[COMPLETE]Robert Elsmere by Mary Augusta Ward - dc

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Robert Elsmere, by Mary Augusta Ward (1851 - 1920)

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Essentially the book covers the life of Robert Elsmere, a boyishly intellectual clergyman. The first part covers his meeting with and eventual marriage to Catherine Leyburn. After a period as a country vicar, Robert’s meetings with the local squire, an intellectual atheist, lead to his having a crisis of faith. The pair move to London where Robert works with the poor and uneducated. The lives of the people closely associated with the pair are also covered.

The book is set against the late Victorian world and its reactions to Darwinism, Unitarianism and the rise of secularism and modernism. At the time, it was a runaway best seller and its attack on orthodox Christianity was fiercely debated by all, including Gladstone.
(Summary by Simon Evers)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24898

Target completion date: 2021-10-01

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Genres for the project: Historical Fiction

Keywords that describe the book: Life story, loss of faith and consequences

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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:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Robert Elsmere. 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."] "Robert Elsmere, by Mary Augusta Ward. Section Title."
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Robert Elsmere, by Mary Augusta Ward. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of Robert Elsmere, by Mary Augusta Ward."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: robertelsmere_##_ward_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. robertelsmere_01_ward_128kb.mp3)

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Dave -

I hope this is OK with you.

I've called her Mary Augusta Ward even though Mrs Humphry Ward is the author associated with the book in Gutenberg, where it is the first edition used.

Do you have a view on this?

Simon
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MW coming up.

edit: Let me know if any changes are needed. All of her recorded books appear to have MAW as the author.
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Moving to Going Solo forum.
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1 PL OK!
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Here's Chapter 2 (38:58)

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/robertelsmere_02_ward_128kb.mp3

Simon

Enjoyable. Quietly comic.
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2 PL OK!!
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3 PL OK!
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4 PL OK!

But well read.
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Here's Chapter 5 - a long one - 57:17 -

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/robertelsmere_05_ward_128kb.mp3

Simon

Thank you for encouraging comment - needed in this book . . .
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5 PL OK!
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