COMPLETE: My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse - AF/kh

sjmarky · Post by **sjmarky** » October 9th, 2006, 6:50 pm

This project is now complete, the catalogue page can be found here: http://librivox.org/my-man-jeeves-by-p-g-wodehouse/

Having read a lot of Wodehouse, I think I'd like to contribute to the Wodehouse collection. However, as the proof-listeners on the Main Street board can attest, I'm a terrible self-proofer.

Text here:

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/8164

The book is not broken down in numbered chapters, but rather as 8 separate vignettes. In order to ensure that they sort in the proper order, I thought I'd tag them as My Man Jeeves # (vignette name), i.e.:

My Man Jeeves 1-Leave it to Jeeves
My Man Jeeves 2-Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest

kristin · Post by **kristin** » October 9th, 2006, 8:05 pm

Hi sjmarky, I'll be your MC for this project. If this is your first solo project you should have a look at this thread: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=717

And please add your intended file naming scheme and ID3 tags to your first post.

I love Wodehouse. Can't wait to hear this one.

kristin · Post by **kristin** » October 9th, 2006, 9:39 pm

Ah, I knew I forgot something... Could you also put a link to the text in the first post, thanks.

fae · Post by **fae** » October 10th, 2006, 5:53 am

sjmarky wrote:However, as the proof-listeners on the Main Street board can attest, I'm a terrible self-proofer.

So I'm guessing you'll want an experienced proofer on this?

I'll give you an ear if you like.

sjmarky · Post by **sjmarky** » October 10th, 2006, 8:50 am

fae wrote:
sjmarky wrote:However, as the proof-listeners on the Main Street board can attest, I'm a terrible self-proofer.
So I'm guessing you'll want an experienced proofer on this?

I'll give you an ear if you like.

Great! Looking forward to working with both of you. Hope I'm worthy.

kristin · Post by **kristin** » October 10th, 2006, 10:53 am

If I could just make a suggestion on file name and ID3 tags:

File name: my_man_jeeves_01_wodehouse.mp3

Title: 01 - Leave it to Jeeves
Album: My Man Jeeves
Artist: P. G. Wodehouse

kayray · Post by **kayray** » October 10th, 2006, 11:12 am

kristin wrote:If I could just make a suggestion on file name and ID3 tags:

File name: my_man_jeeves_01_wodehouse.mp3

Title: 01 - Leave it to Jeeves
Album: My Man Jeeves
Artist: P. G. Wodehouse

Thanks, Kristin, that's exactly how it should be done :) Looking forward to this one, sjmarky - huge Jeeves and Wooster fan here!

sjmarky · Post by **sjmarky** » October 10th, 2006, 1:33 pm

kristin wrote:If I could just make a suggestion on file name and ID3 tags:

File name: my_man_jeeves_01_wodehouse.mp3

Title: 01 - Leave it to Jeeves
Album: My Man Jeeves
Artist: P. G. Wodehouse

Okeedoke.

kayray · Post by **kayray** » October 10th, 2006, 2:51 pm

sjmarky wrote:Make a little birdhouse in your soul...

Not to put too fine a point on it, say I'm the only bee in your bonnet!

fae · Post by **fae** » October 10th, 2006, 3:25 pm

kayray wrote:
sjmarky wrote:Make a little birdhouse in your soul...
Not to put too fine a point on it, say I'm the only bee in your bonnet!

and while you're at, it keep the nightlight on inside the birdhouse in your soul

sjmarky · Post by **sjmarky** » October 12th, 2006, 9:52 pm

Well okay. The first chapter posted on my ftp site:

http://homepage.mac.com/marknelson2/Marks_Dowloads/Menu10.html

We'll see if my self-proofing has gotten any better.

fae · Post by **fae** » October 14th, 2006, 9:19 am

Hey there!

Leave it to Jeeves sounds great!!!

Only 2 errors!! Not bad for a self professed bad self editor.

at 12:50 a repetition of 'I've got a cousin who's what they call a Theosophist.'

at 34:56 omitted text "You're perfectly right!" he snorted."

Also I noticed that at the end you said: 'End of part 1, Leave it to Jeeves.' I would suggest that you take out the 'part 1' since this is a collection of short stories and that gives the impression that there is a second part to this story rather than it's the end of this episode and the next story is not a continuation of this one, just another in a series of tales, with a different name to it. See what I mean?

Any way good job! You have a great reading voice and I look forward to the next story!

sjmarky · Post by **sjmarky** » October 14th, 2006, 3:07 pm

You're too kind.

I've re-posted chapter 1 with your comments at the usual place. I was hoping to finish a chapter a week, but alas, I have caught a cold and will need to go on injured reserve for about 10 days. Unless you want to listen to "My Man Mucus".

kristin · Post by **kristin** » October 14th, 2006, 3:12 pm

Ugh, no, no thanks on the My Man Mucus, just get yourself well.

fae · Post by **fae** » October 14th, 2006, 3:19 pm

EUW, no thanks! I'll wait if that's all the same to you

And, er, what's the usual place? the same place as before?

Will the link you posted yesterday have the new file or the old file?

Hope you are feeling better!