This project is now complete. All files can be downloaded from the catalog page here:https://librivox.org/boys-and-girls-pliny-1-by-pliny-the-elder/
The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of 37 books, covering more than 20.000 topics ranging from astronomy and mathematics to botany and precious stones. The book became a model for later encyclopaedias, and gives a fascinating overview of the state of scientific knowledge almost 2000 years ago. This version of the Natural History (or, the "Pliny") has been adapted for a younger audience.
This first volume contains Book I (Dedication) and Book II (An Account of the World and the Elements) out of a total of 9 books. ( Foon)
- Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58589
- 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!
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BC Admin
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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
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[*] Project Code: kZU0V5VH
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): ( Pliny the Elder) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Elder
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Hugh Gerard Evelyn-White) : n/a
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 15
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: Yes
[*]Original publication date (if known):
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Science; *Non-fiction/Reference
Keywords that describe the book:
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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 The Boys' and Girls' Pliny. 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:
"The Boys' and Girls' Pliny, by Pliny the Elder. [Book] [Chapter]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
- "Section [number ] of The Boys' and Girls' Pliny by Pliny the Elder. 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:
"[Book number] [Chapter 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 The Boys' and Girls' Pliny - Book I & II, by Pliny the Elder. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
[*]Example filename boysandgirlspliny1_##_pliny_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. boysandgirlspliny1_01_pliny_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: annise
- When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
- If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
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