[Complete] The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela - lt

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The Underdogs, by Mariano Azuela (1873 - 1952)


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A historical, revolutionary novel from a first-person narration of the Mexican Revolution in the 1910s. The author was a military medic in the Northern Division armies. The book has a social character depicting the dispossessed against the wealthy, the ignorant against the educated, the oppressed against the oppressors. (Summary by Mario Pineda)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/549

Target completion date: 2023-12-07

Prooflistening level: Standard
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[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Azuela (Mariano Azuela)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Underdogs_(novel)
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 42
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1916
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/War & Military; *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs; *Non-fiction/Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

Keywords that describe the book: history, military, mexican revolution, social conflict

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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 The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela. 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 Underdogs by Mariano Azuela. Section Title."
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:
"Section (or Chapter) # of The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela. 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 The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: underdogs_##_azuela_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. underdogs_01_azuela_128kb.mp3)

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

MC to select: lynnet

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.
Last edited by mpinedag on January 27th, 2023, 11:35 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Post by Lynnet »

Setting this up for you.

Edit: ready to go.
Do you have a DPL arranged? If not, you should add a tilde to the subject line.
Let me know if you need anything else.
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Much appreciated, Lynnet. I have yet to advertise for a DPL; will add the tilde.
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Hi Lynnet, I had realized that most of the chapters are short in length. I wasn't sure that I could combine more than one in a single section, and was lucky to find a thread where the topic is discussed. With that, I have combined most chapters in efforts to have each section ~15' of listening time.

The MW now reflects such changes. Would you please remove sections 17 to 42? I will now begin recording / editing.
Thanks!
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mpinedag wrote: January 27th, 2023, 4:41 pm Hi Lynnet, I had realized that most of the chapters are short in length. I wasn't sure that I could combine more than one in a single section, and was lucky to find a thread where the topic is discussed. With that, I have combined most chapters in efforts to have each section ~15' of listening time.

The MW now reflects such changes. Would you please remove sections 17 to 42? I will now begin recording / editing.
Thanks!
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I am advertising for a DPL in Listeners Wanted.
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I'll PL these first four sections and may be able to DPL, depending on how my schedule unfolds this week. - Betsy
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Sections 1 and 2 are really good. Nice job, Mario! - I'll dive into sections 3 and maybe also 4 later today. - Betsy
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Post by BetsyWalker »

Mario, Section 3, chapters 5 & 6 are mostly fine, but at the end there is one fix needed:

13:52
“agape” should be pronounce “ah-gay-p” not “ah-gah-pee”

Overall there are a lot of words spoken in these readings with an accent, but I find that they actually give a lovely flavor to the reading. However, this is more than just an accent.

Betsy
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Section 4 is PL okay! :P - Betsy
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BetsyWalker wrote: February 8th, 2023, 2:11 pm I'll PL these first four sections and may be able to DPL, depending on how my schedule unfolds this week. - Betsy
Welcome, Betsy! Thanks for partnering with me for this project.
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BetsyWalker wrote: February 8th, 2023, 2:52 pm Sections 1 and 2 are really good. Nice job, Mario! - I'll dive into sections 3 and maybe also 4 later today. - Betsy
Glad to hear! I missed stating one clarifying note for chapter 2: The name "Moyahua" at 50" and 1'08" marks is spelled "Moyahua", not "Mohayua". I've recorded the correct geo name.
The note is not relevant anymore, yet it's better to clarify in this thread.
Regards.
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BetsyWalker wrote: February 8th, 2023, 4:03 pm Mario, Section 3, chapters 5 & 6 are mostly fine, but at the end there is one fix needed:

13:52
“agape” should be pronounce “ah-gay-p” not “ah-gah-pee”

Overall there are a lot of words spoken in these readings with an accent, but I find that they actually give a lovely flavor to the reading. However, this is more than just an accent.

Betsy
:) I struggled with this adjetive's pronounciation and found it pronounced differently by various people. I am following your recommendation and the new file now reflects (hopefully) the expected pronunciation... Section ready for spot PL at https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/underdogs_03_azuela_128kb.mp3
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