This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-golden-bough-part-2-by-james-frazer/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/goldenboughstud03frazThe third volume of The Golden Bough. The term Taboo is one of the very few words which the English language has borrowed from the speech of savages. This volume examines the underlying moral code of many societies, both primitive and medieval, and with modern analogies. The reader is encouraged to contemplate the contradictions, inconsistencies, and absurdities, not merely between different people of different countries and ages, but also between similar people within the same countries. Frazer presents extensive evidence that the laws of morality slowly, but subtly, are in an ever changing state. (Summary by Leon Harvey)
Target completion date: 2021-06-01
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 2. Taboo and the Perils of the Soul. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 2. Taboo and the Perils of the Soul, by James Frazer. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 2. Taboo and the Perils of the Soul, by James Frazer. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 2. Taboo and the Perils of the Soul, by James Frazer."
Filename: goldenbough2_##_frazer_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. goldenbough2_01_frazer_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: TriciaG
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.