This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-ring-and-the-book-an-interpretation-by-francis-bickford-hornbrooke/
Francis Bickford Hornbrooke was an American Unitarian minister who in later years was recognized as an expert commentator on literature, in particular the works of Robert Browning. Of all Browning's output, it was his monumental epic, the Ring and the Book, which most attracted Hornbrooke's attention, and he said that " I have read the poem throughout at least thirty times, and every time with increased pleasure. The more I read it, the more
I love it, and the less I find in it to censure." His interpretation of the poem is distinguished not only by the great expository and rhetorical skills of a celebrated preacher, but also by a deep and appreciative understanding of the passion and expressive mastery of the poet. ( Algy Pug)
- Text source (only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/cu31924013443241
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Literary Criticism
Keywords that describe the book: poetry, browning, the ring and the book
============================================ - 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):- "The Ring and the Book - An Interpretation. 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 Algy Pug" - Say:
"Foreword"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:- "Chapter [number] of The Ring and the Book - An Interpretation by Francis Bickford Hornbrooke. 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]"
- 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 The Ring and the Book - An Interpretation, by Francis Bickford Hornbrooke. "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes. - Example filename ringandbookinterpretation_##_hornbrooke_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. ringandbookinterpretation_01_hornbrooke_128kb.mp3)
- Example ID3 V2 tags
Artist: Francis Bickford Hornbrooke
Title: ## - [Section title]
Album: The Ring and the Book - An Interpretation
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