This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page here:
https://librivox.org/the-charwomans-shadow-by-lord-dunsany/
Volunteers outside the USA: Lord Dunsany died in 1957. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 50 years; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3834766&view=1up&seq=10&skin=2021Delightfully imaginative, somewhat similar to Dunsany's blockbuster fantasy novel, The King Of Elfland's Daughter (and published just two years after it), this equally entertaining, verbally voluptuous tale brings us in touch with the heraldry, artistry, and superstitions of the bygone Golden Age of Spain; with the magical arts of ancient times-- alchemy, wizardry, potions, forest creatures that go bump in the night, quests for esoteric knowledge, use of the Philosopher's Stone, and the Catholic church's war against the 'Black Art". Above all, Dunsany explores the many mysterious properties of shadows, and warns what havoc might befall you if you lose yours. Published in 1926. (Summary by Michele Fry, narrator, January 2023 )
Target completion date:
Prooflistening level: Special. I will ask my DPL to follow along with the text and notate significant discrepancies (that change meaning, confuse, misdirect, mispronounce, miss the point, use wrong voice, etc).
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
Genres for the project: Fantastic Fiction/Fantasy Fiction, Romance, Action and Adventure Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: fantasy, romance, heraldry, wizardry, love, Spain, potions, shadows, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Philosopher's Stone, Golden Age, Black Art,
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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:"Chapter) # of The Charwoman's Shadow, by Lord Dunsany, published in 1926. 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, date."] "Chapter #, Title, as shown in the MW[/i]."
End of recording:"Chapter) # of The Charwoman's Shadow, by Lord Dunsany. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read/recorded by your name, date."] "Chapter #, Title."
Say:
"End of Chapter#, Title."
final section of the book, add:Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Charwoman's Shadow, by Lord Dunsany."
Filename: charwomansshadow_##_dunsany_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. charwomansshadow_01_dunsany_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: knotyouraveragejo
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.