This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/selectae-fabulae-aesopi-or-select-fables-of-aesop-by-h-clarke/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/fabulaeaesopisel00unkn/This 18th-century Latin textbook presents 202 Aesop's fables in Latin, "with an English translation more literal than any yet extant, designed for the readier instruction of beginners in the Latin tongue." There are fables here from the classical tradition, along with fables from the Renaissance author Abstemius and other neo-Latin sources. The book has the Latin and English texts in facing columns, with italic font being used to help students connect the Latin words in the left column with the English words in the right column. This LibriVox recording has been made with the Latin fables and English fables in separate files so that you can listen to the fables in Latin and/or in English as preferred. The fables in the book are numbered from 1 to 202, which will help those who want to look at the fable text while listening to the recording. The book was popular and went through many printings in both England and in the United States; this recording was done from an 1787 edition printed in Boston. (Summary by Laura Gibbs)
Target completion date: 2023-12-25
Prooflistening level: Standard
Prospective PLs, please see the Guide for Proof-listeners.
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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.
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[*]Project Code: el7F482M
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 81
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: Yes
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1732
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Laura Gibbs
[*]Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?: https://LauraGibbs.net
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Genres for the project: Children's Fiction/Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales
Keywords that describe the book: fables, aesop, Latin language, abstemius
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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:"Section (or Chapter) # of Selectae Fabulae Aesopi, or Select Fables of Aesop. 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."] "Selectae Fabulae Aesopi, or Select Fables of Aesop, by H. Clarke. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of Selectae Fabulae Aesopi, or Select Fables of Aesop, by H. Clarke. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Selectae Fabulae Aesopi, or Select Fables of Aesop, by H. Clarke."
Filename: selectaefabulaeaesopi_##_clarke_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. selectaefabulaeaesopi_01_clarke_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: icequeen
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.
