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Pleonic · Last edited by Pleonic on Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:57 am; edited 6 times in total

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A book that truly blew me away the first time I read it. Lively, well-written, short but packed tight with insight and originality. I really want to do Orthodoxy as my first solo work.

I originally forecast finishing this project in October so as to come in ahead of schedule and pat myself on the back! After all, the book has only 92 pages. Now, chastened, older, and wiser, I'm predicting February -- and no back patting.

For storage I have a MediaFire.com account, which I haven't used for something this important. Any opinions on whether that will work or not would be appreciated. If not, perhaps I can FTP to a some generous soul's server. Or I can upload via YouSendIt.com.

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Full title: Orthodoxy
Full name of author(s): Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Full name of translator (if applicable, and if available): None
Link to PD text source: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/130
Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_K_Chesterton
Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodoxy_%28book%29
Target completion date (an estimate which can be changed): February 2008
Short description (can be a paragraph copied from Wikipedia. If you write this yourself, please be aware that your summary will be in the PD. Please state who wrote the description): Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a well known British writer, thinker, and social commentator of the early 20th century. His prodigious output included histories, biographies, fiction (he was the author of the popular Father Brown detective series), poetry, travelogues, and essays on virtually every major issue of his time. Written as a follow up to his book Heretics, in which he took on the leading thinkers and ideologies of his time, Orthodoxy describes his own beliefs. Chesterton recounts a personal odyssey in which he was forced to admit time and again that the most satisfying answers to life's interlocking riddles were given by the Christian faith. Now a century old, Orthodoxy is still startlingly contemporary and is regarded as one of the finest apologetic works for thinking people. -- Pleonic
Number of sections (files) this project will have: Approx. 17
Does the project have an introduction [y/n]: n, but there is a brief preface.
Original publication date (if known): 1908
Do you have server space to store your files?: MediaFire.com
If you're 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?: Already taken care of.
Example of your file names: orthodoxy_01_chesterton.mp3
Example of your ID3 tags: Title = 05 - The Flag of the World
Artist = G.K Chesterton
Album = Orthodoxy

Now how does that Magic Window thingy work...
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gypsygirl · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:09 am Post subject:

I'll MC this for you, Pleonic. Give me a few minutes to set up the Magic Window for you.
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gypsygirl · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:14 am Post subject:

Do you plan on reading the preface as a separate file, or with the first chapter/section?
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gypsygirl · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:27 am Post subject:

Ok, Magic Window's up. I've PMd you the login information so you can update it. Have you edited one of these before? Let me know if you have any questions.

I don't know that there would be a problem with storing your files on mediafire, but as I'd have to download them from there to get them into the validator when we start cataloguing, it would save me a step if you'd use my server space instead. Smile

So, I've sent you the log in information for that as well.

Tags and file names look good. So have fun!
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Pam · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:52 am Post subject:

May I proof listen to this book when that point comes please.

Pam

Pleonic · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:41 pm Post subject:

The Preface is so brief and Chapter 1 is short as well, so I planned to include them both in the same section. Is there an official Librivox way to announce that at the beginning and end of the reading?
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gypsygirl · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:55 pm Post subject:

Pleonic · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject:

That seemed the logical way to me but I thought I'd better check. Thanks! And thank you also for the offer of server space for the files. I should be able to upload the first file in a week or two, and then, with any luck, one every 2 to 3 weeks after that.
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gypsygirl · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject:

Sounds great!
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Pleonic · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:08 am Post subject:

Pleonic · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:49 am Post subject: Preface & Chapter 1 Recorded

I've just uploaded Section 1 (Preface and the First Chapter) to Karen's server. It runs 00:12:42 and takes up 11.6 MB. Hope you like it; suggestions are welcome. This is a fun book for me and I'm trying to let some of that come through without getting carried away.

Depending on my schedule I hope to have Chapter 2 finished in 2 to 3 weeks.
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gypsygirl · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 1:20 am Post subject:

I've updated the magic window with the Listen link.
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Pam · Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:

The Preffice and chapter 1 were perfect. Great reading keep it up.

Pam

Pleonic · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:35 pm Post subject:

Thanks Pam!
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Pleonic · Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 2:21 am Post subject: Chapter 2 Is Coming

Thought I'd better check in and let LibriVox know I'm working (still) on Chapter 2. Hoping to turn it in next weekend (May 19 - 20).
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