This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page here:
https://librivox.org/the-rookeries-of-london-by-thomas-beames/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Rookeries_of_London.html?id=35hUAAAAcAAJ&redir_esc=yRev. Thomas Beames (1815 – 1864) was a preacher at St. James, Westminster in London. He compiled his own eye-witness accounts of the most notorious of the slum areas, the Rookeries. In this essay, he passionately discusses the effects of poverty and the mistreatment of the poor and working classes. Much of what he says is still valid today; for example, in discussing over-population and emigration, he mentions the mis-use of land in Britain: "... large tracts of land, such as in Derbyshire, seem only valuable as grouse preserves. Such as in Scotland are parcelled out in deer forests, and the like . When the population is so superabundant, these things should not be ; it savours too much of feudal times, and in the neighbourhood of these hunting grounds, game laws are rigidly enforced ..."
The author has added an interesting postscript about the effects of the Great Fire of London. (Summary by Peter Yearsley.)
Note: Section 7 of the recording consists only of some tables of data with regard to the use of public baths and laundries.
Target completion date: 2022-04-01
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction; *Non-fiction/History/Modern (19th C)
Keywords that describe the book: poverty, housing, Victorian, slums (more to be added later)
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section # of The Rookeries of London. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The Rookeries of London, by Thomas Beames. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section # of The Rookeries of London, by Thomas Beames. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section #."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Rookeries of London, by Thomas Beames."
Filename: rookeriesoflondon_##_beames_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. rookeriesoflondon_01_beames_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: knotyouraveragejo
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.