COMPLETE Captures, by John Galsworthy - icequeen

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Captures, by John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/captures-by-john-galsworthy/
Brief plot lines of these 16 stories by Nobel Prize winning author John Galsworthy:
01, 02, 03 "A Feud" The breaking of an engagement ignites a feud.
04 "The Man Who Kept His Form" Ruding’s financial prospects disappoint. He adjusts.
05 "A Hedonist" Still single at 55, Vaness declares his love to a woman, 26.
06 "Timber" Hirries takes a celebratory afternoon walk in his forest.
07 "Santa Lucia" Old Trevillian recalls a past attraction begun at a casino.
08 "Blackmail" Money given to a needy woman leads to a blackmail threat.
09 "The Broken Boot" An impoverished actor chances upon an old acquaintance.
10 "Stroke of Lightning" Besotted by an extramarital relationship, Frank goes to extremes.
11 "Virtue" Mellesh pays a “working girl’s” fine and tells his wife.
12 "Conscience" A staff writer refuses to continue to ghostwrite.
13 "Salta Pro Nobis" Terrified as her execution for treason nears, she dances.
14 "Philanthropy" A writer tries to cope with an insufferable alcoholic.
15 "A Long-ago Affair" When 16 he was infatuated with an attractive widow.
16 "Acme" A destitute author writes a movie script for his own amusement.
17 "Late--299" Released from prison, the doctor goes about with a “peculiar smile”.
18, 19 "Had a Horse" Jimmy, a bookie, accepts a racehorse in payment of gambling debts.
(Summary by Lee Smalley)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65252

Target completion date: 2021-10-15

Prooflistening level: Standard
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[list]
[*]Project Code: IB4HtVur
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Galsworthy (John Galsworthy)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 16
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1923
[*]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: General Fiction/Published 1900 onward; Short Stories

Keywords that describe the book: short stories; Nobel Price winning author

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

For the first section, say:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Captures. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Captures, by John Galsworthy. Section Title."
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Captures, by John Galsworthy. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of Captures, by John Galsworthy."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: captures_##_galsworthy_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. captures_01_galsworthy_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader

MC to select: icequeen

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.
Last edited by Leesma on August 25th, 2021, 2:56 am, edited 4 times in total.
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MC and PL are ICEQUEEN.
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OK, the MW is ready! I will move us as soon as I know that you have seen what I have done! :D
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All set, Ann. Thanks.

Might split the first story into more than one section if too long for one.
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Off we go to Going Solo!

Yes, the first story looks long, I think it would be wise to plan on splitting it to begin with.
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Here's Section 1, Ann. Story's lookin' good.

I'm not sure the intro & outro are LV-acceptable. Will adjust if necessary.
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I think the intro and outro are fine, I would have said, "Story 1, part 1," but that is just me. I wouldn't put the numbers in the section titles, that will just confuse people because the section numbers won't match. Section 1 is PL OK! This is going to be a good one!
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Thanks for your comments, Ann.

I've removed the numbers as you've suggested. (I agree!)

Story 1 is going to be done in 3 sections, so I've slightly altered the intro & outro to identify THE FEUD as story 1, sections 1 (...and 2 and 3). I'm calling them "sections" because of the 8 "parts" (so identified) within the story.

I've made the change for sec. 1 and uploaded it.

Hope this is all is ok.
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Here's Section 2.
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Section 2 is PL OK!
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Section 3.

This story's not bad at all! Hope the rest will be as good. It's long enough to be a novella, which is how I'll refer to it in the summary.
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Section 4.
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Leesma wrote: June 12th, 2021, 12:29 pm Section 3.

This story's not bad at all! Hope the rest will be as good. It's long enough to be a novella, which is how I'll refer to it in the summary.

Yes, that story was great! I think the rest will be just as good! PL OK!
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Section 4 is PL OK!
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Section 5.

So far these stories entertainingly provide food for thought.
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