Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/wivesastheywerem0000inch/page/n3/mode/2upThis Restoration-Era comedy of manners satirizes the hypocrisy, gamesmanship, and imbalance of power inherent in the institution of marriage as practiced by England’s upper class at the turn of the eighteenth century. Departing from the norm, this text was written by a woman, noted writer/performer Elizabeth Inchbald. The sharp-witted comedy takes aim at issues of independence versus security, honor versus pride, and loyalty versus respect. (Summary by Kelly Taylor)
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- Project Code: xDs8j6vS
- Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Inchbald (Elizabeth Inchbald)
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wives_as_They_Were_and_Maids_as_They_Are
- Number of sections (files) this project will have: 52
- Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
- Original publication date (if known): 1797
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Genres for the project: Plays/Comedy
Keywords that describe the book: romance, restoration, comedy of manners
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
For individual roles:
Submit one file per act. At the beginning of the first file, say:
Leave 3-5 seconds of space between your lines (room noise, not generated silence)."Character, read by your name."
For narration/stage directions:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
Say:
At the end of each file say:"Act # of Wives as They Were, Maids as They Are, by Elizabeth Inchbald. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org."
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of Act #."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Wives as They Were, Maids as They Are, by Elizabeth Inchbald."
Filename:
For individual roles: wivesastheyweremaidsastheyare_role_#.mp3 where # is the act number. (e.g. wivesastheyweremaidsastheyare_romeo_1.mp3)
For final files: wivesastheyweremaidsastheyare_#_inchbald_128kb.mp3 where # is the act number. (e.g. wivesastheyweremaidsastheyare_1_inchbald_128kb.mp3)
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MC to select: toddhw
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