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quipxoticI found a few resources on the Lusitania that might interest people:
The Merseyside Maritime Museum has an exhibit on the ship and its sinking, as well as online content like a breakdown of who survived and who didn't by gender, age, crew vs passenger, class of room, etc; biographies of people on the ship; and highlights from their Lusitania collection.
There's also a Smithsonian article on people who were supposed to sail on the ship but missed it.
There are also plenty of World War I digital collections out there from a variety of institutions in the US and elsewhere.
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After the heaviness of the last book I listened to I wanted something lighter, which in this instance turned out to Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, narrated by Kenneth Branagh as part of a promotional tie-in with the movie version that came out ca. 2017. I may be in the minority, but I didn't hate that movie adaptation; there was some Hollywood silliness in it (that chase scene - really?), but it was certainly very pretty. Branagh was a better Hercule Poirot than I thought he'd be and in the audiobook he does create separate voices for all the characters. If you like his performances in things, this version is probably worth picking up.
I added a few drabbles for the Seventh Doctor audio "An Alien Werewolf in London." I enjoyed this one a good bit, although writing for it wasn't as fun as I'd hoped. It looks like Mags, the alien werewolf, will continue traveling with the Seventh Doctor, which is good news as far as I'm concerned.
Next up, I think I may try to listen to SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard and I've also queued up Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire.
The Merseyside Maritime Museum has an exhibit on the ship and its sinking, as well as online content like a breakdown of who survived and who didn't by gender, age, crew vs passenger, class of room, etc; biographies of people on the ship; and highlights from their Lusitania collection.
There's also a Smithsonian article on people who were supposed to sail on the ship but missed it.
There are also plenty of World War I digital collections out there from a variety of institutions in the US and elsewhere.
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After the heaviness of the last book I listened to I wanted something lighter, which in this instance turned out to Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, narrated by Kenneth Branagh as part of a promotional tie-in with the movie version that came out ca. 2017. I may be in the minority, but I didn't hate that movie adaptation; there was some Hollywood silliness in it (that chase scene - really?), but it was certainly very pretty. Branagh was a better Hercule Poirot than I thought he'd be and in the audiobook he does create separate voices for all the characters. If you like his performances in things, this version is probably worth picking up.
I added a few drabbles for the Seventh Doctor audio "An Alien Werewolf in London." I enjoyed this one a good bit, although writing for it wasn't as fun as I'd hoped. It looks like Mags, the alien werewolf, will continue traveling with the Seventh Doctor, which is good news as far as I'm concerned.
Next up, I think I may try to listen to SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard and I've also queued up Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire.
