• This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/miss-bracegirdle-and-others-by-stacy-aumonier/A 1923 collection of tales by the British author Stacy Aumonier (1877–1928), described by John Galsworthy as "one of the best short-story writers of all time." This collection includes two of Aumonier's best-known works, "The Octave of Jealousy" and "Where Was Wych Street?" (listener warning: includes two occurrences of the n-word). It opens with the very funny "Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty", in which a deeply conservative middle-aged spinster checks in to a hotel in Bordeaux on her first trip abroad. She finds a man asleep on the bed and realises she is in the wrong room, but the door handle has come off in her hand, and she can’t get out. Then she makes another discovery. (Michael Maggs)
- Text source (only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/missbracegirdleo00aumo/mode/2up
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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BC Admin
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Genres for the project: Short Stories/Single Author Collections
Keywords that describe the book: bracegirdle, wych street, octave jealousy, funny man, accident crime, old fags, angel accomplishment, match, beelbrows lions, man letters, face, brown wallet, merciless lady
============================================ - 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 title] from Miss Bracegirdle and Others. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org" "Recording by Michael Maggs"
- Say:
"Miss Bracegirdle and Others, by Stacy Aumonier. [Chapter title]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:- "[Chapter title] from Miss Bracegirdle and Others by Stacy Aumonier. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain." "Recording by Michael Maggs"
- Say:
"[Chapter title]"
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Chapter title]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Miss Bracegirdle and Others, by Stacy Aumonier. "
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording. - Example filename missbracegirdle_##_aumonier_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. missbracegirdle_01_aumonier_128kb.mp3)
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
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