COMPLETE: Ten Days in a Madhouse by Nellie Bly - AF/kl

Alys · Post by **Alys** » March 25th, 2006, 7:38 pm

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/ten-days-in-a-madhouse-by-nellie-bly/

I would like to record Ten Days in a Madhouse by Nellie Bly. It was originally written for the newspaper The World. It was written in 1887, and chronicles the adventures of the author (whose real name was Elizabeth Jane Cochran) after she had herself committed to a notorious New York insane asylum to see what life was like as a ward there.

My ID3 scheme:

Title: Ten Days in a Madhouse - Chapter ##
Artist: Nellie Bly
Album: Ten Days in a Madhouse

Schedule: I guess I'll give myself two months? So, say, early April?

Edited to add:

It doesn't seem to be on Gutenberg, but the full text is here:
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/bly/madhouse/madhouse.html
and not only is the entire part online, and it was published more than 100 years ago, which indicate it being PD, but the site it is hosted on appears to be a PD site.

kri · Post by **kri** » March 25th, 2006, 7:51 pm

I'll be your MC for this project

Looks like the text is a go, especially since she died before 1923.

If you have server space you can keep your files there, or send them to me through Yousendit. My e-mail is sinister AT greenkri.com.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask

thistlechick · Post by **thistlechick** » March 26th, 2006, 6:44 am

Alys, this sounds like a very interesting piece. Thank you for selecting it. I look forward to hearing it =)

Alys · Post by **Alys** » April 8th, 2006, 12:03 pm

I have noticed that the chapters vary wildly in regards to length - some chapters are about five mintues long, other chapters about twenty. I feel somewhat silly recording a chapter that is only 5 minutes, but on the other hand, I think it would be somewhat confusing if I lumped some chapters together, but not others.

At the moment, I've just every chapter as it's own file, does this sound right, or should I lump some of the shorter chapters in with others?

kri · Post by **kri** » April 8th, 2006, 2:22 pm

It shouldn't be too confusing to have multiple chapters in one file, just make sure that the Title ID3 tag says the series of chapters that are in that one file. It's up to you how/if you want to lump them together, although it will probably be easier on those downloading the files individually if you lumped the really small chapters together. I usually use 10-15 minutes as a minimum guide when I have multiple small chapters.

Alys · Post by **Alys** » April 8th, 2006, 3:38 pm

I've already recorded most of them ... the nice short chapters were good for a quickie. I assumed that I'd be able to copy and paste them together in Audacity if I chose to do so later, but now that I'm actually attempting to do so, it's not working. Whatever I copy from the first file is erased from memory when I try to paste it to the second file. Am I missing something?

kri · Post by **kri** » April 8th, 2006, 4:03 pm

Make sure that you have both files open when you paste it. I don't know why but Audacity only keeps the copied bits while that file is open.

Alys · Post by **Alys** » April 8th, 2006, 8:38 pm

chapters 1 and 2: http://s64.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2814WC6R81K35280EIZGZN2S0U

chapter 3:
http://s57.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3RYYPT7C2H6EW3PJUNEJ0STIPP

chapters 4 and 5:
http://s63.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1TOIDUP6ZDY0L1H3A1BK5PMB4Z

chapters 6 and 7:
http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=22SYDE6FYMGAC0LASFAXIC3QEY

chapters 8, 9, and 10:
http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0HP1STP7BAZOB36K8NCH78EEGT

chapters 11 and 12:
http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2IY36JFQ5DHHM2XY19IP6UQ09J

chapters 13 and 14:
http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2SKK1Z6QCFCXI1M3AZ0FA0ZXFU

chapters 15,16, and 17:
http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2KB999I757UJZ3GRR9M7D4E3HE

Summary:

In 1887 Nellie Bly, one of the first female newspaper writers, and a young reporter who would soon go on to make a career for herself as an investigative journalist and "stunt" reporter, had herself committed to the Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum in New York. Her purpose was to discover what life was like for those who had been deemed insane. She was surprised to discover the depth of mistreatement of the patients. Partially as a result of her reporting, more money was allocated to the asylum and reforms were put into place.

kri · Post by **kri** » April 9th, 2006, 12:09 pm

Excellent Alys. Will these need to go through proof listening? If you've already listened through them once after editing, then it probably won't be necessary.

Alys · Post by **Alys** » April 9th, 2006, 8:41 pm

Well, I didn't technically listen to them (I've discovered that I don't actually hear the mistakes anymore. Having read through the passages, then read them aloud, listening to them yet again makes me sort of space out, and I notice nothing.) But I make a habit of clicking my tongue when I make a mistake, and the clicks are really obvious on the visual output of Audacity. So, while I didn't proof listen I did proof "scan for mistake-clicks and edit accordingly."

kri · Post by **kri** » April 10th, 2006, 7:17 am

Alys wrote:Well, I didn't technically listen to them (I've discovered that I don't actually hear the mistakes anymore. Having read through the passages, then read them aloud, listening to them yet again makes me sort of space out, and I notice nothing.) But I make a habit of clicking my tongue when I make a mistake, and the clicks are really obvious on the visual output of Audacity. So, while I didn't proof listen I did proof "scan for mistake-clicks and edit accordingly."

That's exactly what I do Alys. We'll send this to the proof listening forum because I know sometimes edits get missed, or one forgets to click.

kri · Post by **kri** » April 10th, 2006, 11:52 am

OK, since I needed something to listen to while sewing today, I started proof listening to this book. It's really an interesting story

Here's what I've done so far, I'll probably read the rest today...

A repeat at chapter 3 around 12:25 minutes.
A click and a repeat in chapter 3 and 4 around 17:11 minutes
A click and a repeat in chapter 6 and 7 around 9:53 minutes.

Alys · Post by **Alys** » April 10th, 2006, 7:03 pm

I've corrected them. I'll wait to send them to you until the others get proof-listened as well.

kri · Post by **kri** » April 12th, 2006, 10:44 am

OK, here are the results of the rest of this book....

ch 6&7 repeat around 9:53
ch 6&7 repeat around 15:18

The rest are all set! What a great read, and an interesting book.

Alys · Post by **Alys** » April 13th, 2006, 10:44 am

redone chapter 6/7:
http://s41.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2JUBXV6JMBICD0T4TUCL57E04M

redone chapter 3:
http://s63.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2HUMP3XCQ32563RDJE6JTFLYDY

redone chapter 4/5:
http://s63.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3FNGU7YV9RYR10H75E0W363G37