[COMPLETE] The Irish Land Question by Henry George - tg

seandalton · Post by **seandalton** » October 8th, 2021, 2:10 pm

The Irish Land Question, by Henry George (1839 - 1897)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-irish-land-question-by-henry-george/

What I want to impress upon those who may read this paper is this: The Irish land question is not a mere local question; it is a universal question. It involves the great problem of the distribution of wealth, which is everywhere forcing itself upon attention. It can not be settled by measures which in their nature can have but a local application. It can only be settled by measures which in their nature will apply everywhere as readily as in Ireland. (Summary by Henry George)

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Irish_Land_Question.html?id=PmYuAAAAMAAJ

Target completion date: 2021-11-05

Prooflistening level: Special - Standard PL, plus checking for word changes or omissions that change the meaning of the text.
Prospective PLs, please see the Guide for Proof-listeners.

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Magic Window:

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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Political Science
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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 The Irish Land Question. 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 Irish Land Question, by Henry George. Section Title."

For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:

"Section (or Chapter) # of The Irish Land Question, by Henry George. 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 The Irish Land Question, by Henry George."

Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: irishlandquestion_##_george_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. irishlandquestion_01_george_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader

MC to select: TriciaG

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.

Post by **TriciaG** » October 9th, 2021, 7:52 am

This is set up. As you're the soloist, you're in charge of updating the Magic Window.

Detailed Instructions for accessing the Magic Window can be found in the document linked here: Instructions for Soloists

Video showing how to use the Magic Window (read the above document first - it has the information on how to log in for the first time, which this does not have):
Magic Windows / Section Compiler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOP4tcr1kl8

I've entered the first two chapters for you as an example. You can fill in the rest.

When you upload a chapter, put the file duration (mm:ss) in the Notes field and the uploaded URL into the Listen URL field, and mark it from Assigned to Ready for PL.

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Word Perfect PL might be a bit difficult to find a proof-listener. Also, some discrepancies aren't really that important (missing a "the" or something doesn't change the meaning of the text). Perhaps you might want to change it to Special and specify that you want the listener to note word changes or omissions that change the meaning of the text?

Dulcamara · Post by **Dulcamara** » October 9th, 2021, 8:20 am

Hello, SeanDalton,

I've read up to page fifteen from the text and can say the book certainly appeals to me.

What kind of DPLing do you have in mind?

Best,

Jasna

seandalton · Post by **seandalton** » October 9th, 2021, 4:09 pm

Hello, Dulcamara,

Thank you for your interest in the text! I was initially thinking word-perfect PL, but per TriciaG's suggestion, it'd be sufficient to note word changes or omissions that change the meaning of the text.

Dulcamara · Post by **Dulcamara** » October 10th, 2021, 10:48 am

That's standard proof-listening, then, right? I'm available as DPL if that's fine by you. This book really interests me!

(Anyway, I habitually follow the text while listening, just in case.)

Post by **TriciaG** » October 10th, 2021, 1:54 pm

Well, standard doesn't require reading along with the text, so it's more a special PL.

I've put you in as DPL, and moving this to Going Solo...

seandalton · Post by **seandalton** » October 10th, 2021, 6:02 pm

Dulcamara wrote: ↑October 10th, 2021, 10:48 am That's standard proof-listening, then, right? I'm available as DPL if that's fine by you. This book really interests me!

(Anyway, I habitually follow the text while listening, just in case.)

Thanks for DPLing!

I'll aim to finish reading the text this week in-between midterms and start recording promptly after.

Dulcamara · Post by **Dulcamara** » October 11th, 2021, 12:58 am

Thank you, Tricia and Sean. I'm really looking forward to listening to this book.

seandalton · Post by **seandalton** » October 16th, 2021, 1:10 am

Chapter 1 complete (13:08)

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/irishlandquestion_01_george_128kb.mp3

Dulcamara · Post by **Dulcamara** » October 16th, 2021, 2:13 am

Hi,

Chapter 1 is PL OK.

A very, very interesting book!

seandalton · Post by **seandalton** » October 18th, 2021, 4:59 pm

Chapter 2 (10:39):
https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/irishlandquestion_02_george_128kb.mp3

Are the mouth noises in the reading distracting? I'm trying to remedy them either in recording or editing, but I can't tell whether I hear them so prominently because I'm focusing on them or because they're distracting.

Dulcamara · Post by **Dulcamara** » October 19th, 2021, 3:37 am

No distracting noises at all. It sounds perfectly fine to me!

I just have a minor observation on Chapter 2: ~0:55 I seem to hear "from" instead of "of", which would alter the meaning.

"We hear a great deal of this emigration, from the millions of sons and daughters..."

The text goes "...of the millions of sons and daughters..."

What a powerful, sobering chapter!

seandalton · Post by **seandalton** » October 19th, 2021, 3:43 pm

Thanks for catching that, I've updated the recording

Dulcamara · Post by **Dulcamara** » October 19th, 2021, 11:58 pm

Thank you. That was seamless! Chapter 2 is nos PL OK.

seandalton · Post by **seandalton** » November 14th, 2021, 10:30 pm

Chapter 3 (15:03): https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/irishlandquestion_03_george_128kb.mp3

Sorry for the delay. I recorded this nearly a month ago, but there was an error I needed to rerecord, and in the meantime I got in my head about reading speed. If you have constructive criticism regarding wpm or in general, I'd be happy to incorporate it.