[COMPLETE]The Romance of Modern Geology, by Edwin Sharpe Grew - icequeen

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The Romance of Modern Geology, by Edwin Sharpe Grew (1867 - 1950)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-romance-of-modern-geology-by-edwin-sharpe-grew/

From the series, The Library of Romance, this book introduces the reader to the modern geology of the 1909, with topics that include the building and shaping of the earth, the action of weather, rivers, seas and ice on the earth, earthquakes and volcanoes, and, of course, dinosaurs and other extinct animals. (Summary by Ann Boulais)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65307

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BC Admin
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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.[list]
[*]Project Code: p1sZQDei
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 24
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1909
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Science/Earth Sciences
Keywords that describe the book: dinosaurs, geology, earth science, library of romance series
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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 The Romance of Modern Geology. 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 Romance of Modern Geology, by Edwin Sharpe Grew. Chapter #, Section 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 The Romance of Modern Geology, by Edwin Sharpe Grew."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: romanceofmoderngeology_##_grew_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. romanceofmoderngeology_01_grew_128kb.mp3)

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

You just HAD to, didn't you? :roll:

Could I read sections 1 and 2 please? :mrgreen:
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Post by BettyB »

May I claim Section 24..

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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

This one was on my to do list. :wink: Could I claim 18-20?
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Availle wrote: July 26th, 2021, 10:14 pm You just HAD to, didn't you? :roll:

Could I read sections 1 and 2 please? :mrgreen:
Of course I did! And thought of you the whole time I was setting it up! :lol:

Sections 1 and 2 are yours! Thanks Ava!
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Post by icequeen »

BettyB wrote: July 27th, 2021, 8:00 am May I claim Section 24..

BettyB
Section 24 is yours! Thanks Betty!
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Post by icequeen »

knotyouraveragejo wrote: July 27th, 2021, 11:41 am This one was on my to do list. :wink: Could I claim 18-20?
I keep picking from your list! I swear I don't have access to it! :lol:

Sections 18-20 are yours! Thanks Jo!
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Apparently, I need to get around to the books on my list a little quicker! :lol:
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Post by icequeen »

Moving on to Readers Wanted!
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Post by Piotrek81 »

I'd like to claim section 14 (famous earthquakes).
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Piotrek81 wrote: July 29th, 2021, 1:58 pm I'd like to claim section 14 (famous earthquakes).
Section 14 is yours! Thank you Piotrek!
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Post by MadSci75 »

I'd like to claim section 11 (Life in Other Worlds).

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MadSci75 wrote: July 30th, 2021, 6:53 pm I'd like to claim section 11 (Life in Other Worlds).

Thanks!

Section 11 is yours! Thank you Jeremy!
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knotyouraveragejo wrote: August 1st, 2021, 4:32 pm Here is my first section -

Chapter 18

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/romanceofmoderngeology_18_grew_128kb.mp3
21:31

:)

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