(Complete) A Short History of the World by H. G. Wells - lt

[Kikisaulite]

A short history of the World by H.G. Wells (1866 - 1946).

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/a-short-history-of-the-world-by-h-g-wells/

A Short History of the World is a non-fictional historic work by English author H. G. Wells, largely inspired by Wells's earlier 1919 work The Outline of History. The book summarises the scientific knowledge of the time regarding the history of Earth and life. It starts with its origins, goes on to explain the development of the Earth and life on Earth, reaching primitive thought and the development of humankind from the Cradle of Civilisation.The book ends with the outcome of the First World War, the Russian famine of 1921, and the League of Nations in 1922. In 1934 Albert Einstein recommended the book for the study of history as a means of interpreting progress in civilisation. ( adopted from Wikipedia)

• Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35461
• Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
  
  
  
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• Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (H.G. Wells) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells
• Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Short_History_of_the_World_(H._G._Wells)
• Number of sections (files) this project will have: 67
• Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
• Original publication date (if known): 1922
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction; *Non-fiction/History

Keywords that describe the book: history, world history, h.g.wells

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[*]The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording (Intro):

• "Chapter [number] of A short history of the World. 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], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
• Say:
  "A short history of the World, by H.G. Wells. [Chapter]"

For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:

• "Chapter [number] of A short history of the World by H.G. Wells. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
• If you wish, say:
  "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
• Only if applicable, say:
  "[Chapter title]"

END of recording:

• At the end of the section, say:
  "End of [Chapter]"
• 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 A short history of the World, by H.G. Wells. "

There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.

[*]Example filename shorthistoryoftheworld_##_wells_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. shorthistoryoftheworld_01_wells_128kb.mp3)

[*]Example ID3 V2 tags
Artist: H.G. Wells
Title: ## - [Section title]
Album: A short history of the World


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: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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• If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.

Any questions?
Please post below[/list]

[Lynnet]

I will set this up for you. Back in a few minutes with the MW.

[Lynnet]

All set.
Do you need to advertise for a DPL?
Let me know if you need anything else.

[Kikisaulite]

Yay! Thanks a lot for setting things up.
Yes, getting a DPL would be nice.
Kristine

[Kikisaulite]

Let me know if you need anything else.

One more thing. I vaguely remember from my last active time here five years ago, that Magic Window had a separate password (don't have it anymore of course), is that right...? At least I seem not to get in with the regular forum password. Or am I doing something wrong? How do I get in that magic place, please?

[Lynnet]

Let me know if you need anything else.

One more thing. I vaguely remember from my last active time here five years ago, that Magic Window had a separate password (don't have it anymore of course), is that right...? At least I seem not to get in with the regular forum password. Or am I doing something wrong? How do I get in that magic place, please?

We had a big system upgrade in -- I think -- 2013, so if you were active before that, everything was "upgraded" (i.e. removed and you had to come up with something better!). This password is supposed to be more secure than the basic forum password. You should be able to use this new password for all your Librivoxing needs, but can still use the old one for the things you were doing before if you wish.

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[Kikisaulite]

Wow, the Management Dashboard is really cool! So many interesting books I have completely forgotten that I ever was involved in...
Thank you! So far everything seems to work just fine.

[Kikisaulite]

Chapter 01 is up!

[pattymarie]

Could I dpl this?

Editİ I've plunged in and listened to section 1. It's PL OK except that you've left 10 seconds of silence at the end where five are all that's required, so you might want to snip off five seconds. LV used to ask of 10 seconds of silence at the end of files over 30 minutes long, but last I knew, they had decided five seconds was enough for all files.

[Kikisaulite]

Could I dpl this?

Certainly and most welcome you are!!
Thanks for noticing those extra seconds. I will chip them off.

Dear MC, I think we are ready to go to the Solos forum.

[Kikisaulite]

In the meantime, I re-uploaded ch 1 and uploaded ch2 and ch3.
Kristine

[Lynnet]

Pattymarie added as DPL and moved to Going Solo!

[Kikisaulite]

Pattymarie added as DPL and moved to Going Solo!

Thank you!!!

[pattymarie]

You're welcome. I'm looking forward to this.

Sections 1, 2, and 3 are PL OK. Off at a running start.

[Kikisaulite]

Happy New Year all!!!
Chapters 4 and 5 are uploaded.

Kristine