This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/peacock-pie-a-book-of-rhymes-by-walter-de-la-mare/
Volunteers outside the USA: Walter De la Mare died in 1956. 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://archive.org/details/peacockpiebookof0000delaThese wonderful, whimsical poems from the incomparable Walter de la Mare describe the bliss of childhood, explore the marvel of a child's imagination and portray the intriguing landscapes of existences both lived and imagined by a young mind in a magical kingdom located somewhere between daydream and caprice.
In these poems we experience aspects of a reality unencumbered by concern, unhindered by anxiety, and share an imagination free to wander, ponder, contemplate, envision and express itself in a marvelous mosaic of impression, inspiration and introspection.
The wisdom and wonder of childhood is brought to life in these poems by an expert in the field of the fancy and fanciful. In the words of Walter de la Mare himself, these are poems that "echo the far-away calling of children, Magic hath stolen away."
(Summary by Bruce Kachuk)
Target completion date: 2021-12-31
Prooflistening level: Standard
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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
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[*]Project Code: gsmLZivb
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_de_la_Mare (Walter De la Mare)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 82
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1913
[*]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?:
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Genres for the project: Children's Fiction/Poetry
Keywords that describe the book: poetry, fantasy, magic, imagination, supernatural, children's poetry
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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:"Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes, by Walter De la Mare. Read for LibriVox dot org by Bruce Kachuk" [poem title]"
End of recording:"[poem title] by Walter De la Mare, read for LibriVox dot org"
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of poem. This recording is in the public domain"
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes, by Walter De la Mare."
Filename: peacockpie_##_delamare_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. peacockpie_01_delamare_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: icequeen
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.
