This project is now in the catalogue. All audio files can be found on our catalogue page:
https://librivox.org/five-continental-op-stories-by-dashiell-hammett/
Before Sam Spade chased the black bird in The Maltese Falcon and Nick and Nora Charles stirred their first martinis in The Thin Man, the Continental Op walked early twentieth century San Francisco’s mean streets for the Continental Detective Agency. Dashiell Hammett used his own experiences as a Pinkerton operative to lend realistic detail to this creation. These first five stories were published in Black Mask magazine in 1923. ( Winston Tharp)
- Text source (only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/FiveContinentalOpStoriesByDashiellHammett
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
IMPORTANT - soloist, please note: in order to limit the amount of languishing projects (and hence the amount of files on our hard-pressed server), we ask that you post an update at least once a month in your project thread, even if you haven't managed to record anything. If we don't hear from you for three months, your project may be opened up to a group project if a Book Coordinator is found. Files you have completed will be used in this project. If you haven't recorded anything yet, your project will be removed from the forum (contact any admin to see if it can be re-instated).
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
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Genres for the project: Crime & Mystery Fiction/Detective Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: Detective, Mystery, San Francisco, hard-boiled, 1923, dashiell hammett, black mask, pulp magazine, continental op
============================================ - 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):- "Section [number] of Five Continental Op Stories. 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:
"Five Continental Op Stories, by Dashiell Hammett. [Section]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:- "Section [number] of Five Continental Op Stories by Dashiell Hammett. 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:
"[Section title]"
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Section]" - 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 Five Continental Op Stories, by Dashiell Hammett. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording. - Example filename fivecontinentalopstories_##_hammett_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. fivecontinentalopstories_01_hammett_128kb.mp3)
- ID3 V2 tags are not necessary.
Enter section/chapter titles in the MW. Author and book title will be set automatically during cataloguing.
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
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin) - You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: Darvinia
- 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 - Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: