The necessity of a work on Snobs, demonstrated from History, and proved by felicitous illustrations:—I am the individual destined to write that work—My vocation is announced in terms of great eloquence—I show that the world has been gradually preparing itself for the WORK and the MAN—Snobs are to be studied like other objects of Natural Science, and are a part of the Beautiful (with a large B). They pervade all classes—Affecting instance of Colonel Snobley. (Summary excerpted from Prefatory Remarks from the book by W. M. Thackeray)
How to claim a part, and 'how it all works' here
To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are “up for grabs.” Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you’d like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
Is there a deadline?
Target completion date of this project: NOVEMBER 30, 2009 – but try to send your recordings as soon as you can. Please note that if we haven't heard from you for two months, your section(s) will automatically be re-opened for other readers. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it’ll go back to the pool. There’s no shame in this; we’re all volunteers and things happen. THIS PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETE FOR THE NOVEMBER CLEAN-UP.
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"Chapter [number] of The Book of Snobs. - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
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Say: "The Book of Snobs, by William Makepeace Thackeray.
[Chapter]"
End of recording
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Save files as
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bookofsnobs_##_thackeray.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. bookofsnobs_01_thackeray.mp3)
ID3 V2 tags
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Add the following tags to your .mp3 file (how you do this depends on which software you use – if you are unsure about ID3 tags, send me a message). Please mind upper and lower case!
Title: ## - [Section title]
Artist: W M Thackeray
Album: The Book of Snobs
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(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin) You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: ehl - Starlite
I probably shouldn't take on an MC project right now but just can not resist your silly projects any longer.....
Will have your window up later today!!
Esther
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
But I would leave it shortened in the ID tags as some players will not display all those characters.
Esther
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
MW up and ready for titles and word counts! This should be a fun one!
Esther
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable
people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,
therefore, depends on unreasonable people." George Bernard Shaw
...You have a very bad opinion indeed of the present state of literature and of literary men, if you fancy that any one of us would hesitate to stick a knife into his neighbour penman, if the latter's death could do the State any service.
But the fact is, that in the literary profession THERE ARE NO SNOBS...
LOL... I'd love to read that! Would you sign me up for sections 16 and 17!?
"Tiefer und tiefer zogen die Buchstaben ihn hinab, wie ein Strudel aus Tinte...dorthin wo auch Staubfinger verschwunden war. An den Ort, an dem alle Geschichten enden." (Cornelia Funke)
It'll take me some time, but you may sign me up for sections 14-16: University and Literary Snobs. Because I am one
Re: the notes and the document: just add 'author's note -note- end of author's note' for the notes (really? the notes??); as for the document, I looked it up in my hard copy and it's just a list there, no need to do anything special about, just read it through with the rest of the text. It's a list with clothes expenses.
Julie.
Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated!
Mr. Wooster, how would you support a wife? Well, I suppose it depends on whose wife it was, a little gentle pressure beneath the elbow while crossing a busy street usually fits the bill. (P.G. Wodehouse)
Hi Julie! Welcome to The Book of Snobs! Really sorry, section 16 is taken. Sections 14 and 15 are all yours
Well, how does one READ a clothes expenses "document"? Just like that? Or perhaps I could make it into an image and we can link on to the catalog somehow?
Aww, man... cross-posted
Hmm, then, please, give me section 00 instead.
The list is included in the html-version of the book! No need to look for it elsewhere or to link to it at all!
Julie.
Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated!
Mr. Wooster, how would you support a wife? Well, I suppose it depends on whose wife it was, a little gentle pressure beneath the elbow while crossing a busy street usually fits the bill. (P.G. Wodehouse)
Yay, Julie! All yours! You get to give this book a great start
LOL, remember that Youtube video you sent me the other day? I remembered that when I saw section 2's title
Just like that? Or perhaps I could make it into an image and we can link on to the catalog somehow?