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[kmerline]

Charles Dickens by G. K. Chesterton

This book was cataloged on February 12, 2008. The audio files have been transferred to Internet Archive, and are available at: http://librivox.org/charles-dickens-by-g-k-chesterton/

G. K. Chesterton was a great admirer of Charles Dickens, and wrote a noted critique of Dickens' works expressing his opinion in his own inimitable style. (Summary by Karen Merline)

1. How to claim a part:
   To find a section to record, simply look in the box. All the ones without names beside them are available. Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you’d like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
   
   
2. New to recording?
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3. Is there a deadline?
   Target completion date of this project: March 15, 2008 – but try to send your recordings as soon as you can. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it’ll go back to the pool. There’s no shame in this; we’re all volunteers and things happen.
   
   
4. Where do I find the text?
   Source text (please only read from this text!):
   http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/CD-Chesterton-CD.html
   
   
5. Readers who would like help with pronounciation may consult the new LibriVox Wiki page for pronounciation resources at:
   http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/HowToReadGuides_%28pronunciation%2C_reading_footnotes%29
   
   
6. Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)!
   
   
   (BC admin)
   
   
7. BEFORE recording:
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   http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
   
   Set your recording software to:
   Bit Rate: 128 kbps
   Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
   
   
8. DURING recording:
   Make sure you add this to the beginning and end of your recording:/b]
   
   [b]Start of recording (Intro)
   • "Chapter [##] of G. K. Chesterton's "Charles Dickens" - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
   • If you wish, say:
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   End of recording
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     “End of Chapter [##]"
     
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     "End of G. K. Chesterton's 'Charles Dickens'"
   
   Please leave 5 seconds silence at the end of your recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes!
   
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9. AFTER recording:
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   Save files as
   128 kbps MP3
   charlesdickens_##_chesterton.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is your section number. (e.g. charlesdickens_01_chesterton.mp3)
   
   ID3 V2 tags
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   Title: ## - [Section title]
   Artist: Author name
   Album: Book title
   
   Example:
   Title: 01 - Chapter [##] or
   Artist: G. K. Chesterton
   Album: Charles Dickens
   
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Any questions?
Please post below or PM me.
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Readers needed for Charles Kingsley's "Hypatia"

[Caeristhiona]

Oh my goodness, Karen, is this your first project?? Please, allow me the privilege of participating in this momentous historical occasion.

May I have chapter 11?
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In my experience, nothing ruins a party like someone suddenly speaking Latin in reverse.
-- Jeffrey Rowland

[kmerline]

Yes, my first as MC. Thank you, Caet, Ch 11 is yours.
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Readers needed for Charles Kingsley's "Hypatia"

[lezer]

Hello Karen,
May I have section 06, Dickens and America?
Anna

[kmerline]

Thank you, lezer, Ch 6 is yours. That one should be especially interesting.
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Readers needed for Charles Kingsley's "Hypatia"

[lezer]

That's what I thought - I recently read Dickens "American notes", and last week finished Martin Chuzzlewit, so am looking forward to Chesterton's comments.
I hope I did not claim a section that you were looking forward to doing yourself?

[Bear Creek Mama]

May I have section 2, The Boyhood of Dickens?

Laura

[kmerline]

[kmerline]

[lezer]

[kmerline]

Aw . . .
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Readers needed for Charles Kingsley's "Hypatia"

[luciburg]

Hi Karen
I would love to be part of your fist MC project, I'll pick the last ( Chapter 12 ) if that's okay.

Thanks Lucy
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[kmerline]

[Bear Creek Mama]

Karen, here's section 2. Duration is 28:33. If anything needs to be changed, just let me know!
http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/200710/charlesdickens_02_chesterton.mp3

Congratulations on your first MC project!!!

Laura

[Caeristhiona]