COMPLETE: The Idea of Progress by J. B. Bury -jo

[BarryGanong]

The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry into Its Origin and Growth by John Bagnell Bury (1861 - 1927).

This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page here:

https://librivox.org/the-idea-of-progress-by-john-bagnell-bury/

John Bagnell Bury was Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University in the early twentieth century. In The Idea of Progress, he assesses the concepts of history found in the classical period and then traces the historical development of the concept of political and social progress by looking at writers from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. It is interesting to consider what the history of the past hundred years would add to such an analysis. ( Barry Ganong)

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[knotyouraveragejo]

Hi Barry,

I'll be your MC for this project. The MW will be available shortly.

[BarryGanong]

Thanks, Jo!

I have three questions.

First, could the sections be numbered 01-23 instead of 00-22 in the MW? After the Preface (section 01) is an Introduction (which will be two sections) before chapter 1 begins, and I will split one of the other chapters into two sections. So there's no point in trying to make section numbers follow chapter numbers, and they might as well begin with 01.

Second, and following on that, I'd like to record my intros as "Section one of The Idea of Progress by J. B. Bury; [Librivox notice]"; and then (for example) "Introduction, part one." I would use the full title, with subtitle, in the first intro and the last outro, the shorter title otherwise.

Third, could you change the URL for the text? I thought it might be simpler just to use the Gutenberg text, but was dismayed to see that, for example, on page 17 where the PDF presents a Greek phrase, the Gutenberg text just has (words in Greek). Eek! An URL for the book, with access to the PDF that I will use to record, is:

https://archive.org/details/b29981311/page/n17/mode/2up

Thanks again!

[knotyouraveragejo]

Hi Barry,

I've changed the section numbering to start from 1 as requested.

Please review the edited intros and outros in the top post. I think I have them as you are suggesting which is fine.

URL for the text changed to the archive.org scan.

[BarryGanong]

Thanks, Jo. It all looks fine. I'll get started soon.

[cherylstewart]

Do you need a dpl for this project? If so, will do.
Cheryl

[BarryGanong]

Thanks much, Cheryl, but Larry Wilson is already on board for it.

Welcome, Larry! Here's section 01 (5:40):

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/ideaofprogress_01_bury_128kb.mp3

It's short, but there didn't seem to be any non-awkward way to merge it with the next section.

[cherylstewart]

ok

[silverquill]

Thanks much, Cheryl, but Larry Wilson is already on board for it.

Welcome, Larry! Here's section 01 (5:40):

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/ideaofprogress_01_bury_128kb.mp3

It's short, but there didn't seem to be any non-awkward way to merge it with the next section.

Yeah, I think that is fine
OK and we're off.

[BarryGanong]

Woo-hoo! Making "progress". Here's section 2 (30:25):

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/ideaofprogress_02_bury_128kb.mp3

[BarryGanong]

And section 3 wraps up the Introduction (23:56):

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/ideaofprogress_03_bury_128kb.mp3

[BarryGanong]

Here's section 4 (18:42):

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/ideaofprogress_04_bury_128kb.mp3

[silverquill]

Woo-hoo! Making "progress". Here's section 2 (30:25):

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/ideaofprogress_02_bury_128kb.mp3

PL OK.
I'll get caught up soon.

[BarryGanong]

Welcome back! Hope your away-ness was good. Here's section 5/chapter 2 (21:05):

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/ideaofprogress_05_bury_128kb.mp3

[silverquill]

Welcome back! Hope your away-ness was good. Here's section 5/chapter 2 (21:05):

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/ideaofprogress_05_bury_128kb.mp3

Good time away, but short.
Back in the thick of things - remotely.

All chapters through 5 are PL OK.