This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page here:
https://librivox.org/magician-among-the-spirits-by-harry-houdini/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66451Houdini, an escape artist and illusionist, became interested later in his life in debunking spiritualists, disbelieving anyone who claimed to have supernatural powers. This was during an era where paranormal phenomena, especially seances, were extremely popular. Although skeptical of their claims, he longed to find a credible source to communicate with family members he had lost. This book chronicles his travels and the many people he spoke with and his observations of their 'powers' and along the way also reveals many of the tricks they employed to deceive their paying customers. (Summary by Phyllis Vincelli)
Target completion date: 2021-12-15
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
Genres for the project: *Non-fiction
Keywords that describe the book: spiritualism, expose, psychics, supernatural claims
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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:"Section (or Chapter) # of A Magician Among the Saints. 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."] "A Magician Among the Saints, by Harry Houdini. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of A Magician Among the Saints, by Harry Houdini. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of A Magician Among the Saints, by Harry Houdini."
Filename: magicianamongsaints_##_houdini_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. magicianamongsaints_01_houdini_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.
However, I signed up to read this and I will plow through. He really should have stuck with his illusions though - a writer he is not 