[COMPLETE][Magazine][Short Stories]The Rover Vol. 01 No. 19 - kit

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The Rover Vol. 01 No. 19, edited by Seba Smith (1792 - 1868) and Lawrence Labree

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project https://librivox.org/rover-01-19-by-various/
"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree. The editors aimed at a high quality standard in their selection of short stories and poetry. Every half-year, the 26 weekly issues were also published under a bound compilation. This is already the 19th issue of the series. (Summary by Sonia)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/rover02labrgoog/page/n359/mode/2up

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Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

Say:
"Section # of The Rover Volume 1 Number 19. 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 Rover Volume 1 Number 19, edited by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree. Section [Number and Title]." (see MW for exact title/author)
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section #."
[Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
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"End of The Rover Volume 1 Number 19, edited by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: rover0119_##_various_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. rover0119_01_various_128kb.mp3)

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Post by Kitty »

and the next Rover is on the starting line...looking forward to listening to all the sections :)

Sonia
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Post by alanmapstone »

Sections 6 & 11 please 😺

Lots of short sections this time.
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alanmapstone wrote: July 14th, 2021, 11:28 am Sections 6 & 11 please 😺

Lots of short sections this time.
yes I like short sections, nice for newbies to start out with :9: And thank you for being first claimant (this is a pattern :mrgreen: )

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Post by alanmapstone »

Kitty wrote: July 14th, 2021, 11:35 am And thank you for being first claimant (this is a pattern :mrgreen: )
I think it is a matter of time zones, you and I are online before most LV members are awake :lol:
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Kitty wrote: July 14th, 2021, 11:35 am yes I like short sections, nice for newbies to start out with :9:
It is also nice that you have the patience to work with newbies :thumbs:
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Section 02, 09 &13 for my claims, please
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adr6090 wrote: July 14th, 2021, 11:56 am Section 02, 09 &13 for my claims, please
oho, back for more so soon ? :mrgreen: thank you April !!!

Please find the link to the missing pages in the MW notes section for Section 2 ! And notice to also read the introduction (2 and a half columns before the story starts)

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Post by adr6090 »

Kitty wrote: July 14th, 2021, 11:59 am
adr6090 wrote: July 14th, 2021, 11:56 am Section 02, 09 &13 for my claims, please
oho, back for more so soon ? :mrgreen: thank you April !!!

Please find the link to the missing pages in the MW notes section for Section 2 ! And notice to also read the introduction (2 and a half columns before the story starts)

Sonia
You know me well and just how addicted I am.... :oops:
I will do as you mention to find the missing pages and read the introduction as you have stated.
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Post by Harshi »

Section 8 please
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Harshi wrote: July 14th, 2021, 3:12 pmSection 8 please
Hello and welcome to our forum, and specifically to this project, Harshi. :)

Thank you for your interest in this project, and I can certainly reserve you section 8 for the time being. It's actually one of the shorter sections, so good to start out with.

However, before you start recording, I would strongly advice to complete a one-minute-test first. This is to check that your technical settings are all up to LV standard.
You can read all about it here: https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=1-Minute_Test and also in your welcome mail.
Please post the test in the Listeners Wanted forum: viewforum.php?f=21 and someone will check it and give you feedback or advice if needed.

As soon as the test is ok'ed, please post the results back here, and then I can assign you the section officially. For that I would need to open a personal reader page for you, so please also tell me which reader name you want to go by. Can be the same as the forum name or your real name, or whatever.

For the moment, I will reserve the section for you for one month, to give you time to sort out the test. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. :)

Good luck with the test !

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Post by adrianstephens »

Hello Sonia,
May I have 7 and 12 - don't want to be greedy?
Regards,
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My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
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Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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adrianstephens wrote: July 15th, 2021, 11:11 amMay I have 7 and 12 - don't want to be greedy?
always happy to listen to one of your sections, so please...be greedy :mrgreen: thank you, Adrian !!

Sonia
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Kitty wrote: July 15th, 2021, 11:19 am
adrianstephens wrote: July 15th, 2021, 11:11 amMay I have 7 and 12 - don't want to be greedy?
always happy to listen to one of your sections, so please...be greedy :mrgreen: thank you, Adrian !!

Sonia
Here you are, Sonia:
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/rover0119_07_various_128kb.mp3 23:47
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/rover0119_12_various_128kb.mp3 4:40

The first one was an interesting read. I started in my neutral accent, but it became clear after a few minutes it needed to be in some
kind of dialect, so restarted in about the only dialect I can fake. An everyday boy's story of prejudice and murder.

Regards,
Adrian
My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
...
Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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Post by Kitty »

adrianstephens wrote: July 16th, 2021, 2:27 amThe first one was an interesting read. I started in my neutral accent, but it became clear after a few minutes it needed to be in some kind of dialect, so restarted in about the only dialect I can fake. An everyday boy's story of prejudice and murder.
:mrgreen: old Earth is a bit of a Münchhausen in his narratives, I fear. The criteria for becoming sheriff were a bit strange in the days. But excellently narrated and I loved the accent :thumbs:

You only forgot the end disclaimer "End of section 7" in this one ;) could you add that please, the rest is perfect.

For the poem, there is only one small deviation which may profit from editing:

> at 4:10: (p. 304) "though many a tuneful chord vibrates unknown" - you say "tasteful" which doesn't sound as good in context

thanks for these great opening sections

Sonia
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