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Volunteers outside the USA: T. S. Eliot died in 1965. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63547Best known as a poet and playwright, Nobel Laureate T.S. Eliot also wrote many works of literary criticism. In this volume he gives us three essays: John Dryden, The Metaphysical Poets, and Andrew Marvell. Many quotations are given to illustrate his observations and analysis of these poets. This is an important work for those interested in gaining a deeper and broader knowledge of these seventeenth century poets and their influence. (Summary by Larry Wilson)
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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:
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For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section # of Homage to John Dryden: Three Essays on Poetry of the Seventeenth Century. 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."] "Homage to John Dryden: Three Essays on Poetry of the Seventeenth Century, by T. S. Eliot. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section # of Homage to John Dryden: Three Essays on Poetry of the Seventeenth Century, by T. S. Eliot. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
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DO NOT read footnotes"End of Homage to John Dryden: Three Essays on Poetry of the Seventeenth Century, by T. S. Eliot."
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Filename: homagetojohndryden_##_eliot_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. homagetojohndryden_01_eliot_128kb.mp3)
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MC to select: Kazbek
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You can do the long intro for the preface and solo intro for the three essays. I'm just on a quick break from work, so I won't be able to set up the MW until later. But, this is good news!