[COMPLETE] Billy Mink, by Thornton W. Burgess-mtf

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Billy Mink, by Thornton W. Burgess (1874 - 1965)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/billy-mink-by-thornton-w-burgess/

Volunteers outside the USA: Thornton W. Burgess died in 1965. 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
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“The stranger and the unknown must be always looked on with distrust.” --  Billy Mink

The Green Forest and the Smiling Pool are full of adventure for Billy Mink and his animal friends – Bobby Coon, Jerry Muskrat, Juniper Hare and the others. But, danger lurks with a plot from the Robber Rats. How will Billy Mink win the day?

This is the first of the "Smiling Pool Series" of stories by prolific author of 150 animal books for the children, Thornton W. Burgess.
(Summary by Larry Wilson)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65308

Deadline: Please submit your recording within ONE month of placing your claim. These are 40 very short sections, so we're asking for a shorter deadline to keep this moving.

If you cannot complete the recording within this time, please post in the thread to relinquish your claim or to ask the BC for an extension. If your recording is not completed by the deadline, your claim may be reassigned at the BC's discretion.

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Genres for the project: Children's Fiction/Animals & Nature

Keywords that describe the book: animal stories

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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.

Say:
" Chapter # of Billy Mink. 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."] "Billy Mink, by Thornton W. Burgess. Chapter Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of 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 Billy Mink, by Thornton W. Burgess."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: billymink_##_burgess_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. billymink_01_burgess_128kb.mp3)

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

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into a new post in this thread along with the file duration (mm:ss). Watch this thread for prooflistening notes.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.
Last edited by silverquill on May 17th, 2021, 9:05 am, edited 1 time in total.
~ Larry
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Post by Nedge »

I have another kid book with a few chapters to catch up on, but please sign me up for two chapters of this one once the MW goes up!

Nan
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Post by mleigh »

Can I have 36, 37, and 38 - chapters on the rabbit?

Pg 172 - 185 if I have the chapters wrong.

Thanks,

M
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Hi, Larry. I'll set this up for you.
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Post by mightyfelix »

MW is ready! Let me know if you need anything else. :D
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Hi Larry. I'd be happy to DPL if you wish.
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loon wrote: May 16th, 2021, 8:06 pm Hi Larry. I'd be happy to DPL if you wish.
I was just about to send you a note, Rich, so most happy to welcome you to the project. :clap:

Thanks for setting us up, Devorah.

These are really short sections, so I think you can move us to short works, if that's okay.
And, wonder what you would think about setting a 1-month deadline for this?
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Nedge wrote: May 16th, 2021, 7:35 am I have another kid book with a few chapters to catch up on, but please sign me up for two chapters of this one once the MW goes up!

Nan
Sure! Might as well be the first two. :D
Thanks.
~ Larry
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mleigh wrote: May 16th, 2021, 7:59 am Can I have 36, 37, and 38 - chapters on the rabbit?

Pg 172 - 185 if I have the chapters wrong.

Thanks,

M
Thank you!
Glad to give you the bunnies. :wink:
I think these are the ones you want.
~ Larry
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silverquill wrote: May 16th, 2021, 8:18 pm
loon wrote: May 16th, 2021, 8:06 pm Hi Larry. I'd be happy to DPL if you wish.
I was just about to send you a note, Rich, so most happy to welcome you to the project. :clap:

Thanks for setting us up, Devorah.

These are really short sections, so I think you can move us to short works, if that's okay.
And, wonder what you would think about setting a 1-month deadline for this?
I'll put Rich in as DPL, and I agree that Short Works would be the best spot.

And yes, you can set 1 month as the deadline if you wish.
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Post by mleigh »

I see I missed the conclusion to the rabbit story. So, could I please have the next chapter - 39? The others are are read, they were quite short, and I will try to edit them quickly as I see you want them done in a month. :D


Thanks,

M
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Post by Katgirl576 »

Hi there,

I'd like chapters 3, 4, and 5 if that's alright :)

Heather
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Post by KuyaCarrot »

Hello!
May I try reading chapters 6 and 7?

Thank you very much!

-Matt
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mleigh wrote: May 17th, 2021, 1:26 pm I see I missed the conclusion to the rabbit story. So, could I please have the next chapter - 39? The others are are read, they were quite short, and I will try to edit them quickly as I see you want them done in a month. :D

Thanks,

M
You're in for this.

Yes with 40 of these short sections, I wanted to keep this moving and not have to wait for two months for a quick read....
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Katgirl576 wrote: May 17th, 2021, 1:41 pm Hi there,

I'd like chapters 3, 4, and 5 if that's alright :)

Heather
Thank you!
I've assigned these to you.
Remember the 1-month limit for this project.
~ Larry
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