All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/children-of-the-tenements-by-jacob-a-riis/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21583This is a collection of vignettes about poverty in New York City in the early 1900s. Jacob Riis was a police reporter and a sociologist. He made human the faces of extreme poverty and did not limit his often-wrenching prose to children. He included old people and animals, and described diverse cultures. These stories evoke both laughter and tears.
Target completion date: 2022-12-01
Prooflistening level: Standard
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[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Riis (Jacob Riis)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://www.gutenberg.org/files/21583/21583-h/21583-h.htm
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 42
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: Yes
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1897
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Genres for the project: Short Stories
Keywords that describe the book: unfamiliar with book
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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, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section (or Chapter) # of Children of the Tenements. 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."] "Children of the Tenements, by Jacob Riis. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of Children of the Tenements, by Jacob Riis. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Children of the Tenements, by Jacob Riis."
Filename: childrenofthetenements_##_riis_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. childrenofthetenements_01_riis_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: lynnet
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.