Volunteers outside the USA: Ethel C. Brill died in 1962. The author's work is still protected by copyright in places, like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years, and Australia (author's death plus 70 years for authors who died after 1955).
This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/when-lighthouses-are-dark-by-ethel-c-brill/
The story of four children stranded on a Lake Superior island. They take refuge in a deserted lighthouse hoping to survive the winter. (Summary by Betsie Bush)
- Text source (only read from this text!): http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071197118
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): SPECIAL: Check intros and outros, add run times to MW. Just enjoy the rest as the text body has been PL'd already.
Please don't download files belonging to projects in process (unless you are the BC or PL). Our servers are not set up to handle the greater volume of traffic. Please wait until the project has been completed. Thanks!Magic Window:
BC Admin
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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
[list]
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 33
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: no
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1921
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
Genres for the project:
adventure, children, fiction, sea-stories, teen-young-adult
Keywords that describe the book:
Lake Superior, Michigan, Isle Royale, Canada, Thunder Bay, Islands, Lighthouses, Adventure, Survival, Orphans, Children, Nature
[*]The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
Start of recording (Intro)
- "Chapter [number] of When Lighthouses are Dark : a story of a Lake Superior island . - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name]" - Say:
" When Lighthouses are Dark by Ethel C. Brill . [Chapter # and title]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
- "Chapter [number] of When Lighthouses are Dark by Ethel C. Brill . This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name]" - Only if applicable, say:
"[Chapter title]"
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Chapter]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of When Lighthouses are Dark : a story of a Lake Superior island , by Ethel C. Brill . "
There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
[*]Example filename
whenlighthousesaredark_##_brill_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. whenlighthousesaredark_01_brill_128kb.mp3)
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file.
Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin) - You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: TriciaG
- When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
- If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
