• This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-thing-in-the-woods-by-margery-williams/Dr. Haverill is asked to fill in as local physician for the skittish Dr. Lennox in a small Pennsylvania town. The locals seem to be a superstitious bunch, prone to fearing traveling in the woods at night and with good reason. It seems a series of vicious attacks have occurred by what appears to be some kind of large animal. As the bodies begin to pile up,Dr. Haverill starts to question whether the responsible party could be something beyond humanity.
Writer Margery Williams Bianco (writing here under the pseudonym Harper Williams) is perhaps better known for writing the children's classic "The Velveteen Rabbit", but this dark slice of mystery horror fiction was found to be admired by none other than H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft scholars have noted in particular a distinct influence that this book had on his famous story "The Dunwich Horror".
Also please note that this book is of its time and features racially insensitive language in the early chapters. Those who are concerned with such language should be advised.
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b312829&view=1up&seq=12&skin=2021
Target completion date: 0-12-00
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Genres for the project: Fantastic Fiction/Horror & Supernatural Fiction
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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 (or Chapter) # of The Thing in the Woods. 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 Thing in the Woods, by Margery Williams Bianco. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Thing in the Woods, by Margery Williams Bianco. 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 (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Thing in the Woods, by Margery Williams Bianco."
Filename: thinginthewoods_##_bianco_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. thinginthewoods_01_bianco_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: alg1001
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.