This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-color-of-a-great-city-by-theodore-dreiser/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61043Theodore Dreiser was highly acclaimed for his novels and other writing. This non-fiction work takes place in many areas of New York City in the early 20th Century. Dreiser writes of lives packed into cramped tenements, of the likely end, but perhaps not, of an affair, of those who guided ships through turbulent waters, and of life in a home for retired seamen. We're taken to the new subways where track workers risked deadly accidents as they struggled to earn a living. Animal slaughter, the glory and heartbreak of song-writing, the shabby "sandwich man", deadly jealousy in Little Italy, and much more is vividly brought to life by this brilliant author. (Summary by Lee Smalley)
Target completion date: 2022-12-31
Prooflistening level: Standard
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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.
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[*]Project Code: jdn8lSsJ
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Dreiser (Theodore Dreiser)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 39
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: Yes
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1923
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
[*]Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Essays & Short Works
Keywords that describe the book: New York City, poverty, city life
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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 The Color of a Great City. 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 Color of a Great City, by Theodore Dreiser. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Color of a Great City, by Theodore Dreiser. 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 The Color of a Great City, by Theodore Dreiser."
Filename: colorofagreatcity_##_dreiser_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. colorofagreatcity_01_dreiser_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: icequeen
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.