All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-log-of-a-sea-waif-by-frank-thomas-bullen/
Source text (please read only from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36657The brilliant author of "The Cruise of the Cachalot" and "Idylls of the Sea" presents in this new work (1899) the continuous story of the actual experiences of his first four years at sea. In graphic and picturesque phrases he has sketched the events of voyages to the West Indies, to Bombay and the Coromandel coast, to Melbourne and Rangoon. Nothing could be of more absorbing interest than this wonderfully vivid account of foks'l humanity and the adventures and strange sights and experiences attendant upon deep-sea voyages. It is easy to see in this book an English companion to our own "Two Years before the Mast." (Publisher's Advertisement) [Bullen (1857 - 1915)] led a roving and adventurous life from quite an early age, and many of the most thrilling episodes in his books were records of his own experiences. After various adventures on shore he went to sea in 1869, and for some years roughed it in various capacities in the merchant service, suffering great hardships, as vividly described in The Log of a Sea Waif and other books. (Royal Geographic Socity Obituary, 1915) (Summary by David Wales)
Target completion date: 2021-06-01
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography; *Non-fiction/Travel & Geography
Keywords that describe the book: adventure, seafaring, coming of age, the sea
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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:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Log Of A Sea-Waif; Being Recollections Of The First Four Years Of My Sea Life. 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 Log Of A Sea-Waif; Being Recollections Of The First Four Years Of My Sea Life, by Frank Thomas Bullen. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Log Of A Sea-Waif, by Frank Thomas Bullen. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Log Of A Sea-Waif; Being Recollections Of The First Four Years Of My Sea Life, by Frank Thomas Bullen."
Filename: logseawaif_##_bullen_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. logseawaif_01_bullen_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: craigdav1
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.
