This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/surprise-house-by-abbie-farwell-brown/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69521Our story begins just after Nan Corliss, an eccentric old lady, dies and leaves her strange old house in Crowfield to her nephew, Dr. Owen Corliss, his wife, daughter Mary, and son John. The Corliss family move in, only to find that Aunt Nan has left practical jokes, mysterious clues based on Shakespeare’s poetry, and surprises, both in the library bequeathed specifically to Mary and elsewhere in the house, for the family to find. (Summary by Winnifred Assmann)
Target completion date: 2023-06-30
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Genres for the project: Children's Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: Mystery, children's story, Shakespeare's poetry
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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:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:Chapter ## of Surprise House. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org. Read by Winnifred Assmann. Surprise House, by Abbie Farwell Brown. Chapter Title.
End of recording:Chapter ## of Surprise House, by Abbie Farwell Brown. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain. Read by Winnifred Assmann. Chapter Title.
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:End of Chapter ##.
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.End of Surprise House, by Abbie Farwell Brown.
Filename: surprisehouse_##_brown_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. surprisehouse_01_brown_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: lorda
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.