COMPLETE Lands of the Caribbean by Frank G. Carpenter-mas

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BettyB
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Post by BettyB »

[SOLO]. Lands of the Caribbean, by Frank G. Carpenter (1855 - 1924)

This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/lands-of-the-caribbean-by-frank-g-carpenter/
The author ventures to the islands of the Caribbean for yet another volume in his travel series.
This time we visit the countries of Panama, Cuba, Guatemala and many more. (Summary by Betty B)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/landsofcaribbean0000fran/page/n21/mode/2up

Target completion date: 2024-04-01

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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 (or Chapter) # of Lands of the Caribbean. 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."] "Lands of the Caribbean, by Frank G. Carpenter. Section Title."
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Lands of the Caribbean, by Frank G. Carpenter. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section (or chapter) #." [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 Lands of the Caribbean, by Frank G. Carpenter."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: caribbean_##_carpenter_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. caribbean_01_carpenter_128kb.mp3)

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

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The MC and DPL will be MaryAnne
Last edited by BettyB on January 2nd, 2024, 7:44 am, edited 3 times in total.
silverquill
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Post by silverquill »

May I put in an early claim for chapter 25 THE BLACK REPUBLIC OF THE CARIBBEAN?
Land where I lived and worked for four years . . . .
On the road again, so delays are possible
~ Larry
BettyB
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Post by BettyB »

I apologize for not putting this in as a solo. Just continuing the series started a few years go.

Betty
MaryAnnSpiegel
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

OK Betty, your MW is ready to go.

How many books did this guy write? He was certainly prolific! I'm excited about learning a bit more about this area as well!

MaryAnn
BettyB
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Post by BettyB »

He was very prolific and very popular.
I would say we have about ten left maybe more.
Thank you for the MW.

Betty
MaryAnnSpiegel
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

Betty,

Working on your cover as I PL. I found a couple of paintings of Jamaca. I like both of them ... so will leave the final choice up to you.

MaryAnn

https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/Caribbean_cover_ver_1.jpg
https://librivox.org/uploads/maryannspiegel/Caribbean_cover_ver_2.jpg
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

Betty,
On 26, please check for repeat at about 7.00 (of those still standing)
and a throat clear at about 9.37

MaryAnn
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/lands-of-the-caribbean-by-frank-g-carpenter/

... I need to make sure the cover uploaded correctly to Archive tomorrow (I had to change the image because I didn't upload the one you wanted the first time ...), but otherwise, this is done!

Congratulations on another geographic adventure Betty!

MaryAnn
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

And the cover is fine at Archive.
So this is done done.
BettyB
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Post by BettyB »

Yes I saw it… do you think it comes across too dark?

Thanks for yet another great collaboration. This one seemed to go quite quickly.

Let’s see. Hmmm..Where shall we go next?

Betty
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Post by MaryAnnSpiegel »

I checked the new release feed and there are a couple of others that are dark ... I can try to pick a brighter picture next time. This one just had a lot of dark greens in it ... because it's rain forest I guess.

I don't suppose he has a book on Antarctica. :mrgreen:

MaryAnn
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