the afternoon, the summer Parlour was observed to be packed with people, others standing outside and stooping to peer under the eaves. My Children at home about the circus. It was the making company rehearsing for the day of competition. Karate sat in the front row, close to the singer's, where we were summoned to join him. A strong, breathless heat reigned under the iron roof, and the air was heavy with the scent of reeds. The singers with fine mats about their loins, coconut feathers, Saturn rings about their fingers, their heads crowned with yellow leaves, sat on the floor by companies. A very number of soloists stood up for different songs, these more the chief parts in the music. But the full force of the companies, even when not singing, contributed continuously to the effect. On March, the focus of the measure mimicking grimace, seen casting up their heads and eyes fluttering the feathers on their fingers, clapping hands or beating loud is a kettle drum on the left breast. The time was exquisite, the music barbarous but full of conscious art.