This project is now complete. All audio files can be downloaded from the catalog page here:
https://librivox.org/so-big-by-edna-ferber/
Volunteers outside the USA:Edna Ferber died in 1968 The author's work is still protected by copyright in places like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years, Australia (author's death plus 70 years for authors who died after 1955), UNLESS the rule of shorter term applies.
The story of Selina DeJong and her son Dirk, whom she affectionately calls So Big. After the death of her husband, Selina raises So Big on her own while managing her deceased husband's farm in Illinois. When So Big grows up, he moves to Chicago, where he finds himself drawn to the fast-money stock-broker lifestyle of the 1920s. So Big is conflicted: he wants to live in the world of speculation and finance, but he's aware that his mother (and his love interest, an artist) are disappointed that he hasn't lived up to the hard-working, hardscrabble values instilled by his mother. ( Alexandra Atiya)
- Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61686
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
Genres for the project: Family Life; General Fiction/Published 1900 onward; Literary Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: sons, 1920s, families, mothers, literary fiction, female authors
============================================ - 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] of So Big. 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]" - Say:
"So Big, by Edna Ferber. [Chapter]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:- "Chapter [number] of So Big by Edna Ferber. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city]" - Only if applicable, say:
"[Chapter title]"
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Chapter]" - If you wish, say (on;ly if you haven't already included this in the intro):
"Recording by [your name], [city]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of So Big, by Edna Ferber. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording. - Example filename sobig_##_ferber_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. sobig_01_ferber_128kb.mp3)
ID3 tags will be added automatically during cataloging.
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
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- When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
- If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
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