A Journey to the Interior of the Earth by Jules Verne (1828 - 1905). Translated by Frederic Malleson (1819 - 1897)
Bookworm360 is adopting this project.
Journey to the Center of the Earth (French: Voyage au centre de la Terre, also translated under the titles A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and A Journey to the Interior of the Earth) is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull ( Wikipedia)
Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
IMPORTANT - soloist, please note: in order to limit the amount of languishing projects (and hence the amount of files on our hard-pressed server), we ask that you post an update at least once a month in your project thread, even if you haven't managed to record anything. If we don't hear from you for three months, your project may be opened up to a group project if a Book Coordinator is found. Files you have completed will be used in this project. If you haven't recorded anything yet, your project will be removed from the forum (contact any admin to see if it can be re-instated). Please don't download or listen to files belonging to projects in process (unless you are the BC or PL). Our servers are not set up to handle the greater volume of traffic. Please wait until the project has been completed. Thanks!
Magic Window:
BC Admin
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Genres for the project: Fantastic Fiction/Science Fiction; Nature & Animal Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: fiction, Verne, science, classic, subterrarnean, jules
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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):
"Chapter [number] of A Journey to the Interior of the Earth. 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: "A Journey to the Interior of the Earth, by Jules Verne. Translated by Frederic Malleson. [Chapter]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
"Chapter [number] of A Journey to the Interior of the Earth by Jules Verne. Translated by Frederic Malleson. 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: "[Chapter title]"
END of recording:
At the end of the section, say: "End of [Chapter]"
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 A Journey to the Interior of the Earth, by Jules Verne. Translated by Frederic Malleson."
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
Example filename journeytotheinterioroftheearth_##_verne_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. journeytotheinterioroftheearth_01_verne_128kb.mp3)
Transfer of files (completed recordings) Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: craigdav1
When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
If you are still interested in recording this book, I can set it up for you. Unless you have someone else in mind, I'd also enjoy being the DPL as I'm curious as to how it compares to the movie.
Thanks Craig, that'd be great. I've been wanting to do a longer science fiction solo project and have been having trouble finding something original and good. Besides, this would be the first solo version so I think it's worthwhile.
Dan (I assume),
The first thing you should try to do is open the MW. Click on BC ADMIN (lower left just below the MW) and see if a new window opens. If so, then you can enter the chapter titles now. If you get a message that you don't have permission to open the MW, let me know. Feel free to ask questions. You may find the following useful. In solo recordings you are the BC for the book.
Great! Don't feel you have to add all the chapter titles by the way. Just stay ahead of your readings. The rows in the MW can be "dragged and dropped" so be careful as you can jumble things up quite by accident. It all can be fixed but it's better if they don't get accidently rearranged. Start recording when you wish but always check in each month even if you haven't recorded anything. I'll move this topic to the "Going Solo" forum in a day or two. We like to keep the "Launch Pad" forum tidy.
Sorry it took me a while to get around to recording. I uploaded Chapter 1 and put the link in the magic window. Do I need to do anything else or have I got it right?
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At the very beginning of the intro (before the book title) you should give the chapter number. You could copy what you said in the outro and paste it at the beginning of the intro (or you could rerecord, "Chapter 1").
In the MW where it says Notes, put the file time (mm:ss). Also change the status to "Ready for PL OK."
craigdav1 wrote:1
At the very beginning of the intro (before the book title) you should give the chapter number. You could copy what you said in the outro and paste it at the beginning of the intro (or you could rerecord, "Chapter 1").
In the MW where it says Notes, put the file time (mm:ss). Also change the status to "Ready for PL OK."
Btw, nice read.
Don't know how I missed that, it's fixed now. Chapter 2 and 3 are up as well. Thanks, I'm sorry you have to be subjected to my atrocious attempts at accents lol
If you are re-uploading a file that has "corrections" use the "ready for spot check" choice in the dropdown menu. That way I will know that I only need to check part of the file.
Today I attended a lecture on a painting, "The Awakening of the Forest" by Paul Delvaux. The painting is of a scene from this novel (except for the unclothed women). Delvaux was according to the speaker greatly influenced by Verne.
, classics
, and art
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