[COMPLETE] The House of the White Shadows by B.L. Farjeon

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The House of the White Shadows by B.L. Farjeon (1838 - 1903) .

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/the-house-of-the-white-shadows-by-b-j-farjeon/
Is a defense attorney bound to defend his client, or with his conscience, when he knows that the man he is defending is guilty of the charges against him after the trial has already commenced? And if friends hold a belief that he may have been aware of it before the trial commenced, yet they are endeared to the man and his family as upstanding and of the highest grade? Might it not become cause for blackmail, and therefore potential retribution? "The House of White Shadows" brings these issues to the forefront, while the reader learns of the background of the advocate, his family history, and the house in question. The characters in the story, the history of the house, the truth behind the white shadows are all woven together in a fascinating manner to be brought to fruition as the books progress with dramatic insight and understanding.

Mr. Farjeon's style is remarkable for its vivid realism. The London "Athenæum" in a long and appreciative review styles him "a master of realistic fiction." On account of his sentiment and minute characterization he is regarded as a follower of the method of Dickens. No writer since that master can picture like Farjeon the touching and pathetic type of innocent childhood, pure in spite of miserable and squalid surroundings. He can paint, too, a scene of sombre horror so vividly that even Dickens himself could scarcely emulate its realism. (Summary from preface and by Roger Melin)
  • Target completion date: 2013-Dec-12
  • Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42973
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    This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
    • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Farjeon
    • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): n/a
    • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 32
    • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: no
    • Original publication date (if known): 1904
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    Genres for the project:
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Last edited by Roger on October 3rd, 2013, 5:17 am, edited 8 times in total.
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lvictoria has agreed to DPL this project. Summary and keywords will follow at a later time. Thanks! :)
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I'll set this one up for you Roger.

... all set, let me know if you need anything.
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Thanks for setting this up for us. My only comments at this point are that a more detailed summary will be made at some point,
and that the keywords will be added at some point. Perhaps you can hold off until the end before including these? Thanks! :)
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Sure can, moving over to Going Solo now.
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Post by lvictoria »

Checking in and looking forward to listening!! :)
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The first section has been uploaded (although it seemed to take an abnormally long time to upload).
Thanks, and enjoy! :)
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Post by lvictoria »

Well, Mr. Melin, you have picked another really interesting book to read. I like this author's use of language and I'm looking forward to finding out more about the characters we've been introduced to so far.

I've found uploads and downloads slow lately, but I just assumed it was on my end. Since you mention it being slow for you, maybe not. I had to try three times before I could get my last section to upload the other day and it was a very short file.

Section 1 is PL OK!! :)
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Post by Roger »

I have been reading ahead on this one, and I think you'll find that it really is an intriguing story, excellent in its character development, and quite well written. I can't stop reading it enough to record it! :)
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Post by lvictoria »

Roger wrote:I can't stop reading it enough to record it! :)
...should I start drumming my fingers on the table... :lol:
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Section 2 has been posted.
Thanks! (No, I wouldn't start drumming fingers if I were you. This is a long book!) :)

EDIT - I will re-upload this at some point, as the intro should be "chapters 4 and 5", which I shortened too much.
I will let you know when it's fixed.

EDIT AGAIN - Okay, file has been re-uploaded. Sorry for the inconvenience, in case you had already downloaded the file.
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Post by lvictoria »

Wow! The layers in this book are quite intriguing. I see what you mean about it being hard to put down.

I had downloaded the first file but you fixed before I could say anything...sooo...Section 2 is PL OK!! :D
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Post by Roger »

Section 3 has been posted. More interesting stuff, in my opinion.
Thanks! :)
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Post by lvictoria »

Definitely more interesting stuff and it leaves one pondering, trying to piece it together. Those dreams especially...

@31:40 "Too fair! too fair! If I were rich she might tempt me to be false to one, and make me vow I would lay down my life for her."-- "be" is missing
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Post by Roger »

Good catch! Section 3 patched and re-uploaded.
Thanks! :)
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