This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/canada-and-other-poems-by-thomas-frederick-young/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6957From the author's preface:
I wished to do something for my country, and chose this method of doing it. The literature of this country is in its infancy. It must not always remain so, or the expectations we have in regard to making it a great nation, will never be fulfilled. Literature gives life to a nation, or rather it is the reflection of a nation's life and thought, in a mirror, which cheers, strengthens and ennobles those who look into it, and study what is there displayed. Literature must grow with our nation, and, when growing, it will aid the latter's progress in no small degree...I dedicate this little book of mine to the Canadian public. (Summary by T. F. Young)
Note to readers - the table of contents in the book bears no relation to the order of the poems. The MW lists poems in the published order from the book, which may help you locate the correct spot.
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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.
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[*]Project Code: 71FJUW3p
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 69
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: Yes
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1887
[*]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: Poetry/Single author
Keywords that describe the book: poem, Canada
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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 only
Say:
For all other sections:"Preface of Canada and Other Poems. 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."] "Canada and Other Poems, by Thomas Frederick Young. Preface."
Say:
End of recording:"Title of poem by T. F. Young. Recorded for librivox.org" [Optional: "by your name"]
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of Title of poem." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."] "This recording is in the public domain."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Canada and Other Poems, by Thomas Frederick Young."
Filename: canadaandotherpoems_##_young_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. canadaandotherpoems_01_young_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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MC to select: icequeen
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