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The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 8, by Charles F. Horne (1870 - 1942), Rossiter Johnson (1840 - 1931) and John Rudd ( - )

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-great-events-by-famous-historians-volume-8-by-charles-f-horne/
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 8 of 22, covering from 1438-1513 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10103

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[*]Project Code: bXxTrI39
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Francis_Horne (Charles F. Horne)
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossiter_Johnson (Rossiter Johnson)
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[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 34
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: Yes
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1905
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/History/Middle Ages/Middle History

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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 Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 8. 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 Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 8, edited by Charles F. Horne, Rossiter Johnson and John Rudd. Section Title."
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 Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 8, edited by Charles F. Horne, Rossiter Johnson and John Rudd."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: greatevents8_##_horne_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. greatevents8_01_horne_128kb.mp3)

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Section 25 please!
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Post by realisticspeakers »

In addition to section 0
I'd like to claim 31 - Amerigo Vespucci in America
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Section 33 please
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Post by Availle »

And here the icy queen is again, taunting me...

If you don't mind that it might take a bit longer, I'd like to read sections 1-3 on printing please.
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Post by realisticspeakers »

Availle wrote: July 28th, 2021, 1:07 am And here the icy queen is again, taunting me...
She's brutal, isn't she?
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I'd like to claim section 26 (Cabots), please :)
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alanmapstone wrote: July 27th, 2021, 10:58 pm Section 25 please!

Section 25 is yours! Thanks Alan!
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realisticspeakers wrote: July 27th, 2021, 11:17 pm In addition to section 0
I'd like to claim 31 - Amerigo Vespucci in America

Sections 0 and 31 are yours, thanks Mitch!
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jakemalizia wrote: July 28th, 2021, 12:28 am Section 33 please

Section 33 is yours, thanks Jake!
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Availle wrote: July 28th, 2021, 1:07 am And here the icy queen is again, taunting me...

If you don't mind that it might take a bit longer, I'd like to read sections 1-3 on printing please.
Yes, here I am again tempting you, Ava! :twisted:

I don't mind if you take longer, I know where to find you! Sections 1, 2 and 3 are yours, thank you!
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realisticspeakers wrote: July 28th, 2021, 3:17 am
Availle wrote: July 28th, 2021, 1:07 am And here the icy queen is again, taunting me...
She's brutal, isn't she?

Hee, hee! You have no idea! Just ask my kids! :lol:
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Piotrek81 wrote: July 28th, 2021, 11:47 am I'd like to claim section 26 (Cabots), please :)

Section 26 is yours, thank you!
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icequeen wrote: July 28th, 2021, 5:04 pm I don't mind if you take longer, I know where to find you!
Thank you. I'm properly worried now. :shock:
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Availle wrote: July 28th, 2021, 5:22 pm
icequeen wrote: July 28th, 2021, 5:04 pm I don't mind if you take longer, I know where to find you!
Thank you. I'm properly worried now. :shock:
I just look in the Bat Cave!
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