COMPLETE: The Common Reader by Virginia Woolf -jo

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knotyouraveragejo
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The Common Reader, by Virginia Woolf (1882 - 1941)

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


https://librivox.org/the-common-reader-by-virginia-woolf/

A collection of essays by Virginia Woolf, some of which originally appeared in the Times Literary Supplement or the Dial, and others were originally published for the first time in this volume.

Excerpts from the New York Times Book Review of The Common Reader, May 31, 1925:

Anything that Virginia Woolf may have to say about letters is of more than ordinary interest, for her peculiar intelligence and informed attitude set her somewhat apart. She possesses the happy faculty simultaneously of enjoying and accepting the work of Daniel De Foe and James Joyce, of Joseph Addison and T.S. Eliot, of Jane Austen and Marcel Proust. …Because of the scheme of "The Common Reader," one must guess at times as to her precise position, for this volume of collected essays and reviews is not primarily a critical work. … Many of these essays are excellent examples of that type of writing which reveals the reactions, nuances, twisting and adventuring threads of thought and surmise which spring from the perusal and spiritual acquisition of other work. Mrs. Woolf, like a mirror, reflects back the colors of the minds which betray themselves in the pages of the books which she takes under consideration.
(Summary by knotyouraveragejo)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64457

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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Essays & Short Works

Keywords that describe the book: essays, woolf, george eliot, austen, defoe, conrad, literary commentary

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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.

Say:
"Section # of The Common Reader. 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."] "The Common Reader, by Virginia Woolf. Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of The Common Reader, by Virginia Woolf."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: commonreader_##_woolf_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. commonreader_01_woolf_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into a new post in this thread along with the file duration (mm:ss). Watch this thread for prooflistening notes.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.
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alanmapstone
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Post by alanmapstone »

Section 1 please!
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Section 1 assigned. Thanks for getting this one started, Alan.
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Post by Kazbek »

I'd like to read section 3.

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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

3 is yours, Michael. Thanks for claiming. :)
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Post by beeber »

What a delight to see this classic collection coming to LibriVox! Could I please sign up for sections 15, 17, 18, and 19.

Thank you.
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Those sections are all yours, Bruce. Thanks for claiming.
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Post by Owlivia »

Section 24, The Patron and the Crocus, please?
Owlivia/Deborah

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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

All set, Owlivia. Thanks!
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Post by GretaBui »

Section 22 please, Lady Dorothy Nevill !
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Hi Greta. 22 is yours! Thanks for claiming. :)
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Post by nguyensomedimsum »

Hello! May I claim sections 4-7!
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Hi. Welcome to LibriVox. I see that you are new here. :)

Even if you are experienced with recording elsewhere, please send in a short test recording to check that all the technical settings meet LibriVox requirements before recording a full chapter. 

1-minute test

Also, before jumping in to claim multiple sections, please have a look at the Newbie Guide to Recording and also read carefully through all the notes in the first post of this thread if you haven't already done so.

I'll also need to know by what name you would like to be listed in the catalog. This can be the same as your forum name, your real name or another pseudonym of your choice. If you have a personal website, that can be linked as well.

Meanwhile I can assign you section 4 to start. Thanks and welcome to Librivox. :)
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Post by alanmapstone »

Section 1 - The Common Reader

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/commonreader_01_woolf_128kb.mp3
2.57

She did love long convoluted sentences :D
Alan
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Indeed! My first solo after joining LibriVox was Night and Day.

Thanks for your section, Alan. As we don't have a DPL as yet, I will go ahead and PL it for you.
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