COMPLET The May Flower and Misc. Writings by H. B. Stowe -ke

[msfry]

The May Flower and Miscellaneous Writings by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 - 1896).

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project: https://librivox.org/the-may-flower-and-miscellaneous-writings-by-harriet-beecher-stowe/

Included herein are 35 charming short stories or humorous sketches, some written as exercises for the literary Semi-Colon Club of Cincinnati which Stowe belonged to for years, others published in magazines of the time, and 7 religious poems. Stowe honed her expressive skills on many of these before writing her first serious novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and 30 other books that followed. They showcase her considerable skill even as a young writer, and she made good money doing it, often supporting her family. This collection, named after a flower native to the east coast, likely the Anemone hepatica, or 'May flower', should not to be confused with another collection by Stowe, The Mayflower, which provides sketches of several descendants of the Pilgrims. (Summary by Michele Fry)

• 1. How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here
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     This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
     
     • Project Code: 15Kw5F3C
     • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Harriet Beecher Stowe) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe
     • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
     • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 48
     • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: Yes
     • Original publication date (if known): Various
     • If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
     
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     Genres for the project: Single Author, Short Stories, Poetry
     Keywords that describe the book: New England Sketches============================================
  6. BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
     
     Set your recording software to:
     Channels: 1 (Mono)
     Bit Rate: 128 kbps
     Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
  7. DURING recording:
     
     NOTE: Please pronounce "May Flower" as two different words - not Mayflower as in the pilgrim ship. The Introduction explains, the book is named after a particular New England flower.
     No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording![/bMake sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
     
     START of recording (INTRO) except for Poetry sections 42-48, which have a shortened INTRO/OUTRO below.
     • "Chapter #, Part # (if applicable), [as shown in the MW] of The May Flower and Miscellaneous Writings by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
     • If you wish, say here, or at the end: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
     • Say:
       "The May Flower and Miscellaneous Writings, Chapter #/Chapter Title/Part # (applicable)"
     
     END of recording (OUTRO)
     • At the end of the section, say:
       "End of Chapter #/Part # (if applicable)/Story Title"
     • If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
     
     Poetry Sections 42 - 48 INTRO [Poem Title], a poem, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Read for Librivox.org by [reader].
     Recite poem. OUTRO End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
  8. At the end of the book, say (in addition):
     "End of "The May Flower and Miscellaneous Writings by Harriet Beecher Stowe."
  
  
  There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
  
  Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
• AFTER recording
  Need noise-cleaning?
  Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The new (free) version 1.3.3. of Audacity has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide.
  Save files as
  128 kbps MP3
  mayflowermiscwritings_##_hbstowe_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the Section Number (e.g. mayflowermiscwritings_01_hbstowe_128kb.mp3)
• Example ID3 V2 tags It is not necessary to add ID3 tags (it happens automatically at cataloging). However, if you would like to do it, this is how.
  (To find out more about ID3 tags, go to our wiki: http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/What_is_ID3)
  Add the following tags to your .mp3 file (how you do this depends on which software you use – if you are unsure about ID3 tags, send me a message). Please mind upper and lower case!
  Artist: Harriet Beecher Stowe
  Title: [## Title], as shown in MW
  Album: The May Flower and Miscellaneous Writings
  
  Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.
  Transfer of files (completed recordings) Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
  • Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
    
    (If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
  • You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: kathrinee
  • When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
  • If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
  
  
  BC - Michele Fry (msfry)
  MC - kathrinee
  DPL - Michele Fry
  Cover Claim - Michele Fry
  
  Any questions?
  Please post below or PM the BC

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[kathrinee]

I can set this up

ETA:
Here we go! I shortened the filenames a bit and changed the part where it says to add 10 seconds of silence at the end of recordings longer than 30 minutes (now 5 seconds is fine for all recordings).

[msfry]

Thanks bunches, Kathrine. I will fill in the MW today and tomorrow. I'm delighted to collaborate with you again.
I think the filename should include miscwritings, or say may_flower, because Stowe has another book entitled The Mayflower, which I intend to BC at a later date, whose files are more properly named "mayflower". I also think hbstowe should stay, because her son, Charles Edward Stowe, also wrote books and essays, as did her husband, Calvin Ellis Stowe.
Once the project is catalogued, these file names may disappear from LV, but they remain on my computer forever and I would like to thus distinguish them.
Would it be alright to use my suggestions?

[kathrinee]

Likewise, MsFry

Yes, of course we can use your suggestions for filenames. I didn't realize they were so well thought out - I was just imagining the scope for misspellings.. But, yes, lets go with yours. I'll change it right back again!

ETA:
did I get it right?

[silverquill]

May I have 37 and 40 and the poems 43-48?

[msfry]

May I have 37 and 40 and the poems 43-48?

Yes, certainly. I'll put you in the MW right now.

[msfry]

Section 00 is uploaded.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kathrinee/mayflowermiscwritings_00_hbstowe_128kb.mp3 3:06

As DPL for this project, I will need someone to PL my sections. Hopefully another reader on this project will volunteer?????

[msfry]

Kathrine, as all these are separate stories (some well known), can we fix it so they can be individually found by title in the search bar, as with our other short story collections? I hope so and if so, do I have to do something in the meta-data column of the MW?

[neecheelok70]

May I have 1 and 2 to start?

[msfry]

May I have 1 and 2 to start?

Certainly. Thanks, Jim.

[silverquill]

Section 00 is uploaded.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kathrinee/mayflowermiscwritings_00_hbstowe_128kb.mp3 3:06

As DPL for this project, I will need someone to PL my sections. Hopefully another reader on this project will volunteer?????

Of course! Nice to hear your voice again And you can mark this one PL OK

[msfry]

Thanks Larry! I appreciate it.

[kathrinee]

Kathrine, as all these are separate stories (some well known), can we fix it so they can be individually found by title in the search bar, as with our other short story collections? I hope so and if so, do I have to do something in the meta-data column of the MW?

I understand your with to make the stories/poems individually searchable like we do in the collections, but no, unfortunately, we can't. Since all the texts are from one textsource (book), it is just not a collection. Sorry. So, no, no need to do anything to the meta-data

[neecheelok70]

https://librivox.org/uploads/kathrinee/mayflowermiscwritings_01_128kb.mp3 32.76 KB 34:56
Jim

[msfry]

Kathrine, as all these are separate stories (some well known), can we fix it so they can be individually found by title in the search bar, as with our other short story collections? I hope so and if so, do I have to do something in the meta-data column of the MW?

I understand your with to make the stories/poems individually searchable like we do in the collections, but no, unfortunately, we can't. Since all the texts are from one textsource (book), it is just not a collection. Sorry. So, no, no need to do anything to the meta-data

I suppose if I like a story well enough to want it findable by title , I can record it for one of the collections.