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"Not long ago, having published two narratives of voyages in the Pacific, which, in many quarters, were received with incredulity, the thought occurred to me, of indeed writing a romance of Polynesian adventure, and publishing it as such; to see whether, the fiction might not, possibly, be received for a verity: in some degree the reverse of my previous experience...This thought was the germ of others, which have resulted in Mardi" (Herman Melville, Preface).
- Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.archive.org/details/mardiandvoyageth01melvrich
- Type of proof-listening required: Standard
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Magic Window:
BC Admin - The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file: [/b]
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
Start of recording (Intro)- ""Chapter [number] of Mardi: and a voyage thither, Volume I, by Herman Melville. - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- "Mardi: a voyage thither, Volume I, by Herman Melville. [Chapter number, title]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:- "Chapter [number] of Mardi: a voyage thither, Volume I, by Herman Melville. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - Only if applicable, say:
"[Chapter title]"
- At the end of the section, say:
“End of [Chapter]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Mardi: a voyage thither, Volume I, by Herman Melville. "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
[*]Example filename
mardi_001_melville_128kb.mp3
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