A quiet, self-reliant, intelligent, 23-year-old woman, Lucy has, as Miss Ginevra Fanshawe asserts, "no attractive accomplishments – no beauty." She seems to have no living relatives.
Though usually reserved and emotionally self-controlled, Lucy has strong feelings and affections for those whom she really values. She even sincerely cares for the giddy Ginevra, albeit in a blunt, curmudgeonly fashion. She is a firm Protestant and denounces Roman Catholicism as false ("God is not with Rome").
The novel is initially set in the English countryside, and later follows Lucy Snowe to the fictional Belgian town of Villette, a Gothic town where the majority of the action takes place. Villette is modelled upon the city of Brussels and is set in the fictional kingdom of Labassecour (modelled on Belgium). "Labassecour" is the French word for farmyard.. ( Wikipedia)
Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
DPL = silverquill
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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):
"Chapter [number] [Part #] of Villette. 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: "Villette, by Charlotte Brontë. [Chapter Title] [Part #]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
"Chapter [number] [Part #] of Villette by Charlotte Brontë. 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] [Part #]"
END of recording:
At the end of the section, say: "End of [Chapter] [Part #]"
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 Villette, by Charlotte Brontë. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
Example filename villette_##_brontë_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. villette_01_brontë_128kb.mp3)
Transfer of files (completed recordings) Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: philchenevert
When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
I will MC this for you. I'll move you to Going Solo tomorrow.
Cheers!
-Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
MW is complete However - - - while I was able to insert the needed additional sections - - - I went one too high and discovered I'm not able to remove Section #75. Would you please take care of that little "clean up" for me
I will update this so Phil is the MC. Sorry about that/
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
I will move you to Going Solo.
Have a good day!
-Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
I'll upload Section 1 of Villette soon. This is a big project for me, as can only do it very much part-time, so I estimate that Villette will take me the best part of a year to complete, also because it is a long book, which I've split into 74 sections. The total word count is 194,561 words - yipes!! I gotta be craazzzyy
Have a wonderful day
I Love Librivox
Kind regards to you all,
Leanne
"We lose ourselves in books. We find ourselves there too". Anon
Fortunecookie wrote: ↑March 11th, 2020, 3:44 am
OK, so here goes! Section 1 of Villette is uploaded and ready for proof listening please Larry, at 88.7 dB.
Thanks Larry. I hope you will enjoy Villette. As the storyline unfolds, you will see there are some interesting characters.
It's different to Emily of course.
1 down, 73 to go!! Phew!!
Many thanks
Leanne
"We lose ourselves in books. We find ourselves there too". Anon
But please coordinate with Phil C. Fortunecookie is actually doing the solo on this one and she had asked Phil and Larry to MC and DPL.
