[DIARY] The Early Diary of Frances Burney Vol 2 -jo

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The early diary of Frances Burney, 1768-1778 Vol. 2, by Fanny Burney (1752 – 1840). Edited by Annie Raine Ellis (1828-1901)
The diaries give a lively and accurate account of the author's experiences in the literary and courtly worlds of Georgian England. The Volume also contains a selection from her correspondence and from the journals of her sisters Susan and Charlotte Burney.(Summary by barbara2)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/earlydiaryfranc02burngoog/page/n8/mode/2up

Target completion date: 2024-06-01

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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:
"Section # of The early diary of Frances Burney. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The Early Diary of Frances Burney, Vol. 2. Section Title."
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:
"Section # of The early diary of Frances Burney, Vol. 2. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of The early diary of Frances Burney Vol. 2"
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: earlydiaryvol2_##_burney_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. earlydiaryvol2_##_01_burney_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader

MC to select: knotyouraveragejo

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Last edited by barbara2 on October 14th, 2023, 2:02 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Reporting for duty as DPL.

Pam
"Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm."

Robert Louis Stevenson
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MC here...
Jo
barbara2
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knotyouraveragejo wrote: October 13th, 2023, 2:17 pm MC here...
Thanks Jo.


Best,

Barbara
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Hi Pam and Jo,

I've uploaded Section 1 but the URL isn't quite standard.

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/earlydiaryvol2_01_burney_128kb.mp3

Best,

Barbara
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Ok. Barbara.

I think the form of the link is right.

Pam
"Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm."

Robert Louis Stevenson
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Hi Barbara,

Section 1 is PL OK.

I understood your French very well.

My best,

Pam
"Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm."

Robert Louis Stevenson
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pnagami wrote: October 21st, 2023, 11:19 am Hi Barbara,

Section 1 is PL OK.

I understood your French very well.

My best,

Pam
Très gentille!

Barbara
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Hi Barbara,

Section 2 is PL OK. I love Joshua Reynolds.

Section 1 and 2 of Hobbes are up, by the way.

Pam
"Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm."

Robert Louis Stevenson
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pnagami wrote: October 29th, 2023, 11:32 am Hi Barbara,

Section 2 is PL OK. I love Joshua Reynolds.

Section 1 and 2 of Hobbes are up, by the way.

Pam
Thanks Pam. I love Joshua Reynolds too. And oops, I missed Hobbes. Will get onto him.

Best,

Barbara
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Hi Barbara,
In section 3 there is a repeat at 13:13.

Pam
"Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm."

Robert Louis Stevenson
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pnagami wrote: November 7th, 2023, 10:27 am Hi Barbara,
In section 3 there is a repeat at 13:13.

Pam
Thanks Pam. Fixed.

Best,

Barbara
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Hi Barbara, section 3 is PL OK.

Pam
"Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm."

Robert Louis Stevenson
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