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Flower-Patch Among the Hills by Flora Klickmann (1867 - 1958).


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Volunteers outside the USA: Flora Klickmann died in 1958. Her work is still protected by copyright in places, like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years.
After poor health force Klickmann to move from London to the country, she began writing a series of sketches for The Girl's Own Paper and in 1916 she published the first of a series of books based on them. Her cottage, known in her books as "Rosemary Cottage", had an idyllic country garden and spectacular views over the River Wye and Tintern Abbey. The book, The Flower-Patch Among the Hills, was highly successful; a reprint was needed after two weeks. In later years, she wrote six more Flower Patch books, the stories growing to involve her household and the local people, combining nature description, anecdote, autobiography, religion, and humour. ( Lynne Thompson)
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Post by NemoR »

Hi Lynnet,

May I claim the following section please:

12 The Little People of the Streams

Thank you!

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NemoR wrote:Hi Lynnet,

May I claim the following section please:

12 The Little People of the Streams

Thank you!

Nemo
You certainly can!
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Post by NemoR »

Section 12, ready for PL:

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/flowerpatchamongthehills_12_klickmann_128kb.mp3

Length is 13:25

This was such a lovely little story!

Nemo
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Post by Lynnet »

NemoR wrote:Section 12, ready for PL:

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/flowerpatchamongthehills_12_klickmann_128kb.mp3

Length is 13:25

This was such a lovely little story!

Nemo
I'm pleased you enjoyed it!
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Post by psmythe »

Hi Lynette,

I'd like to take a section for PLing, preferably a shorter one. This is my first attempt at volunteering.

Thank you,
psmythe
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psmythe wrote:Hi Lynette,

I'd like to take a section for PLing, preferably a shorter one. This is my first attempt at volunteering.

Thank you,
psmythe
Thank you for volunteering!
Have you read the guidelines in the wiki? http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/ProofListening_tips_and_quiz One of our admins put together the quiz and even proof listeners who have been doing it a while are finding it valuable.

So far, only one file has been submitted (section 12). It is just over 13 minutes long but shouldn't be too taxing. If you'd like to listen to that, please do. It is important you listen through headphones (even earbuds will work, but the better the headphones, the better you will be able to detect issues). Click on the "Listen" link and you can listen through your computers media player. If you have Audacity (the recording program most of us use), you can listen through that, which makes it easier (I think) to double check if, for example, you're not quite sure of something.

Post any comments in the thread (e.g. Section 12 PL notes:...)
Any repeats or stumbles, it is very helpful (essential even) to note the time so the reader can find it to correct it, and you or another PLer can find the spot to check the edit was made correctly.
I will update the Magic Window with your comments. If you decide to become a DPL, you will have access to the MW so you can do this yourself.

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Post by psmythe »

I read through the guide a couple of times, not sure I have it but want to try. I'm excited and will probably need practice, but I'll work carefully & post when I'm done.

tks,
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Post by Lynnet »

psmythe wrote:I read through the guide a couple of times, not sure I have it but want to try. I'm excited and will probably need practice, but I'll work carefully & post when I'm done.

tks,
psmythe
We have a program we use called Checker, which we use for checking volume and it highlights some technical issues. I ran chapter 12 through Checker and it all looks good technically.
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Post by Lynnet »

Section 1 is ready for PL.
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Post by bbovard »

Lynnet wrote:Section 1 is ready for PL.
Hi Lynnet.
I'm new but would love to be a listener. I'm happy to do any part as a PL or all of this book (as a DPL). I can start with Section 1 if you like.

Bethany
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Post by Lynnet »

bbovard wrote:
Lynnet wrote:Section 1 is ready for PL.
Hi Lynnet.
I'm new but would love to be a listener. I'm happy to do any part as a PL or all of this book (as a DPL). I can start with Section 1 if you like.

Bethany
Hi Bethany
Thank you for volunteering.
I will say to you the same as I said to psmythe, who volunteered to listen to the other file that has been submitted.

Have you read the guidelines in the wiki? http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/ProofListening_tips_and_quiz One of our admins put together the quiz and even proof listeners who have been doing it a while are finding it valuable.

It is important you listen through headphones (even earbuds will work, but the better the headphones, the better you will be able to detect issues). Click on the "Listen" link and you can listen through your computers media player. If you have Audacity (the recording program most of us use), you can listen through that, which makes it easier (I think) to double check if, for example, you're not quite sure of something.

Post any comments in the thread (e.g. Section 1 PL notes:...)
Any repeats or stumbles, it is very helpful (essential even) to note the time so the reader can find it to correct it, and you or another PLer can find the spot to check the edit was made correctly.
I will update the Magic Window with your comments. If you decide to become a DPL, you will have access to the MW so you can do this yourself.

If you have any questions, please ask.
Lynne
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Post by bbovard »

Wonderful. Thanks, Lynnet.
Yes, I reviewed the guidelines and took the quiz (which was helpful!). Thanks for the headphones tip - will do.

I'll get started.
Bethany



Lynnet wrote:
bbovard wrote:
Lynnet wrote:Section 1 is ready for PL.
Hi Lynnet.
I'm new but would love to be a listener. I'm happy to do any part as a PL or all of this book (as a DPL). I can start with Section 1 if you like.

Bethany
Hi Bethany
Thank you for volunteering.
I will say to you the same as I said to psmythe, who volunteered to listen to the other file that has been submitted.

Have you read the guidelines in the wiki? http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/ProofListening_tips_and_quiz One of our admins put together the quiz and even proof listeners who have been doing it a while are finding it valuable.

It is important you listen through headphones (even earbuds will work, but the better the headphones, the better you will be able to detect issues). Click on the "Listen" link and you can listen through your computers media player. If you have Audacity (the recording program most of us use), you can listen through that, which makes it easier (I think) to double check if, for example, you're not quite sure of something.

Post any comments in the thread (e.g. Section 1 PL notes:...)
Any repeats or stumbles, it is very helpful (essential even) to note the time so the reader can find it to correct it, and you or another PLer can find the spot to check the edit was made correctly.
I will update the Magic Window with your comments. If you decide to become a DPL, you will have access to the MW so you can do this yourself.

If you have any questions, please ask.
Lynne
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Post by psmythe »

Really no idea if I'm doing this correctly. Please give me guidance so my PLing is helpful to the project. Thanks!

Flower-Patch Among the Hills by Flora Klickmann (1867 - 1958), Section 1 read by Lynnett, 7:06

0:21 Didn’t say 'Section 1' & did at 7:01
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psmythe wrote:Really no idea if I'm doing this correctly. Please give me guidance so my PLing is helpful to the project. Thanks!

Flower-Patch Among the Hills by Flora Klickmann (1867 - 1958), Section 1 read by Lynnett, 7:06

0:21 Didn’t say 'Section 1' & did at 7:01
Thank you...

The intros and outros are very important as they credit the authors, give the "Librivox disclaimer" and signify the beginning and ending of a section. Some BCs are very picky about exactly which words are used, others not so much (I'm in the 'not so much' camp). That said...

If you look at the first post, the end of the into says [section title] -- it does not ask for section number.
For the outro, it says [section number].

If there is nothing else you picked up, I will mark this PL OK. Thank you!
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