This project is complete and all audio files can be found in the catalogue: https://librivox.org/the-augustan-books-of-modern-poetry-emily-bronte-by-emily-bronte/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://books.google.gr/books?id=JSw3AAAAIAAJThe inspirational and visionary poetry of Emily Brontë will live forever in the annals of great works of creative art. Renowned as the author of the novel "Wuthering Heights", the mystically contemplative poems of Brontë are featured in this superb collection of some of her best work. These are universally appealing poems that actively examine each and everyone's place in this life of love, loss and wonderment - the wonderment of millions of magical souls on a journey whose terminus remains obscure. Brontë writes of life and exhibits a prescient insight into a mystical universal life form - be it one of a new beginning, a replication, or a heuristic recap of a past long beyond the point of alteration.
We are most fortunate to be able to share the insight of this magnificent poet as she examines the machinations of the collective lived experience and the perception and wisdom of the nature of existence. And since the whim of an ill wind terminated too soon this brilliant soul's worldly reality, we are privileged to be able to learn of her sentiments, her hopes, her disappointments and her innermost feelings in these superb poems of a poet at the peak of prophetic ability and writing prowess.
Yet despite the dire conditions of the life that surrounded her, despite the illness, disappointment and death that was the lived reality of Emily Brontë, she maintained her faith and hope that good will indeed triumph over a seemingly bleak present. In the words of the poet, "I shall sing when night's decay / Ushers in the drearier day."
(Summary by Bruce Kachuk)
Target completion date: 2024-03-01
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Genres for the project: Poetry/Single author
Keywords that describe the book: afterlife, death, faith, love, hope, loss, regret, classic poetry
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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:"The Augustan Books of Modern Poetry: Emily Brontë, read for LibriVox dot org by Bruce Kachuk. Faith and Despondency."
End of recording:"[Poem title], by Emily Brontë, read for LibriVox dot org."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of poem. This recording is in the public domain."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Augustan Books of Modern Poetry: Emily Brontë."
Filename: emilybronte_##_bronte_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number (e.g. emilybronte_01_bronte_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: Rapunzelina
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.
