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A collection of Wells' short stories, with a short introductory essay by the author:- "Essentially it is a miscellany of inventions, many of which were very pleasant to write; and its end is more than attained if some of them are refreshing and agreeable to read. I have now re-read them all, and I am glad to think I wrote them. I like them, but I cannot tell how much the associations of old happinesses gives them a flavour for me. I make no claims for them and no apology; they will be read as long as people read them." (From the author's Introduction.)
H.G. Wells is best known as a writer of science fiction; "The Country of the Blind and Other Stories" is a collection only incidentally touched by science.
NOTE: modern readers may find some of the language used offensive.
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11870
Target completion date: 2022-12-10
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Genres for the project: Short Stories/Single Author Collections
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section # of The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." "Read by Peter Yearsley" "The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories, by H. G. Wells. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section # of The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories, by H. G. Wells. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." "Read by Peter Yearsley" "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section #."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories, by H. G. Wells."
Filename: countryoftheblind_##_wells_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. countryoftheblind_01_wells_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: craigdav1
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.