The final journal of British naturalist Bruce Frederick Cummings, spanning from March 1918 to June 1919. The diary follows on the heels of the publication of Cummings' edited collection of journal entries The Journal of a Disappointed Man, which had been received to some success. This slimmer volume contains Cummings' reflections upon the end of WWI, bittersweet reflections marked as they are by the self-knowledge that as that as a new era of peace was being ushered in across Europe, Cummings' own health was failing him. Despite his body succumbing to multiple sclerosis, Cummings remains emotionally and intellectually lucid to the last, making for both a lively historical document, but also a moving and lyrical piece of autobiography. (Adam Whybray)
• This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/a-last-diary-by-w-n-p-barbellion/
[*]Text source (only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/lastdiary00barbuoft
[*]Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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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):
- "Section [number] of A Last Diary by W. N. P. Barbellion. 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:
"A Last Diary, by W. N. P. Barbellion. [Section]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
- "Chapter [number] of A Last Diary by W. N. P. Barbellion. 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:
"[Section title]"
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Section]" - 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 A Last Diary, by W. N. P. Barbellion."
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
[*]Example filename lastdiary_##_barbellion_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. lastdiary_01_barbellion_128kb.mp3)
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Any questions?
Please post below[/list]
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Previously I completed Barbellion's longer original volume of diaries The Journal of a Disappointed Man. This is his slimmer follow-up, following the year and a few months after the end of the previous volume.
As for the dedicated proof-listener, my personal preference would be Amy (alg1001) which she has agreed to do. She provided invaluable commentary and advice for the first volume and I loved working with her and believe she enjoyed the project. I proposed this to Amy back in February, but only now have the time (having come to the end of the university lecturing year until September) to dedicate to the recording.
- Sprocket / Adam
But the proper project code will be needed anyway. 
