Complete[CHRISTIAN FICTION] Born to Serve by Charles M. Sheldon-ag

[HannahMary]

Born to Serve by Charles Monroe Sheldon (1857 - 1946).

Despite a college education and a good family name, Barbara cannot get the teaching job she needs to help her mother and herself through some hard years. When she sees a need for a hired girl in her community, Barbara makes the unthinkable choice of lowering herself to the work of a servant. But is service really to be despised? And must all the challenges and snubs which come with the position rob her young life of its purpose, joy, and hopes and dreams? ( HannahMary)

• This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/born-to-serve-by-charles-monroe-sheldon/

• 1. How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
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  4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/borntoserveastor00shel_0/page/n4/mode/2up
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     Genres for the project: Religious Fiction/Christian Fiction
     
     Keywords that describe the book: romance, family, social issues, servants
     
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     RECORDING NOTE: Since this e-book is only available as a pdf file of scanned pages, I cannot offer a word count for each chapter. If a recording runs longer than an hour, we will need to split the file into two sections.
  6. BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: viewtopic.php?p=6430#p6430
     
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     Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
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       "Born to Serve, by Charles Monroe Sheldon. [Chapter]"
     
     END of recording
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     128 kbps MP3
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     Any questions?
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[HannahMary]

The only online copy of this text that I can find is "microform," so I don't know of any way to get a word count for the chapters. I plan to record the first chapter, which will hopefully give readers an idea of average recorded length.

[LikeManyWaters]

I found another copy on archive that is a better scan:
https://archive.org/details/borntoserveastor00shel_0/page/n4/mode/2up

The microform linked in the first post has a lot of "noise", repeats....

[HannahMary]

I found another copy on archive that is a better scan:
https://archive.org/details/borntoserveastor00shel_0/page/n4/mode/2up

The microform linked in the first post has a lot of "noise", repeats....

That is SO much better. Thank you so much, April! Don't know why I couldn't find it in my searches. The archive.org site still confuses me.

[alg1001]

Hi Hannah,
I will MC this for you. Please make sure any of these sections would not run over an hour long so they will be able to fit on a CD.
You may have to split some chapters.
Thanks,
Amy

[HannahMary]

Hi Hannah,
I will MC this for you. Please make sure any of these sections would not run over an hour long so they will be able to fit on a CD.
You may have to split some chapters.
Thanks,
Amy

Thanks so much, Amy! Good to know about the chapter length limit too. I'm hoping to get a good idea how to proceed when I record the first chapter myself.

[HannahMary]

Quick question, Amy. I don't believe my previous BC projects have involved step #9 for the readers, adding "ID3 V2 tags." Is this something you want done for this project?

[alg1001]

Hi Hannah,
No, they don't need to do that. I'll clear that out.
Cheers,
Amy

[HannahMary]

Thanks!

Hi Hannah,
No, they don't need to do that. I'll clear that out.
Cheers,
Amy

[silverquill]

Hi!
I can't commit to recording anything right now, but I'd be glad to come on as DPL, unless you have someone else in mind.

[HannahMary]

Hi!
I can't commit to recording anything right now, but I'd be glad to come on as DPL, unless you have someone else in mind.

You are the first to show interest. Thanks, Larry - I'd be glad to have your help!

[alg1001]

DPL added. Over to Readers Wanted.

[HannahMary]

DPL added. Over to Readers Wanted.

Thank you Amy!

[RebekahS]

I'm interested in reading for this book. Can I take #2? If I get on a roll, I might see if I can contribute to reading more chapters.
Thanks!

[HannahMary]

I'm interested in reading for this book. Can I take #2? If I get on a roll, I might see if I can contribute to reading more chapters.
Thanks!

Welcome to this project, Rebekah! I have section 2 reserved for you for now.