This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/speeches-of-prince-bismarck-part-2-by-otto-von-bismarck/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/germanclassicsma10franiala/page/210/mode/2up?view=theaterA collection of Bismarck’s speeches translated by art historian Edmund von Mach and published in 1914 as part of THE GERMAN CLASSICS—an extensive twenty-volume collection of translated German literature which, per George Viereck in a 1915 article published in THE FATHERLAND, included 487 works from ninety-two personages.
“Bismarck did not write out his speeches” according to v. Mach and “published accounts are copied from official stenographic reports.” The names here attributed to them are drawn from the content and phrasing of the speeches themselves.
In this part are the speeches Salus Publica – Bismarck’s Only Lode-Star (1881), Practical Christianity (1881), We Germans Fear God, and Nought Else (1888), Mount the Guards at the Warthe and the Vistula! (1894) and Long Live the Emperor and the Empire! (1895).
Part 1 can be found at this link.
(Summary by Alister)
Target completion date: 2023-10-15
Prooflistening level: Standard
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
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For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section (or Chapter) # of Speeches of Prince Bismarck, Part 2. 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."] "Speeches of Prince Bismarck, Part 2, by Otto von Bismarck, translated by Edmund von Mach. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of Speeches of Prince Bismarck, Part 2, by Otto von Bismarck, translated by Edmund von Mach. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
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Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Speeches of Prince Bismarck, Part 2, by Otto von Bismarck, translated by Edmund von Mach."
Filename: speechesofprincebismarckpart2_##_bismarck_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. speechesofprincebismarckpart2_01_bismarck_128kb.mp3)
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