[COMPLETE][Solo][Mystery]The Yellow Face, by Fred M. White - kit

Post by **Kitty** » August 23rd, 2021, 5:50 am

The Yellow Face, by Fred M. White (1859-1935)

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project: https://librivox.org/yellow-face-by-fred-m-white/

Who is Nostalgo ?

Posters with his unsettling, grinning face are appearing on scaffolds all over London.
A murdered body, horribly disfigured and bearing a striking resemblance to the man on the poster, has vanished from the police-office the next day.

Jack Masefield wants to protect his fiancée Claire from her shady guardian Anstruther, and before he knows it, he is in the thick of the mystery, unraveling a tale of greed, deception, revenge and dark deeds. (Summary by Sonia)

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/yellowface00whit/page/n5/mode/2up

Target completion date: 2022-12-31

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"The Yellow Face, by Fred M. White. Section Title."

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Post by **Kitty** » August 23rd, 2021, 6:12 am

So: after a long hiatus, I think I am ready for another solo.

Thank you, Jake, for accompanying me on this journey

I'm sure we are going to have fun.

Sonia

jakemalizia · Post by **jakemalizia** » August 23rd, 2021, 6:17 am

Yup! I'm in to DPL for this - looking forward to it

Post by **Kitty** » August 23rd, 2021, 6:19 am

jakemalizia wrote: ↑August 23rd, 2021, 6:17 am Yup! I'm in to DPL for this - looking forward to it

I think some of the chapter titles will make you very curious

Sonia

jakemalizia · Post by **jakemalizia** » August 23rd, 2021, 6:33 am

Kitty wrote: ↑August 23rd, 2021, 6:19 am
jakemalizia wrote: ↑August 23rd, 2021, 6:17 am Yup! I'm in to DPL for this - looking forward to it

I think some of the chapter titles will make you very curious

Sonia

As a Chopin fan... I am quite intrigued already

Post by **Kitty** » August 23rd, 2021, 10:39 am

jakemalizia wrote: ↑August 23rd, 2021, 6:33 amAs a Chopin fan... I am quite intrigued already

thought so

Well...I was eager to start at least, so here is the first chapter. Don't worry, I will not continue at this rate.

4 characters show up, all well drawn and intriguing...who is good, who is bad, who is hiding something and who is innocent ? And what is the deal with the Yellow Face ?

Enter at your own peril....

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/yellowface_01_white_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 12:44 min.

So I timed myself to find out how long I would need. This is about the average chapter I would say, judging by page length. The end result must be about 11 hours. Let's see how accurate this projection is in the end

Hope you enjoy

Sonia

jakemalizia · Post by **jakemalizia** » August 23rd, 2021, 2:05 pm

Kitty wrote: ↑August 23rd, 2021, 10:39 am
jakemalizia wrote: ↑August 23rd, 2021, 6:33 amAs a Chopin fan... I am quite intrigued already
thought so

Well...I was eager to start at least, so here is the first chapter. Don't worry, I will not continue at this rate.

4 characters show up, all well drawn and intriguing...who is good, who is bad, who is hiding something and who is innocent ? And what is the deal with the Yellow Face ?

Enter at your own peril....

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/yellowface_01_white_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 12:44 min.

So I timed myself to find out how long I would need. This is about the average chapter I would say, judging by page length. The end result must be about 11 hours. Let's see how accurate this projection is in the end

Hope you enjoy

Sonia

Ohhh well done! I am really gripped already. The creepy face, and the villainous Anstruther

Well read and nothing to report - all PL OK! Really looking forward to the next chapter

Post by **Kitty** » August 24th, 2021, 12:55 am

jakemalizia wrote: ↑August 23rd, 2021, 2:05 pmThe creepy face, and the villainous Anstruther

he may not be a bad guy...just misunderstood

Thanks for the quick PL and I'm happy you like the story so far.

Sonia

Post by **Kitty** » August 24th, 2021, 9:30 am

Well, I couldn't resist, this is the shortest chapter of the book, so might as well get it done and dusted. New creepiness arises from Anstruther...

Question: are you also pronouncing "Chopin" the French way in English ? I just did, but please let me know whether that sounds odd. Same for "nocturne".

I already re-did the "claret" sentence after a hunch and checking on wiktionary and getting the devastating verdict that it's "hyperforeign" (meaning wrong

) to leave out the 't' like in French. One more word I need to adjust in my vocabulary.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/yellowface_02_white_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 4:28 min.

The next two chapters are the longest ones, both 10 pages. I'm glad when those two are in the box

Sonia

jakemalizia · Post by **jakemalizia** » August 25th, 2021, 1:13 am

Kitty wrote: ↑August 24th, 2021, 9:30 am Well, I couldn't resist, this is the shortest chapter of the book, so might as well get it done and dusted. New creepiness arises from Anstruther...

Question: are you also pronouncing "Chopin" the French way in English ? I just did, but please let me know whether that sounds odd. Same for "nocturne".

I already re-did the "claret" sentence after a hunch and checking on wiktionary and getting the devastating verdict that it's "hyperforeign" (meaning wrong ) to leave out the 't' like in French. One more word I need to adjust in my vocabulary.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/yellowface_02_white_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 4:28 min.

The next two chapters are the longest ones, both 10 pages. I'm glad when those two are in the box

Sonia

Great, this is PL OK! I would not be brave enough to stick around like Jack... I'd have been long out of that house

The way you did Chopin and nocturne were great. In general Chopin is pronounced in English either like "show-pan" or "shop-pan". I'm of the latter tribe, like you I think, but either would be fine.
Your "claret" was perfect.

See you on the next one

Post by **Kitty** » August 25th, 2021, 1:39 am

jakemalizia wrote: ↑August 25th, 2021, 1:13 amGreat, this is PL OK! I would not be brave enough to stick around like Jack... I'd have been long out of that house

yes, but then you won't get Claire

In general Chopin is pronounced in English either like "show-pan" or "shop-pan".

ah so you would rather say the 'n' as well ? Ah well, it's close enough. Thank you for the quick PL

Your "claret" was perfect.

yes that's because I re-did it

my hunch to check this word was correct.

I will try to do one of the long chapters still before I go back to work. Fingers crossed. Not today though I guess.

Sonia

jakemalizia · Post by **jakemalizia** » August 25th, 2021, 1:54 am

Kitty wrote: ↑August 25th, 2021, 1:39 am
jakemalizia wrote: ↑August 25th, 2021, 1:13 amGreat, this is PL OK! I would not be brave enough to stick around like Jack... I'd have been long out of that house
yes, but then you won't get Claire

In general Chopin is pronounced in English either like "show-pan" or "shop-pan".
ah so you would rather say the 'n' as well ? Ah well, it's close enough. Thank you for the quick PL

Your "claret" was perfect.
yes that's because I re-did it my hunch to check this word was correct.

I will try to do one of the long chapters still before I go back to work. Fingers crossed. Not today though I guess.

Sonia

I hope Claire is worth it, Jack

Oh yeah, without the "n" is close enough. And I've heard people pronounce it like that as well - usually because they actually know how to pronounce French words properly

Post by **Kitty** » August 26th, 2021, 3:22 am

jakemalizia wrote: ↑August 25th, 2021, 1:54 amI hope Claire is worth it, Jack

honestly, our good Jack in this chapter doesn't seem to be interested too much in his fiancée. He spends the entire chapter as a peeping Tom, until he finally remembers that he should be talking to her

Now this chapter introduces more people, equally intriguing.... I don't know about you, but I had a hunch why this woman looks so familiar to Jack

maybe you will have the same feeling than me with that. I'm curious to know...

And then the end

didn't see that one coming so early in the book !

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/yellowface_03_white_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 19:10 min.

Hope you enjoy

Sonia

jakemalizia · Post by **jakemalizia** » August 26th, 2021, 9:23 am

Kitty wrote: ↑August 26th, 2021, 3:22 am
jakemalizia wrote: ↑August 25th, 2021, 1:54 amI hope Claire is worth it, Jack
honestly, our good Jack in this chapter doesn't seem to be interested too much in his fiancée. He spends the entire chapter as a peeping Tom, until he finally remembers that he should be talking to her

Now this chapter introduces more people, equally intriguing.... I don't know about you, but I had a hunch why this woman looks so familiar to Jack maybe you will have the same feeling than me with that. I'm curious to know...

And then the end didn't see that one coming so early in the book !

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/yellowface_03_white_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 19:10 min.

Hope you enjoy

Sonia

PL OK!

no issues again

Poor Claire is not interesting enough for Jack's attention

there's too much else going on. I'm not sure what your hunch is, as to why the woman was familiar? The only women we've been introduced to so far are Claire and the nameless housekeeper

a younger version of her?
I definitely didn't expect a death so soon, but I'm loving it

I mean... poor dead guy, but it's good for the reader.

Post by **Kitty** » August 26th, 2021, 9:42 am

jakemalizia wrote: ↑August 26th, 2021, 9:23 amI'm not sure what your hunch is, as to why the woman was familiar? The only women we've been introduced to so far are Claire and the nameless housekeeper a younger version of her?

yes the housekeeper herself. Look at how both are portrayed: the dark face was mentioned both times. Anstruther doesn't talk to the housekeeper but her eyes follow his slightest moves of the hand. Imagine the same woman, once mousy-dressed and sulking, once flashy dressed, hair down and radiant. It could be the same but looking completely different. That's my hunch anyway.

And it's not the death as such that is startling, but hey NOSTALGO himself ?!! Before he even got a speaking role ?

Thanks for the quick PL

And I'm happy you love it.

Managed to read the next chapter this afternoon. 4 new people get introduced, I am expanding my repertoire of voices

Won't finish editing tonight, but surely tomorrow

have a nice evening still, maybe you're editing your music-solo as well.

Sonia