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The Story of Cairo by Stanley Lane-Poole (1854 - 1931)

This project is now complete. All files can be downloaded from the catalog page:
https://librivox.org/the-story-of-cairo-by-stanley-lane-poole/


A book on Cairo, Egypt, and its history that was shaped by Jews, Christians, and especially Muslims over hundreds of years.

*I'll come up with something better for the catalog* (Summary by Ava)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/storyofcairo00laneiala

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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Art, Design & Architecture; *Non-fiction/History; *Non-fiction/Travel & Geography
Keywords that describe the book: africa, egypt, Cairo
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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:
"Section # of The Story of Cairo. 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 Story of Cairo, by Stanley Lane-Poole. Section Number and Title as per the magic window."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section #." [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 The Story of Cairo, by Stanley Lane-Poole."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: storyofcairo_##_lanepoole_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. storyofcairo_01_lanepoole_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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Post by SaraHale »

I'd be happy to be the DPLer for this project. Thank you for launching it.
Thanks, SaraHale. :D
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I'm glad to have you Sara! :D
You're a local, aren't you? I hope there are bits and pieces of info that you'll find interesting too!
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Availle wrote: April 3rd, 2021, 4:57 am I'm glad to have you Sara! :D
You're a local, aren't you? I hope there are bits and pieces of info that you'll find interesting too!
Thanks, Ava.

Yes, I'm. I'm sure I'll find interesting things. :D
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Post by Kazbek »

Nice to see you back, Sara! :D

I can take sections 1 and 2. Also, I noticed that some words on pp. 217-218 are illegible.

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Kazbek wrote: April 3rd, 2021, 8:43 am Nice to see you back, Sara! :D

I can take sections 1 and 2. Also, I noticed that some words on pp. 217-218 are illegible.

Michael
Hey Michael,

Thanks! I've taken a very long break. I'm so looking forward to PL your sections.
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Thank you Michael - you're in!

I have found another version of the book and changed the textlink. There are several more on archive if this one has missing bits as well.
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I have uploaded the preface. :D

And: I'd like to apologize upfront because I must have butchered all those names of the old rulers and the historians... :oops:
I know we don't usually mention pronunciation, but if you find something totally cringeworthy, let me know and I'll (try to) fix it.
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Availle wrote: April 17th, 2021, 7:14 pm I have uploaded the preface. :D

And: I'd like to apologize upfront because I must have butchered all those names of the old rulers and the historians... :oops:
I know we don't usually mention pronunciation, but if you find something totally cringeworthy, let me know and I'll (try to) fix it.
Hi, Ava!

Thanks! I'll listen to it tomorrow. And let you know. :thumbs:
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Post by SaraHale »

Hi, Ava!

What an excellent narration. :9: I can't praise you enough. It's such an honor to be your PLer.

Kudos to you for pronouncing all the Arabic names. :thumbs: You haven't butchered them at all. :wink:

I have very tiny PL notes.

@3:48 - fellahin. I hear kh

@08:11 - Carry us back I hear take us back.

Other than that, you have done it perfectly.

How long did it take to record this section? You make it seem effortless.
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Awww, you're so sweet... :9:

I usually delete the raw recording when I'm done with editing, but I think it was half an hour or so. It took me quite a while trying to look up pronunciations for the names but mostly had to wing it anyway...
Do you know an arabic pronunciation dictionary or website that we could link to perhaps? It might be useful for our readers.

Anyway, I fixed and reuploaded the preface. Hope it passes muster this time. :wink:
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Availle wrote: April 20th, 2021, 4:58 pm Awww, you're so sweet... :9:

I usually delete the raw recording when I'm done with editing, but I think it was half an hour or so. It took me quite a while trying to look up pronunciations for the names but mostly had to wing it anyway...
Do you know an arabic pronunciation dictionary or website that we could link to perhaps? It might be useful for our readers.

Anyway, I fixed and reuploaded the preface. Hope it passes muster this time. :wink:
My pleasure! :9:

WOW. I only delete all files (raw and final version) when the recordings are on LibriVox. You did an awesome job!!

I searched. And this is what I've found: PL Ok :thumbs:

I'm so happy to see that you'll record another section. I'm looking forward to hearing that.
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Post by Kazbek »

Section 1:

https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/storyofcairo_01_lanepoole_128kb.mp3
32:50

I winged the Arabic. Please let me know if I mispronounced anything.

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Hello, Ava!

I'm sorry for updating the magic window. I had time so I listened to Michael's section.
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Post by SaraHale »

Kazbek wrote: April 24th, 2021, 7:57 am Section 1:

https://librivox.org/uploads/availle/storyofcairo_01_lanepoole_128kb.mp3
32:50

I winged the Arabic. Please let me know if I mispronounced anything.

Michael
Brilliant narration! You've done it perfectly. :9: I hope that I'll reach your level one day. :clap:

I have a tiny PL Note.

@28:00 - sufficient air, and permit an outlook without allowing. Missed the bold section.

As for those, they are extra, feel free to ignore them.
@18:27 - his own home. I hear house

@29:58 - but in old houses. I hear homes

I'm just mentioning them in case you want to correct them. But you don't have to because they pretty much mean the same thing.

I'm so looking forward to listening to part 2.

P.S. Happy LibriVox Anniversary. :birthday:
Thanks, SaraHale. :D
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