This project is now complete. All files can be downloaded from the catalog page here:https://librivox.org/the-prophet-by-kahlil-gibran/[/color]
The prophet Al Mustafa, before leaving the city where he has been living twelve years, stops to address the people. They call out for his words of wisdom on many sides of the human condition, and he addresses them in terms of love and care. He has much to offer from his observations of the people, and he illustrates with images they can relate to.
The author, Gibran, was influenced by the Maronites, the Sufis, and the Baha’i. His philosophy, though deist, is primarily aimed at the good within ourselves, and the common-sense ways in which we can unlock it. An illustration from his chapter on Friendship:
“And let your best be for your friend.
If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know its flood also.
For what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill?
Seek him always with hours to live.”
The prophet’s gentle words have inspired their translation into over 108 languages. Listen to them with an open mind. You may find some burdens and frustrations hidden within you eased.
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- Text source (only read from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58585
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[*] Project Code: fLEpLRwT
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Kahlil Gibran) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahlil_Gibran
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prophet_(book)
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 28
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1923
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Genres for the project: Poetry/Free Verse; Family Life; Literary Fiction
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No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
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- "Chapter [number] of The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran. 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:
"The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran. [Chapter]"
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- "Chapter [number] of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
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"[Chapter title]"
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"End of The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran. "
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[*]Example filename prophet_##_gibran_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. prophet_01_gibran_128kb.mp3)
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... however, I already have the first 2 sections in the can, so I'm going ahead with it!
Hmmm, never mind!