[COMPLETE] Silverpoints by John Gray-lny

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RobMarland
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Silverpoints by John Gray (1866 - 1934).

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/silverpoints-by-john-gray/
Silverpoints is the first collection of poems by John Gray. It includes Gray's original poems and his translations from the French of Verlaine, Mallarmé, Rimbaud, and Baudelaire. Some saw Gray as a protégé of Oscar Wilde, who agreed to underwrite the publication of Silverpoints. (Rob Marland)
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    Genres for the project: Poetry/Single author

    Keywords that describe the book: oscar wilde, dorian gray, aestheticism, symbolist, decadent, 1890s

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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 John Gray. Recorded for Librivox by [your name]"
    • If you wish, say: "[city, your blog, podcast, web address]"

    Please read the title as it appears in the MW. After reading the LV disclaimer etc, read any dedication or quotations that precede the poem before reading the poem itself. Please do not read the Roman numerals separating the stanzas of some poems.

    END of recording
    • At the end of the section, say:
      "End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.”
    • At the end of the book, say (in addition):
      ”End of Silverpoints by John gray.”
      There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.

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      128 kbps MP3
      silverpoints_##_gray_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. silverpoints_01_gray_128kb.mp3)


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As the Alfred Douglas project is fully subscribed, I thought I would start a project for this collection of poems by another member of the Oscar Wilde circle.

I'll start by claiming:
LES DEMOISELLES DE SAUVE
SUMMER PAST
LE VOYAGE À CYTHÈRE

Edit: and crocuses in grass; green
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Post by alanmapstone »

Can I make a preclaim for

Mishka
Parsifal
Chevalier Malheur
Charleville

These look really interesting 😺
Alan
the sixth age shifts into the slippered pantaloon with spectacles on nose
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Post by RobMarland »

alanmapstone wrote: June 24th, 2020, 2:23 am Can I make a preclaim for

Mishka
Parsifal
Chevalier Malheur
Charleville

These look really interesting 😺
Thanks a lot, Alan. Please notice that, unlike with the Douglas project, I have made the disclaimer match that of the weekly poetry collection.
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Post by vvocelli »

Can I preclaim the following?

Lady Evelyn
Complaint
Clair de Lune

Thanks!
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Post by RobMarland »

vvocelli wrote: June 24th, 2020, 3:58 am Can I preclaim the following?

Lady Evelyn
Complaint
Clair de Lune

Thanks!
Thanks for claiming, and thanks also for sticking with me despite my mistake with the disclaimer.
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Post by linny »

Rob,
I can MC this for you. Will you also be the DPL?
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linny wrote: June 24th, 2020, 5:41 am Rob,
I can MC this for you. Will you also be the DPL?
Thanks! Yes, that's fine. I will be glad if any other readers take the time to PL my own subs.
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Post by linny »

Great! You are added as DPL. Enjoy!
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Post by silverquill »

May I read 7 and 19?
~ Larry
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silverquill wrote: June 24th, 2020, 7:01 am May I read 7 and 19?
Thanks a lot, Larry.
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Post by OooThatsNifty »

Think I could grab a couple of the short ones?

I'd love to claim #21 - Spleen, and #27 - Sensation, if possible :)
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Post by linny »

Heading to short works.

Rob, if nobody picks up PLing your sections I’ll catch them in my free time.
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