All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/idler-in-the-wilds-by-tickner-edwardes/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.086751100&view=2up&seq=1Although he was well known around the South Downs in West Sussex as 'The Bee-man of Burpham', Tickner Edwardes also had a great affinity for all aspects of nature and the countryside and authored a number of books related to these areas of interest.
Anyone who has a passion for natural history and in particular bird life will hopefully find the observant and descriptive sketches presented here in one of Tickner Edwardes' early publications of particular significance.
Also, you might find it worth checking out the ebook of An Idler In The Wilds to view the numerous photographs and graphics of the birds and country scenes that accompany and compliment the text.
(Summary by Steve C)
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'Under the greenwood tree
Who loves to lie with me,
And tune his merry note
Unto the sweet bird's throat,
Come hither, come hither, come hither:
Here shall he see
No enemy
But winter and rough weather'
(Epigraph taken from As You Like It by William Shakespeare)
Target completion date: 2023-04-30
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Nature
Keywords that describe the book: nature, birds, ornithology, naturalist, natural history, wildlife, fauna, bird watching, bird watcher, twitcher, Sussex,
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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:"Chapter 1 of An Idler In The Wilds. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org."
"An Idler In The Wilds by Tickner Edwardes. Chapter Title."
End of recording:"Chapter [number] of An Idler In The Wilds by Tickner Edwardes. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." "Chapter Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of Chapter [number]."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of An Idler In The Wilds by Tickner Edwardes."
Filename: idlerinwilds_##_edwardes_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. idlerinwilds_01_edwardes_128kb.mp3)
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MC to select: craigdav1
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