This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/running-a-thousand-miles-for-freedom-by-ellen-craft/
Ellen and William Craft were a married couple who escaped from slavery in 1848 when Ellen disguised herself as a white, literate man and William pretended to be an accompanying slave. This is their story of their escape to freedom.
NB Listeners may find some scenes of abuse and vocabulary in this book distressing. ( Newgatenovelist)
- Text source (only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/runningthousandm00craf/page/n6
. - Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Keywords: slave narrative; abolitionism; Georgia; Philadelphia; England; Fugitive Slave Act - 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 Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom. 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:
"Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, by Ellen Craft. [Chapter]"
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For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:- "Chapter [number] of Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom by Ellen Craft. 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 Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, by Ellen Craft. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
. - Example filename runningforfreedom_##_craft_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number
. - 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: maryannspiegel
- 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.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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