[COMPLETE] Collected Poems of Lord Alfred Douglas-mtf

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RobMarland
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The Collected Poems of Lord Alfred Douglas (1870 - 1945).

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/collected-poems-of-lord-alfred-douglas/
This is a chronologically arranged collection of poems compiled by the author in his late 40s, after he had discarded the Uranian themes of his youth. Douglas was primarily a sonneteer, and this collection features shorter poems about love, hatred, nature, religion, death, and even the art of poetry itself. It does not include Two Loves, the poem made famous by Oscar Wilde’s defence of it in his 1895 trials. (Rob Marland)
  • 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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  • Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/collectedpoemsof00dougrich/
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    Genres for the project: Poetry

    Keywords that describe the book: sonnets, victorian, 19th century, bosie

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  • BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: viewtopic.php?p=6430#p6430

    Set your recording software to:
    Channels: 1 (Mono)
    Bit Rate: 128 kbps
    Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
  • DURING recording:
    0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording.
    Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
    START of recording (Intro)
    • Say: “[Poem Title] by Lord Alfred Douglas.
    • If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"

    Do not read the Roman numerals separating the stanzas of some poems. Please do read footnotes and [Place, date] at the end of poems.

    END of recording
    • At the end of the section, say:
      "End of poem. This Librivox recording is in the public domain.”
    • At the end of the book, say (in addition):
      ”End of The Collected Poems of Lord Alfred Douglas.”
      There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.

      Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
    • AFTER recording
      Need noise-cleaning?
      Listen to your file through headphones. If you can hear some constant background noise (hiss/buzz), you may want to clean it up a bit. The latest version of Audacity is recommended for noise-cleaning. See this LibriVox wiki page for a complete guide.
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      128 kbps MP3
      poems_##_douglas_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.
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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.



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I think I’ll start by claiming the Note, Wine of Summer, Jonquil and Fleur-de-Lys, and The Unspeakable Englishman.
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Post by pschempf »

Hi Rob -

Could I have Autumn Days, To Sleep and Ode to Autumn?
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Post by alanmapstone »

Hi Rob
If you are taking pre claims may I read

Plainte Eternelle
The legend of Spinello ofArezzo
Rejected
Le Balcon
The city of the soul
A triad of the moon
The witch

Many thanks 😺 this may seem a lot to claim but they are all only 2 or 3 pages.
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Post by mightyfelix »

Looks like this is a popular choice already! I'll set it up for you.
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Thanks, all! Claims registered.
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Post by silverquill »

If I may read the following: 1,19,21,25,62
~ Larry
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Post by RobMarland »

silverquill wrote: June 19th, 2020, 8:53 am If I may read the following: 1,19,21,25,62
Thanks, Larry!
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Post by cadastra »

May I DPL?
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Post by RobMarland »

cadastra wrote: June 19th, 2020, 1:27 pm May I DPL?
Yes, please! I'm happy to sort of split duties. Basically, if I am sat at my PC when a submission comes through and I have a moment, I might just go ahead and PL it. Sound OK?

If it was a project of long chapters there might be a risk of duplicating our work, but most of the poems are so short they can be listened to in a couple of mins.
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Post by vvocelli »

Can I claim 5, 6, 7, 8, & 23 please?
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vvocelli wrote: June 20th, 2020, 5:31 am Can I claim 5, 6, 7, 8, & 23 please?
Thanks! All yours.
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Post by ScholarOf0Importance »

I'll start with 51, please! The Scholar of No Importance is a perfectly fine pseudonym (unless there's a character limit, in which case K.W. Moore is fine).
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