[COMPLETE] Two Years Before the Mast by R.H. Dana - jc

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Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr..

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/two-years-before-the-mast-by-richard-henry-dana-jr/
While there are many books upon the subject of sea life, there are few that can compare with Two Years Before the mast. It is the story of a sailor's life from the forecastle, not a captain, nor a passenger, but a regular hand. The book was a great favorite with the jack tar of Dana's day, and two thousand copies are said to have been sold to Liverpool sailors in a single day. Even those who haven't the faintest idea what reefing topsail is, or which is starboard and which larboard, will find it an engaging story of an era long past told in simple narrative style.
(Summary by me)
  • Target completion date: December 2010
  • Text source (only read from this text!):http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4277
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Last edited by catchpenny on December 13th, 2010, 9:32 pm, edited 6 times in total.
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I am unsure of the sections right now, but I shall smooth that out later. And there is the puzzle about which version from Gutenberg to read. I picked the one that look'd as if it had more add-ons with it.
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I'll MC!
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Okie, you're all set. If you need more sections, just shout!
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Super. Thanks, Jc
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Jc, There are two versions of this book at Gutenberg. Version 1http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/205 has:

+chapter titles
-the names are spelled with letters. Example: Captain T
+The original Preface by Dana.

Version 2 http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/4277 has:
-chapters in numbers, no title
+names spelled out Captain Thomson
-no preface by Dana
+an extra afterward, 72 years after

Can I read from version 1 and just read the whole names into the text?
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I have completed the first two sections. Why there is not a link I do not know. In case any one is interested, the links are: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/jc/twoyearsbeforethemast_00_dana.mp3

http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/jc/twoyearsbeforethemast_01_dana.mp3
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I've put your links in. Nothing was entered, so I don't know if it's a bug or anything...
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Post by Gesine »

Don't you have a DPL yet? If not, I'd be pleased to do it.
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Nope. If you want to do it I'd be glad of the help.
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I,ve put Gesine up as PL.
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Post by Gesine »

Intro and chapter 1 are PL OK. There's quite a bit of background noise, you could apply some mild Noise-cleaning?
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Nuts. I might just re-record. I was trying to record while sitting at the desk, instead of stretching the mic as far away from the computer as I can like I normally do. I knew better too.
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Post by Gesine »

catchpenny wrote:Nuts. I might just re-record. I was trying to record while sitting at the desk, instead of stretching the mic as far away from the computer as I can like I normally do. I knew better too.
:) Well then - maybe that'd be the best. They are very short sections, so no big harm done.
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Ok, Gesine I re-recorded the first section. If the background noise is annoying you don't have to listen to the whole thing. Just tell me and I'll see what my options are. I am trying to get it to ambient levels without using noise cleaning, because I am paranoid after using audacity 1.2. If all else fails I will get over my paranoia and use the noise cleaning in audacity 1.3, But I won't like it.
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