COMPLETE: Blake of the "Rattlesnake" by Jane - jo

Kaffen · Post by **Kaffen** » October 29th, 2019, 11:58 am

Chapter 12 sights a strange steamer approaching!

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/blakeoftherattlesnake_12_jane_128kb.mp3

Chapter 13 lights up with a battle royal!

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/blakeoftherattlesnake_13_jane_128kb.mp3

Chapter 14 witnesses the final plunge of the enemy cruiser! "The good guys" triumph!

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/blakeoftherattlesnake_14_jane_128kb.mp3

linny · Post by **linny** » October 29th, 2019, 2:05 pm

Chapter 12 is PL OK!

I'll PL 13 and 14 in the morning.

linny · Post by **linny** » October 30th, 2019, 8:29 am

13 and 14 are both PL OK.

I'm not sure you care to know and pronunciation is not a LV requirement but there is an unusual pronunciation for the word forecastle. I found it of interest so I though I would pass it along.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forecastle?src=search-dict-hed

Kaffen · Post by **Kaffen** » October 30th, 2019, 10:03 am

I'm well aware of fo'c'sle. In my experience it's a salty nautical term - one that's common to people bred on the water, but not so obvious to landlubbers. While the person speaking is a naval person and would assuredly use fo'c'sle, my thought is that a nautical enthusiast would know forecastle but a lubber might not be acquainted with fo'c'sle. In the interest of speaking to both groups, I choose forecastle.

Narration sometimes sets up these little quandaries. I'm going to use the weasel words found in every corporation prospectus these days. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance!

linny · Post by **linny** » October 30th, 2019, 10:08 am

Excellent response!

Noted.

Kaffen · Post by **Kaffen** » October 30th, 2019, 6:22 pm

And now ... my words return to bite me!
In Chapter 16, Jane now tries out "foke's'le" on page 244. I gnash my teeth, but use it!

Chapter 15, and the survivors reminisce about their narrow escapes from enemy fire!

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/blakeoftherattlesnake_15_jane_128kb.mp3

And Chapter 16 reveals the good guys went to Davy Jones gloriously, and their memory will not be forgotten!

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/blakeoftherattlesnake_16_jane_128kb.mp3

The book is (nominally) done. Amen.

linny · Post by **linny** » October 30th, 2019, 8:49 pm

Kaffen wrote: ↑October 30th, 2019, 6:22 pm And now ... my words return to bite me!
In Chapter 16, Jane now tries out "foke's'le" on page 244. I gnash my teeth, but use it!

Chapter 15 is PL OK. It's far past bedtime so unfortunately 16 will need to wait for the morning.

linny · Post by **linny** » October 31st, 2019, 6:08 am

Chapter 16 has one PL note:

Missing text at the ending - "End of Blake of the "Rattlesnake", by Frederick Thomas Jane. "

Kaffen · Post by **Kaffen** » October 31st, 2019, 10:12 am

Added final attribution. Back in the same slot: https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/blakeoftherattlesnake_16_jane_128kb.mp3

Kaffen · Post by **Kaffen** » October 31st, 2019, 10:14 am

After re-reading my initial summary, I'm ready to go with it, with the tweak that "I may change this later" is struck!

linny · Post by **linny** » October 31st, 2019, 11:12 am

16 is spot check PL OK! Congratulations on your solo!

Kaffen · Post by **Kaffen** » October 31st, 2019, 8:12 pm

Many thanks for PLing the book!

October 31st, 2019, 9:32 pm

Congratulations Mark on completion of this solo recording for LibriVox. This book is now in the LibriVox catalog and available for listeners to download. Please check the catalog page and let me know if any changes are needed.

https://librivox.org/blake-of-the-rattlesnake-by-frederick-thomas-jane/

Kaffen · Post by **Kaffen** » November 1st, 2019, 8:49 am

Many thanks to you as well, Jo!

Kaffen · Post by **Kaffen** » November 1st, 2019, 8:49 am

By the way, I think I will construct a cover for the book. The one from the original book is execrable.