[SOLO] Stories of the Lifeboat by Frank Mundell - lt

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Stories of the Lifeboat by Frank Mundell (1870 - 1932).

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/stories-of-the-lifeboat-by-frank-mundell/

There's fury in the tempest,
And there's madness in the waves;
The lightning snake coils round the foam,
The headlong thunder raves;
Yet a boat is on the waters,
Filled with Britain's daring sons,
Who pull like lions out to sea,
And count the minute guns.


(from The Boatmen of the Downs by Eliza Cook)

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Rescue attempts to save the lives of stranded and imperilled sailors and seafarers have been occurring ever since the very first time that man sailed on a floating object away from the safety of the shore and out onto the wild and unpredictable seas of the world.

In Great Britain, it was not until the 1780s that the first proper lifeboat was designed and built which saw service at Bamborough in Northumberland. Through the efforts of private benefactors and voluntary subscriptions more lifeboats were commissioned and stationed at strategic points around the coast and in 1824 the forerunner of today’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) was established.

This book, Stories of the Lifeboat was one in a series of inspirational texts written by the Victorian author Frank Mundell for The Sunday School Union. The stories related here, highlight the heroic bravery and selfless courage of the lifeboat crews who were prepared to put their own lives on the line in the face of ferocious storms and atrocious weather conditions as they sought to rescue those in peril on the sea.

Over time, the designs of the lifeboats improved and were made self-righting and included valves to drain away the water that cascaded into the boat. These boats, certainly in earlier times, were totally open to the elements and had to be rowed out to the ship in distress and it was only in later years that steam-powered engines were introduced.

These stories are based on actual incidents and rescues that were undertaken around various parts of the British coast and out in mid-ocean. Some were successful, whilst others ended tragically, sometimes for everyone concerned. But in each case it is hard not to be impressed by the unselfish acts of heroism detailed in these narratives.

(Steve C)
  • Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42394/pg42394-images.pdf? session_id=0688d60faa6cb558c65dd3f11fa8c338b1e049e3
  • Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard



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  • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Frank Mundell) : n/a
  • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
  • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 24
  • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: Yes
  • Original publication date (if known): 1894
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/History /Modern (19th C)

Keywords that describe the book: adventure, sea-stories, disaster, shipwreck, rescues, courage, bravery, oceans, lifeboats, rnli

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[*]The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording (Intro):
  • "Preface to Stories of the Lifeboat. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • Say:
    "Stories of the Lifeboat, by Frank Mundell. [Preface]"


For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
  • "Chapter [number] of Stories of the Lifeboat by Frank Mundell. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • Only if applicable, say:
    "[Chapter title]"
END of recording:
  • At the end of the section, say:
    "End of [Chapter ##]"
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • At the end of the book, say (in addition):
    "End of Stories of the Lifeboat, by Frank Mundell. "

There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.

[*]Example filename storiesofthelifeboat_##_mundell_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. storiesofthelifeboat_01_mundell_128kb.mp3)

[*]Example ID3 V2 tags
Artist: Frank Mundell
Title: ## - [Section title]
Album: Stories of the Lifeboat


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Last edited by Steve on May 5th, 2017, 12:37 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Steve
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Post by Steve »

Dave C (craigdav1) has jumped on board as DPL. :)
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Post by craigdav1 »

Leaving a cookie crumb.
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Post by Lynnet »

I'll set this up for you. Back with the MW in a few minutes.

Edit: All set. Will move straight to Going Solo. Let me know if you need anything else.
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Post by Steve »

Hi Lynne.

Thanks for setting this up.

Cheers

Steve
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Post by Steve »

Hi Dave

Four sections: 0 / 1 / 2 & 4 uploaded.

Cheers

Steve
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Post by craigdav1 »

0-2, 4 PL OK.
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Post by Steve »

Hi Dave

Four sections: 6 7 8 9 uploaded.

Thanks for the PLing on the first 4.

Steve
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Post by craigdav1 »

6-9 PL OK.
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Post by Steve »

Hi Dave

Five sections: 10 ~ 14 uploaded.

Thanks for the PLing the last lot.

Steve
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Post by craigdav1 »

10-12 PL OK.

In the MW the titles of 9 and 10 are reversed. The files are correctly labeled (as in the book), only the order of the titles in the MW are "flipped" for 9 and 10. Traveling so I will finish these tonight.
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Post by Steve »

craigdav1 wrote:10-12 PL OK.

In the MW the titles of 9 and 10 are reversed. The files are correctly labeled (as in the book), only the order of the titles in the MW are "flipped" for 9 and 10. Traveling so I will finish these tonight.
Thanks for picking this up Dave - I've now amended the titles. Not sure how I managed to do that!

I'll pm Lynne to make her aware of the mistake, in case she has to make any other changes in the system.

Cheers

Steve
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Post by craigdav1 »

13-14 PL OK.

I will check the files (9 and 10) later just to make sure they are correctly numbered.
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Post by WYSIWYG »

Looks like a great 'listen' in the making. Thanks for the helpfully long summary!

~Susan
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Post by Steve »

WYSIWYG wrote:Looks like a great 'listen' in the making. Thanks for the helpfully long summary!
~Susan
Hopefully, the project will be complete in a couple of weeks - so not long to wait! :)

Cheers

Steve
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