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[*]Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44427What were the lower Mississippi River, Gulf Coast regions, and Appalachians of North America like in the earliest colonial days? Full of untamed forests, wild animals, nuts, berries, and Indians. Chateaubriand spent many years exploring the area, and this early (somewhat autobiographical) novella was inspired by his years spent with various Indian tribes, (described in his Introduction--included after the story), primarily the Natchez. Amongst these natives, as the story goes, was a blind old patriarch named Chactas, revered for his wisdom and knowledge of the affairs of life, including many years spent learning the ways of Europeans. In 1725, a Frenchman named René (Chateaubriand himself?), driven thither by his misfortunes in Europe, arrived at Louisiana. Old Chactas adopted him as a son, and slowly reveals his hardships and adventures. One such story was about Atala, a beautiful indian maiden, who had been converted by French missionaries to Christianity . . . . of their passionate attraction . . . and all the conflict and heartache that arose thereby. ~ summary by Michele Fry
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Genres for the project: Historical Fiction, Early American History
Keywords that describe the book: Louisiana, Natchez, Indians, romance, Chactas, wilderness
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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 Atala, , by François-René de Chateaubriand. First Section Only 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:
"Atala [Section #, Section Title]"
For subsequent sections, use the shortened disclaimer:
- "This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
END of recording [OUTRO]:- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Section #]" - If you wish, say:
- At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Atala, by François-René de Chateaubriand. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording. - At the end of the section, say:
- Example filename atala_##_chateaubriand_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. atala_01_chateaubriand_128kb.mp3)
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
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- 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.
Please post below - Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
Soloist: Bill Jones williamjones
MC: TriciaG
Cover: Michele Fry*
That would indicate Bill is simply a reader, so no MW access. I could put Bill in as alt-BC (or as BC, either one), so that he has MW access. Let me know.