COMPLETE - Children of the Frost by Jack London - thw

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Children of the Frost, by Jack London (1876 - 1916)
A collection of Native American short stories by author Jack London. This anthology promises to deliver wonderful tales from one of the greatest short story writers of all time.
(Summary by afutterer)
This project is complete. Audio files can be found on our Librivox catalog page at https://librivox.org/children-of-the-frost-by-jack-london/

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10736

Deadline: Please submit your recording within 2 months of placing your claim. If you cannot complete the recording within this time, please post in the thread to relinquish your claim or to ask the BC for an extension. If your recording is not completed by the deadline, your claim may be reassigned at the BC's discretion.

Claiming sections: Look in the Magic Window below for the list of available sections. Post a reply in this thread asking for the section you would like to record.

New to recording? Please see our Newbie Guide to Recording for further instructions. A quick guide to our required technical settings can be found here. When you post your file, please tell the BC what name you would like to use in our catalog.

Prooflistening level: Standard
I (afutterer) will PL this work.

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Magic Window:



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.
  • Project Code: u7LQaYZz
  • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London (Jack London)
  • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
  • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 10
  • Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
  • Original publication date (if known): 1902
  • 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: Short Stories/Anthologies; Short Stories/Single Author Collections; Fantastic Fiction/Fantasy Fiction

Keywords that describe the book: short stories, Native American

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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 (or Chapter) # of Children of the Frost. 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 Frost, by Jack London. Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section (or 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 Children of the Frost, by Jack London."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: childrenofthefrost_##_london_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. childrenofthefrost_01_london_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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MC to select: toddhw

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into a new post in this thread along with the file duration (mm:ss). Watch this thread for prooflistening notes.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.
Anthony

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I can set this up and MC for you.

EDIT: MW ready for you.

Thanks, Todd
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Thanks again Todd!
Anthony

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Ready to go live.
Anthony

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Post by flavo5000 »

Could I claim sections 1,7 & 8? I was actually considering doing this as a solo soon myself. :D
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flavo5000 wrote: August 16th, 2022, 11:50 am Could I claim sections 1,7 & 8? I was actually considering doing this as a solo soon myself. :D
You could still solo this if you want. I am totally game for that. In the meantime I will sign you up for 1,7,8. Thanks for volunteering!
Anthony

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Post by flavo5000 »

afutterer wrote: August 16th, 2022, 1:44 pm
flavo5000 wrote: August 16th, 2022, 11:50 am Could I claim sections 1,7 & 8? I was actually considering doing this as a solo soon myself. :D
You could still solo this if you want. I am totally game for that. In the meantime I will sign you up for 1,7,8. Thanks for volunteering!
Eh, that's ok, I ended up starting another solo. These three stories were the main ones I was interested in recording anyway. I might do more later if there are others still available.
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Post by afutterer »

:thumbs:
flavo5000 wrote: August 16th, 2022, 2:11 pm
afutterer wrote: August 16th, 2022, 1:44 pm
flavo5000 wrote: August 16th, 2022, 11:50 am Could I claim sections 1,7 & 8? I was actually considering doing this as a solo soon myself. :D
You could still solo this if you want. I am totally game for that. In the meantime I will sign you up for 1,7,8. Thanks for volunteering!
Eh, that's ok, I ended up starting another solo. These three stories were the main ones I was interested in recording anyway. I might do more later if there are others still available.
Anthony

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ~Epictetus
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Post by yourbookvoice »

I'd like to claim the following section, if I may:

2 The Law of Life ~2,801 Words Open

Thank you,
Kerry Adams
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yourbookvoice wrote: August 16th, 2022, 3:58 pm I'd like to claim the following section, if I may:

2 The Law of Life ~2,801 Words Open

Thank you,
Kerry Adams
Your Book Voice
You got it! Thanks Kerry!
Anthony

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afutterer wrote: August 16th, 2022, 5:53 pm
yourbookvoice wrote: August 16th, 2022, 3:58 pm I'd like to claim the following section, if I may:

2 The Law of Life ~2,801 Words Open

Thank you,
Kerry Adams
Your Book Voice
You got it! Thanks Kerry!
Thank you,
I am really looking forward to contributing to this project. Be of good cheer.
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Post by Dick »

May I read #6 The Sickness of Lone Chief?

Dick
Smile, Breathe and Go Slowly :)
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Dick wrote: August 18th, 2022, 6:03 pm May I read #6 The Sickness of Lone Chief?

Dick
Sure you may. Thank you so much for volunteering!
Anthony

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Post by LeeVogler »

If available, I would like to read:
3 Nam-Bok The Unveracious
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LeeVogler wrote: August 20th, 2022, 9:17 am If available, I would like to read:
3 Nam-Bok The Unveracious
It is yours. Thank you so much for helping me out LeeVogler! :clap:
Anthony

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