COMPLETE Old Friends by Andrew Lang -ck

[Carolin]

Old Friends, Essays in Epistolary Parody by Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912).

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project: https://librivox.org/old-friends-essays-in-epistolary-parody-by-andrew-lang/

"Every fancy which dwells much with the unborn and immortal characters of Fiction must ask itself, Did the persons in contemporary novels never meet? In so little a world their paths must often have crossed, their orbits must have intersected, though we hear nothing about the adventure from the accredited narrators. In historical fiction authors make their people meet real men and women of history—Louis XI., Lazarus, Mary Queen of Scots, General Webbe, Moses, the Man in the Iron Mask, Marie Antoinette; the list is endless. But novelists, in spite of Mr. Thackeray’s advice to Alexandre Dumas, and of his own example in “Rebecca and Rowena,” have not introduced each other’s characters" (from the Introduction). In this volume, Andrew Lang shows, what a letter from one fictional character to another might look like.

• 1. How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
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  3. Is there a deadline? We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen.Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
  4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1991
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     Note to Readers:
     - Some chapters are divided into two letters. Carolin will edit them into one file when both are in.
     - you can participate in as many chapters as you like, but you can only read one character per chapter.
     - it would be cool if the same writer could be read by the same person, so the following sections go together: 8 and 10; 21 and 23; 27 and 28; 26 and 29; 41 and 43; 38 and 44. if you claim one you must also claim the other.
     - Footnotes: you neednt read the footnotes, but you can if you find them interesting.
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     END of recording
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     Artist: Andrew Lang
     Title: ## - [Section title]
     Album: Old Friends, Essays in Epistolary Parody
     
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[Carolin]

there are 23 chapters in this book, some are just one letter, some are exchanges of letters, sometimes between different people.

i will edit the chapters made up of letters by different people once all individual letters are submitted

[Availle]

This seems interesting - could I read chapter 5, the letter from Herodotus?

I have quickly glanced through it, there are lots of Greek names - any idea where I could get a pronunciation guide? Or does it not matter to you?

[Algy Pug]

I have quickly glanced through it, there are lots of Greek names - any idea where I could get a pronunciation guide? Or does it not matter to you?

Hi Ava

I have found Alan Weyman (AlanW) very helpful with pronunciations of ancient Greek.

Cheers

[Carolin]

you can ask for help from a greek forum member, but you can also pronounce the names any other way you wish, as long as they are clear so that everyone can understand

if it was french id ask for a slightly higher standard, but you get to add some creativity to ancient greek.

thanks for claiming!

[Carolin]

we are moving out to readers wanted

[chocmuse]

Oh what fun! Can I please do section 15, chapter XI, Catherine Morland to Miss Tilney?

[Carolin]

sure, thank you!

[chocmuse]

Thanks Here you go: https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/oldfriends_15_lang_128kb.mp3

Duration: 5:49

[Carolin]

thanks a lot!

[kwdavids]

I'd be willing to DPL for a while. Here are my comments on Section 15.

Section 15 is delightfully read and word perfect. The only issue with the recording is a significant background hum of 52.6 dB. When viewing the audio file in Audacity, you can see fuzz between the spoken parts. The Audacity Noise Reduction operator deals with this noise extremely well in a test I did.

Just in case you don't already know how to do Noise Reduction...

Instructions to remove the noise in Audacity.

1. Select the 5 seconds of silence at the end of the recording.
2. Use the Effect | Noise Reduction menu operation to display the Noise Reduction dialog.
3. Click the "Get Noise Profile" button. (the dialog closes)
4. Type Ctrl-A, then Ctrl-R.

Look at the audio track to verify that the fuzzy stuff has gone, and then save the file.

[Carolin]

thank you kevin! im signing you up so that you can edit the magic window

[peppereater]

I would like to sign up as a Pl for any chapter and after getting my feet wet I will be looking to DPL a project .
Thanks Pepper

[chocmuse]

Thanks Kevin! I had done noise removal already believe it or not, but obviously it wasn't enough! I've done it again and think it should pass muster this time.

[kwdavids]

I can't hear the noise now, so I'm marking this PL OK. I personally think it's worth the effort to figure out where the noise is coming from and eliminate at the source for the long term. I, for example, had a problem with my laptop's fan.

There was an extra space at the end of the IDv3 Album tag, but I assume that can be fixed when cataloged if it matters at all. If not, Carolin can jump in.

Thanks Kevin! I had done noise removal already believe it or not, but obviously it wasn't enough! I've done it again and think it should pass muster this time.