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Phineas Pett was a Master Shipbuilder from one of England's greatest shipbuilding families and kept a journal of his experiences and thoughts at this important and turbulent time in the industry. Although some pages were damaged or lost, the diary was transcribed by Samuel Pepys and preserved in the British Library. It was edited and published in the form of an autobiography by William Gordon Perrin of The Council of the Navy Records Society in 1918. ( Lynne Thompson)
- Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51357
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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BC Admin - Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Phineas Pett) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Pett
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
- Number of sections (files) this project will have: 16
- Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: Yes
- Original publication date (if known): 1918
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography
Keywords that describe the book: family, navy, dynasty, shipbuilding, feud, master craftsman, charters
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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):
- "Section [number] of Autobiography of Phineas Pett. 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:
"Autobiography of Phineas Pett, by Phineas Pett. [Section]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
- "Section [number] of Autobiography of Phineas Pett by Phineas Pett. 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:
"[Section title]"
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Section]" - 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 Autobiography of Phineas Pett, by Phineas Pett. "
There should be about 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
[*]Example filename phineaspett_##_pett_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. phineaspett_01_pett_128kb.mp3)
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