This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page here:
https://librivox.org/history-of-our-own-times-queen-victoria-to-general-election-1880-vol3-by-justin-mccarthy/
Volume III of this history of Victorian Britain begins in 1856 with the gunboat diplomacy of the Second Opium War and then moves to the harrowing days of the Indian (Sepoy) Rebellion of 1857. In June 1858, Benjamin Disraeli secures passage of the Jews Relief Act and Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild takes his seat in Parliament. Prince Albert dies after a short illness in December 1861, leaving a distraught and cloistered Queen. Lord Palmerston's diplomacy increases Britain's influence on the Continent, while the Civil War in America divides the country in surprising ways. Bismarck emerges and Prussia begins her ascent to power. (Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
- Text source (only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.210310
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/War & Military; *Non-fiction/History /Modern (19th C); *Non-fiction/Political Science
Keywords that describe the book: American Civil War, Queen Victoria, William Ewart Gladstone, Benjamin Disraeli, the Sepoy Rebellion, Lord Palmerston, Opium Wars, East India Company, Orsini bombs, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Richard Cobden, Baron Lionel Rothschild, David Salomons
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No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording (Intro):- "Section [number] of A History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume III. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
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"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - Say:
"A History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume III, by Justin McCarthy. [Chapter]"
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"[Chapter title]"
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Section]" - If you wish, say:
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"End of A History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume III, by Justin McCarthy. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording. - Example filename historyofourowntimesvolumeiii_##_mccarthy_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. historyofourowntimesvolumeiii_01_mccarthy_128kb.mp3)
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