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Volunteers outside the USA: Myrta Leonora Jones died in 1954. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 70 years for authors who died after 1971; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/cu31924023162856/mode/1up?view=theaterThe author was an officer in the French navy. This book is a compilation of his experiences when stationed in China in 1900 during and immediately after the Boxer Rebellion. It contains descriptions of the horrors of war, but more significantly a detailed description of the mysterious civilisation into which the occupying ("barbarian") forces intruded. The story is told with sympathy and admiration despite a degree of colonial chauvinism. (Summary by Peter Tucker)
Target completion date: 2023-06-01
Prooflistening level: Standard
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BC Admin
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/War & Military
Keywords that describe the book: France, china, navy, 1900, boxer rebellion
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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 Last Days of Pekin. 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 Last Days of Pekin, by Pierre Loti, translated by Myrta Leonora Jones. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of The Last Days of Pekin, by Pierre Loti, translated by Myrta Leonora Jones. 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 Last Days of Pekin, by Pierre Loti, translated by Myrta Leonora Jones."
Filename: lastdaysofpekin_##_loti_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. lastdaysofpekin_01_loti_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: craigdav1
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.