[COMPLETE] Anti-imperialist writings, by Mark Twain-le

enko · Post by **enko** » September 9th, 2012, 3:43 am

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/anti-imperialist-writings-by-mark-twain/

Anti-imperialist writings by Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) .

This audiobook is a collection of Mark Twain's anti-imperialist writings (newspaper articles, interviews, speeches, letters, essays and pamphlets). (Summary by Vineshen Pillay)

How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here
To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you'd like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
New to recording?
Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording!
Is there a deadline?
We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1 month of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after one month, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.
Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the one month deadline.
Where do I find the text?
Source text (please only read from this text!): Read from the Text Links in the Magic Window below
Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)!
If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.

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Magic Window:

BC Admin
Keywords that describe the book:
anti-imperialism, satire, mark twain
BEFORE recording:
Please check the Recording Notes:
http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430

Set your recording software to:

Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
DURING recording:
Please leave no more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of your recording!

Make sure you add this to the beginning and end of your recording:
Start of recording (Intro)
- "Section [number] of Anti-imperialist writings. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say:
  "Recording by [your name]"
- Say:
  " Anti-imperialist writings, by Mark Twain. [Title]"
End of recording
- At the end of the section, say:
  "End of [Title]"
- If you wish, say:
  "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
- At the end of the book, say (in addition):
  "End of Anti-imperialist writings, by Mark Twain."
Please leave 5 seconds silence at the end of your recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes!

Also, please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
AFTER recording:
Need noise-cleaning?
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Save files as
128 kbps MP3
antiimperialistwritings_##_twain.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. antiimperialistwritings_01_twain.mp3)

ID3 V2 tags
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Add the following tags to your .mp3 file (how you do this depends on which software you use – if you are unsure about ID3 tags, send me a message). Please mind upper and lower case!

Title: ## - [Section title] (e.g. 01 - Mark Twain Home Again)
Artist: Mark Twain
Album: Anti-imperialist writings

Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.

Transfer of files (completed recordings)
Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file.
Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader:
  http://upload.librivox.org
  
  (If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
- You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: le - Leni
- When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
- If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.

Any questions?
Please post below or PM me.

enko · Post by **enko** » September 11th, 2012, 3:47 am

The source text come from different places like I wrote here:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=41754&p=783460&#p783460

I have made Google Docs for some of the texts mentioned in the above link to make them easier to record:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1kAv_f27R_SePHvFmTfFuLj7gncBZQEbZfP4Or-PTlE0
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1yxyYz-s7wCH8RSrLL1qm_i8F72AAhDmLKNIfaZt6qSI
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1KXunqK83NfZQNfGDD3yP5Xc9BYr6i3Z52p8zilWEKSk
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1YS6xYWMbv1U3zBMQy5dLejAOnCJ4pp8PNR-YdLRm4Wg
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1w0k_WDb0wRQ_7a3kKNPo42TTO5d_L9YmskMTEReqJMk
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Rktr-KL3-8BaZERXi21COviivdpX0i1PgfooPgLzDxg

This project now just needs an MC and readers.

Post by **Leni** » September 15th, 2012, 11:38 am

Hi, enko, I will MC this one for you. I'll be back with the window.

Post by **Leni** » September 15th, 2012, 12:54 pm

Ok, back with window and all. Just two questions:

Are you looking for a PLer, or will you PL it yourself?

I will make a compilation table, so each section is searchable. Could you please write here the sections in the order they will appear in the finished book together with the link to the source?

Thanks much! After you've filled in the window, I'll move this thread to the Short Works forum.

enko · Post by **enko** » September 16th, 2012, 12:43 am

Post by **Leni** » September 16th, 2012, 10:34 am

Thanks much, enko! I'll leave the project here for a while more, maybe we can attract a DPLer. :p

arjohns · Post by **arjohns** » September 17th, 2012, 6:27 pm

I would be glad to be DPL for this project.

enko · Post by **enko** » September 18th, 2012, 12:57 am

arjohns wrote:I would be glad to be DPL for this project.

Thanks Allen.

johng · Post by **johng** » September 18th, 2012, 1:09 pm

unless anyone objects, I'd like to voice this whole project...

My life goal is to record as many of MT's works as I can.
-j

enko · Post by **enko** » September 18th, 2012, 1:34 pm

johng wrote:unless anyone objects, I'd like to voice this whole project...

My life goal is to record as many of MT's works as I can.
-j

No problems for me. I assigned all the sections to you.

These are wikipedia links for some of the titles if the MC Leni thinks they could be used on the catalog page:
- To the Person Sitting in Darkness: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_the_Person_Sitting_in_Darkness
- A Defence of General Funston: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Defence_of_General_Funston
- King Leopold's Soliloquy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Leopold%27s_Soliloquy

Post by **Leni** » September 18th, 2012, 2:33 pm

Hello there,

arjohns is added as DPLer, and we are in Readers Found, since John decided to read the whole project.

Thank you for the suggestions, enko, I will use the links!

johng · Post by **johng** » September 18th, 2012, 2:38 pm

I'm very excited about this collection!!
This could be a VERY important resource for people!
Thanks for all the hard work on collecting and getting this started!!!

-j

johng · Post by **johng** » September 19th, 2012, 8:04 am

recording 01 and found an error in the text:
"At this point the question (OF) anti-imperialism was broached, some one asking:"
the "of" is missing!

perhaps this would be a better source for the piece:

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FB0D11FD385A16738DDDAF0994D8415B808CF1D3

enko · Post by **enko** » September 19th, 2012, 11:12 am

johng wrote:recording 01 and found an error in the text:
"At this point the question (OF) anti-imperialism was broached, some one asking:"
the "of" is missing!

perhaps this would be a better source for the piece:

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FB0D11FD385A16738DDDAF0994D8415B808CF1D3

To prevent transcribing errors I have put all the text links as scanned images.

There are some errors in the scanned images themselves.
e.g. in "A Salutation Speech from the Nineteenth Century to the Twentieth", it should be "stately matron" instead of "stately nation".

In some texts Mark Twain uses italics, bold, etc to emphasize. How will you read those.

johng · Post by **johng** » September 19th, 2012, 11:29 am

enko wrote:
johng wrote:recording 01 and found an error in the text:
"At this point the question (OF) anti-imperialism was broached, some one asking:"
the "of" is missing!

perhaps this would be a better source for the piece:

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FB0D11FD385A16738DDDAF0994D8415B808CF1D3
To prevent transcribing errors I have put all the text links as scanned images.

There are some errors in the scanned images themselves.
e.g. in "A Salutation Speech from the Nineteenth Century to the Twentieth", it should be "stately matron" instead of "stately nation".

In some texts Mark Twain uses italics, bold, etc to emphasize. How will you read those.

If it's italicized (or bold, etc.), I'll emphasize the words...we can correct, those if they don't work out right.

Scanned images from the original will be great!!
thanks!
-J

[COMPLETE] Anti-imperialist writings, by Mark Twain-le

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