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Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/taleoftankothery00ashtuoft/mode/2upHarold Ashton was the War Correspondent of The Daily News during the First World War and reported extensively on the British army’s involvement in the conflict.
Whether working alongside the British troops that were fighting on the frontline or in the trenches or accompanying the massive logistics operation behind the lines – be it the transporting of munitions and supplies or seeing at first hand the work of the Royal Army Medical Corps – he reported on the successes and failures, the tragedies and victories over the course of the war.
But, this book of short stories shows another side of a war-weary reporter and another side of the war.
Ashton has created a diverse selection of yarns, some maybe based on a vague semblance of fact whilst others are pure fiction but all of them reflect classic British humour to some degree. (Summary by Steve C)
Target completion date: 2021-12-31
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Genres for the project: Humorous Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: short stories, WWI, humour, WW1, World War One, Army, british humour, yarns
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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 (or Chapter) # of The Tale of a Tank And Other Yarns. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." "The Tale of a Tank And Other Yarns, by Harold Ashton. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Tale of a Tank And Other Yarns, by Harold Ashton. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Tale of a Tank And Other Yarns, by Harold Ashton."
Filename: taleofatank_##_ashton_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. taleofatank_01_ashton_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: craigdav1
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.
