This project is complete. Audio files can be found on our Librivox catalog page at https://librivox.org/first-chapter-collection-010-by-various/The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realize it isn't for you. Here we offer the tenth "First Chapter Collection" in which readers share the first chapters of a variety of fiction and non-fiction works. All the works in this collection are in the public domain for those in the United States. Other listeners who wish to download these recordings should confirm that they are in the public domain for their nation. Special attention should be paid to Brockwell who died in 1958, Singh who died in 1996, and Ferguson for whom the death date is unknown. (Summary by KevinS)
Link to previously recorded works: First Chapter Collections
1. Choose an acceptable source. This collection is for recording first chapters of books. We can only accept readings of texts that are in the public domain in the United States. Specifically, we can publish recordings made from scans of books whose title page shows a date of publication of 1926 or earlier, which can be found at Archive.org, among other sites. We can also use most sources found at Gutenberg.org (if the book page says "Public domain in the USA"). We can use Wikisource only if there is a scan available at the "Source" tab. If you are unsure about a source, please ask us before recording it! Our contributors are also expected to verify themselves that the texts they record for LibriVox are in the public domain in their own country.
Deadline: Please submit your recording within 2 months of placing your claim. If you cannot complete the recording within this time, please post in the thread to relinquish your claim or to ask the BC for an extension. If your recording is not completed by the deadline, your claim may be reassigned at the BC's discretion.
Claiming sections: Look in the Magic Window below for the list of available sections. Post a reply in this thread asking for the section you would like to record.
2. New to recording? Please see our Newbie Guide to Recording (available in several languages) for further instructions. A quick guide to our required technical settings can be found here. LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs.
3. The format of the "intro" and "outro". (Can be in the language of the recorded text. Partial translations are available on this page.)
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
At the start of the recording say:
At the end of the recording say:"[Title of the book] by [author], read in [language] for the 10th First Chapter Collection. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org" [Optional: "Read by your name."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.""End of chapter one of [title], by [author]" [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
4. Filename: fcc010_[work's title]_[author's last name]_[your initials]_128kb.mp3 (all lowercase and without accents, compressing the first few words of the title with no spaces) (e.g. fcc010_secretgarden_burnett_drb_128kb.mp3)
5. Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader (MC to select: toddhw)
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please contact an admin)
6. Copy the file link generated by the uploader and post the following information in this thread (Post Reply):
7. Watch this thread for PL (proof-listening) notes. The PL level in this project is "special": our PL will follow along with the text and listen for any discrepancies that may change the meaning of the text. (For explanation of PL levels, see Guide for Proof-listeners.)MP3: (link generated by the uploader)
Duration: (mm:ss)
Author: (author's name)
Title: (of the work you recorded)
Language: (of the work)
Text: (link to the text from which you read)
If this is your first LibriVox contribution, let us know under what name (or nickname) you'd like to appear in our catalog.
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
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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.
- Project Code: JW9hd3gy
- Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): Various
- Number of sections (files) this project will have: 12
- Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
- Original publication date (if known): Various
- 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:
Keywords that describe the book: first chapter collection
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.
