This collection is for any short story in the English Language in the public domain, preferably less than 60 minutes. You are welcome to contribute as many as you wish, and there is no need to "sign-up" before recording as long as the work is clearly in the public domain.
Please ask here if the story was published after 1928 or if you are unsure for any other reason about its public domain status. Note that translations attract their own new copyright and must also have been published before 1928.
Multiple versions are always welcome, so you can record a story that has been recorded before. (If the same stories are submitted twice in the same collection, we will carry the second version over to the next collection) .
You may prefer to submit your recording to one of the other more specialized short story collections. Please note that this collection is intended for an adult audience. (Summary by Lynnet)
Source text Readers find their own public domain text
New to recording? Please see our Newbie Guide to Recording for further instructions. A quick guide to our required technical settings can be found here. When you post your file, please tell the BC what name you would like to use in our catalog.
Prooflistening level: Standard
Prospective PLs, please see the Guide for Proof-listeners.
Please don't download or listen to 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
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 20
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known):
[*]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?:
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Genres for the project: Short Stories/Anthologies
Keywords that describe the book:
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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.
Say:
End of recording:"Name of story by Author. 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."] " Story Title."
Say:
." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."][/quote]"End of story title
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.
Filename:ssc109_nameofstoryinoneword_yourinitials_128kb.mp3 (eg ssc109_greatstory_lt_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please contact an admin)
MC to select: lynnet
Post in the thread:
The link from the uploader
The length of the file
Title of the Story
Author (with birth and death dates)
Link to etext
If this is your first recording, how would you like to be credited?
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.
