COMPLETE Devlin The Barber -icequeen

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Devlin the Barber by B L Farjeon (1838 - 1903).

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/devlin-the-barber-by-b-l-farjeon/

The stabbing death of a beautiful young woman in a London park at night and the disappearance of her sister; a shocked and heartbroken young suitor; a terrified landlady and her simple husband; a recently unemployed man, the narrator, who is requested to investigate the crime; and the mysterious title character who, as his name suggests, has a devilishness about him in his psychic ability to read minds and to perform other supernatural acts. These are some of the individuals in this inventive, absorbing mystery by the prolific and popular British author, B. L. Farjeon. There are really two mysteries here: the murder and the strange – person? – known as Devlin. ( Lee Smalley)
  • Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53044
  • Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard



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    Please don't download or listen to files belonging to projects in process (unless you are the BC or PL). Our servers are not set up to handle the greater volume of traffic. Please wait until the project has been completed. Thanks!


    Magic Window:



    BC Admin
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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.
    • Project Code: TNUs68jr
    • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (B L Fargeon) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Farjeon
    • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
    • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 31
    • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: Yes
    • Original publication date (if known): 1888
    • If you are 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?:

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    Genres for the project: Fiction

    Keywords that describe the book: Mystery; Crime; Murder; Occult; Devil


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  • The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
    No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
    START of recording (Intro):
    • "Chapter [number] of Devlin the Barber. 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:
      "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
    • Say:
      "Devlin the Barber, by B L Fargeon. [Chapter]"


    For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
    • "Chapter [number] of Devlin the Barber by B L Fargeon. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
    • If you wish, say:
      "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
    • Only if applicable, say:
      "[Chapter title]"
    END of recording:
    • At the end of the section, say:
      "End of [Chapter]"
    • If you wish, say:
      "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
    • At the end of the book, say (in addition):
      "End of Devlin the Barber, by B L Fargeon. "

    There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
  • Example filename devlinthebarber_##_fargeon_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. devlinthebarber_01_fargeon_128kb.mp3)
  • Example ID3 V2 tags
    Artist: B L Fargeon
    Title: ## - [Section title]
    Album: Devlin the Barber


    Transfer of files (completed recordings)
    Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
    • Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader:https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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      (If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
    • You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: icequeen
    • When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
    • If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.



    Any questions?
    Please post below
Last edited by Leesma on July 7th, 2017, 10:55 am, edited 3 times in total.
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DPL is ICEQUEEN :)
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Post by icequeen »

OK, your MW is ready for you!
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MW is set, Ann. Thanks.
In your experience are the subtitles ("In which...") usually read? My inclination is not to, but wadaya think?
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I usually don't, especially when it is a huge paragraph telling the reader exactly what they will read. I like to be surprised, but some people like to read them.


Moving on to Going Solo!
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Post by Leesma »

I've uploaded the Introduction, which I had recorded earlier.

Thanks for getting this up and running so quickly, Ann. I agree with you about the subtitles and will cheerfully omit them. BTW, have you noticed that uploading has been quite slow the past few days?
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I have not uploaded anything, but cataloging has been really slow. Even getting onto the forum is slow, but I thought it was just me. I guess not!
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Introduction is PL OK!
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Here's Ch 1. Looks like this might be an engrossing yarn. :)
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Ch. 2: Oh yeah, a page turner!
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Chapters 1 and 2 are PL OK! Yes, this one is interesting!
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Here are 3 - 5.
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Chapter 3 is PL OK!
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Post by Leesma »

6.
Oh oh. It's taking a turn for the weird. :hmm: And I think I'm beginning to see where the title comes from.
BTW, Ann, is the number in red the amount of projects you've handled? If so, BRAVA!!!
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The number in red is in celebration of Albert Pujols hitting his 600th home run with a grand slam last night! :clap:


ETA: You know, I don't know how many projects I have handled. :hmm: I might have to figure that one out!
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