Hello, my lovely flock and welcome to Episode 1 of Fireside Flock!

This is the start of Middlemarch by George Eliot, published in 1871! There's 8 'books' within this book, so this is only the the first part of Book One.

Want to read along? Here's the text file for the book. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/145/pg145-images.html#pref01

I recorded the audio over two days, so you'll hear a distinct shift from being slightly meek and shy the first half, and becoming more comfortable in the second. Please be patient with my editing. I am only a one-goat show right now, and I'm trying my best!

And don't worry, the pop filter will be brand-spanking new and settled on my mic for the next episode.

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