This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/reveries-of-a-bachelor-by-ik-marvel/
Reveries of a Bachelor, or A Book of the Heart, is a novel by American author Donald Grant Mitchell published under the pseudonym Ik Marvel.
Paul, the protagonist, vividly and emotionally recalls his life and loves as he sits by his fireplace smoking a cigar, his old dog sleeping at his feet. He muses on boyhood, the country lifestyle and travel, but especially on the young women he knew, or perhaps imagines he knew, through the years.
The first two reveries were originally serialized in a magazine, and subsequently all four were published in book format. A bestseller, it was one of poet Emily Dickinson's favorite books. ( Lee Smalley)
- Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62823
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
IMPORTANT - soloist, please note: in order to limit the amount of languishing projects (and hence the amount of files on our hard-pressed server), we ask that you post an update at least once a month in your project thread, even if you haven't managed to record anything. If we don't hear from you for three months, your project may be opened up to a group project if a Book Coordinator is found. Files you have completed will be used in this project. If you haven't recorded anything yet, your project will be removed from the forum (contact any admin to see if it can be re-instated).
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BC Admin
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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
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[*] Project Code: Z6Ytvd8Z
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Ik Marvel) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Grant_Mitchell
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reveries_of_a_Bachelor
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 29
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: Y
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1850
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
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Genres for the project: Fictional Biographies & Memoirs
Keywords that describe the book: bachelorhood, country life-style, marriage, travel, and day-dreaming.
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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):
- "Chapter [number] of Reveries of a Bachelor. 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:
"Reveries of a Bachelor, by Ik Marvel. [Chapter]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
- "Chapter [number] of Reveries of a Bachelor by Ik Marvel. 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]"
- 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 Reveries of a Bachelor, by Ik Marvel. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
[*]Example filename reveriesofabachelor_##_marvel_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. reveriesofabachelor_01_marvel_128kb.mp3)
[*]Example ID3 V2 tags
Artist: Ik Marvel
Title: ## - [Section title]
Album: Reveries of a Bachelor
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: icequeen
- 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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