COMPLETE The jolly Parisiennes by Émile Zola -ck

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Carolin
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The Jolly Parisiennes and Other Novelettes by Émile Zola (1840 - 1902)
Translated by George D. Cox (? - 1896)
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This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project: https://librivox.org/the-jolly-parisiennes-and-other-novelettes-by-emile-zola/
“The Jolly Parisiennes” by Émile Zola is a very clever, brilliant and interesting romance of a “grande passion” with an undercurrent of political intrigue. The plot is ingenious both in conception and execution, while the tone of the novel is exceedingly bright and vivacious. A peculiar phase of Parisian society is most agreeably dealt with. The heroines, Louise Neigeon and Berthe Gaucheraud, are very jolly ladies indeed, but they never forget that they are ladies, even in their merriest and most eccentric moods. They are handsome, graceful and captivating, tempering their seeming recklessness with the refinement of education and luxury. No wonder the young provincial hero, George de Vaugelade, was bewildered in their society and utterly lost his head. The other characters are a Countess with well-attended receptions; Felix Budin, a rather blasé young Parisian; Gaucheraud, a fat politician; and Monsieur Neigeon, a shadowy Deputy. “The Jolly Parisiennes” is a novel that everybody will read and relish. Several other novelettes by Zola are also in the volume. They are int eh genuine Zola style, strong and interesting every one of them. ( the Publisher)
    1. How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
    2. New to recording? Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording!
    3. Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
    4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/jollyparisiennes00zola
    5. Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.

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    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:
      No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
      Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
      START of recording (Intro)
      • "Section [number] of The Jolly Parisiennes and Other Novelettes. 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: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
      • Say:
        "[Story title], by Émile Zola. Translated by George D. Cox. [if applicable: chapter number and title]"
        (> for example: "The Jolly Parisiennes by Émile Zola. Translated by George D. Cox. Chapter I. Two Charmers")

      END of recording
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        "End of Section [number]"
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        "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
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        "End of The Jolly Parisiennes and Other Novelettes, by Émile Zola. Translated by George D. Cox"

      There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.

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    8. AFTER recording
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      128 kbps MP3
      parisiennes_##_zola_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. parisiennes_01_zola_128kb.mp3)
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Carolin
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Post by Carolin »

it was time we got more emile zola into the catalogue :) i see we have two solos ongoing in english, but no other group project for a while, so i think this will be fun. all readers and a dpl are very welcome!
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Post by LisaR »

Hi Carolin. I was just looking at the catalog to see which Zola works had been done, so that i could pick a new Zola project! How timely! :D

I think it would be better if a male voice read the first story, but i would like to read Mme. Flavie in its entirety: Sections 6-10, please.

I have no PL experience, but i would like to give it a try. Could i offer to DPL this project...?

Thanks,
~Lis.
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Post by Carolin »

Awesome, lis, thank you!

Proof listening is easy, especially when you have recorded yourself. Just let me know if you need any help :)
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Post by Carolin »

moving us out to readers wanted :)
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Post by LisaR »

Section 06 has been uploaded:

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/parisiennes_06_zola_128kb.mp3
track length: 18:23.20

I PL'd it myself, if that's kosher...?

thanks,
~Lis.
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Post by Carolin »

Thank you lis, awesome!

I see my comment above was a bit unclear. Proof listening is easy when you havs experience in recording because you know what trouble to look for and how to fix things, so you can easily help other readers. You always need someone else to proof listen your own recordings though. I can do that for you unless someone else wishes to do it :)

Im a bit stressed these days but just keep recording and uploading, ill catch up with you :) thank you!
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Post by LisaR »

Oh I see. That makes sense.
Very good. :D
~Lis.
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Post by LisaR »

Section 07 has been uploaded:

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/parisiennes_07_zola_128kb.mp3
track length: 14:21.26

thank you,
~Lis.
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Post by Carolin »

thank you lis!
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Post by LisaR »

Section 08 has been uploaded:

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/parisiennes_08_zola_128kb.mp3
track length: 19:40.84

thanks,
~Lis.
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Post by LisaR »

Section 09 has been uploaded:

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/parisiennes_09_zola_128kb.mp3
track length: 17:28.76

thanks,
~Lis.
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Post by Carolin »

Thank you lis :thumbs:
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Post by LisaR »

Section 10 has been uploaded:

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/parisiennes_10_zola_128kb.mp3
track length: 6:13.89

thanks,
~Lis.
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Post by Carolin »

Thank you :thumbs:
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