All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-quest-of-the-golden-girl-by-richard-le-gallienne/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/files/461/461-h/461-h.htmThe main character at age 30 fears that he will never get married and commits to performing a long pilgrimage whose goal is to find the perfect companion, the girl God meant for him, The Golden Girl. On the way he meets many people and encounters many interesting situations till, finally returning home, he ultimately does find success in an unexpected form that "passeth all understanding". (Summary by williamjones)
Target completion date: 2021-06-30
Prooflistening level: Standard
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[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Le_Gallienne (Richard le Gallienne)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://archive.org/details/questgoldengirl00gallgoog
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 13
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1896
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
[*]Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?: http://worksinprogress.website/
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Genres for the project: Action & Adventure Fiction; General Fiction/Published 1800 -1900; Literary Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: pilgrimage, romantic
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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:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section # of The Quest of the Golden Girl. 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 Quest of the Golden Girl, by Richard le Gallienne. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Quest of the Golden Girl, by Richard le Gallienne. 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 #." [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 Quest of the Golden Girl, by Richard le Gallienne."
Filename: questofthegoldengirl_##_legallienne_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. questofthegoldengirl_01_legallienne_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: Lynnet
Text: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/461/461-h/461-h.htm
Level of PL: Standard[/b]
