The Old Curiosity Shop; Hard Times; A Tale of Two Cities; Oliver Twist; The Pickwick Papers. Have you read any or all of these famous Dickens stories? The author of this marvelous book, Rives Ermine, a highly successful author in her own right, simply wanted to retell the basic elements of some of Dickens best beloved novels and story lines. Now is your chance to revisit these stories and revive the memories of great reads. Of it you haven't gotten around to some of these classics, this would be a marvelous chance to read what they are about so you can enjoy them even more in the original later. Since they are fairly short, I expect readers to claim all sections of a particular book. I think it will make for more consistent flow by the reader and by the future listener. Note that I have added the author's essay on Charles Dickens as the last section of the book. summary by Phil Chenevert)
Volunteers outside the USA: HALLIE ERMINIE RIVES died in 1956. The author's work is still protected by copyright in places, like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years, and Australia (author's death plus 70 years for authors who died after 1955).
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.
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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:
SPECIAL RULES FOR THIS PROJECT MADE UP BY PHIL:
1: READERS SHOULD CLAIM THE WHOLE 'BOOK' - ALL SECTIONS
2: THE CHARACTER LIST AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH 'BOOK' IS OPTIONAL; READERS CHOICE.
Start of recording (Intro)
"Section [number] of Tales from Dickens - 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: " Tales From Dickens , by Hallie Erminie Rives. [the whole Book Chapter Name as in the MW], "
EXAMPLE: "Section 1 of Tales from Dickens - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
Tales From Dickens , by Hallie Erminie Rives. The Old Curiosity Shop - Little Nell, " [/i]
End of recording
At the end of the section, say: "End of Section [##]"
Example: "End of Section 1"
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At the end of the book, say (in addition): "End of Tales From Dickens , by Hallie Erminie Rives. "
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[*]AFTER recording: Need noise-cleaning?
Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The new (free) version 1.3.3. of Audacity (Mac/Win) has much improved noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide.
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128 kbps MP3
talesfromdickens_##_rives.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. talesfromdickens_01_rives.mp3)
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Yep! I just sent everyone home, noticed that I had not logged out of LibriVox and decided to check for new projects! Great timing for me! Something lovely to read in this new year.
"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." Ludwig van Beethoven
I forgot to say that I think it would be nice for readers to start with the Cast of Characters if they are included at the beginning of each 'book'. Also I will be changing the beginning disclaimer for the second parts of each book if you read all of them. Will explain more in the first post.
RuthieG wrote:Please would you put me down for the Pickwick Papers sections 27 - 35 inclusive?
So now you'll have to listen to me too.
Ruth
P.S. It's OK for me to read under the Rule of the Shorter Term, as the author was American.
P.P.S. What do you want done about the Character list at the beginning, please? EDITED TO ADD: Ah, just seen your post above, thank you.
What Fun! This will be great Ruth. Although you should be aware that the author does not write like Dickens.
EDIT: forget the following paragraphs. Decisions have beenmade!
Yes, I am open to opinions from all about whether to read the character lists or not at the beginning of each 'book'. My inclination is to include it or make it readers choice. I will make the decision no later tomorrow morning (Wednesday to me) and post it in the thread and in the first post.
Also, I am going to stipulate that the longer disclaimer will be used for only the first 'book' in a series. I don't know about everyone else, but I am having fun ! After church today I am invited to eat gumbo at my son's house. yum. what a nice way to start a new year
Enjoy
