(Complete) The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow, by Margaret O. Oliphant - lt

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The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow, by Margaret O. Oliphant (1828 - 1897)

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The location is the English Lake District and the characters very ordinary people. Mrs. Blencarrow is a widow with five children and control of her late husband's small estate. She is eminently respectable and is involved with the usual round of tea and dinner parties as expected in a quiet town. She is unremarkable, apart from her disdain for scandal, or even gossip of any kind. Imagine the surprise when a stranger describes her as "a woman with a history"? That can only mean a disreputable past or even a scandal, but as she has lived in the community for 18 years, without a hint, what could it possibly be?
Source text (please read only from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61482

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[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Oliphant ( Margaret O. Oliphant)
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Genres for the project: General Fiction/Published 1800 -1900

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"Section (or Chapter) # of The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow, by Margaret O. Oliphant. Section Title."
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"End of The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow, by Margaret O. Oliphant."
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Post by livh »

Hi Lynnet,

I'd love to claim the first three sections if that's ok?

Many thanks,

Liv
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livh wrote: April 5th, 2021, 12:16 pm Hi Lynnet,

I'd love to claim the first three sections if that's ok?

Many thanks,

Liv
Go for it!
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Post by wib66 »

Are you looking for a DPL on this project if so would be happy to hop on board. Thanks
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Post by Lynnet »

wib66 wrote: April 7th, 2021, 9:30 am Are you looking for a DPL on this project if so would be happy to hop on board. Thanks
That would be great!
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Post by njgorgen »

Can I have sections 4, 5 & 6? Nancy
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Post by Lynnet »

njgorgen wrote: April 24th, 2021, 5:33 pm Can I have sections 4, 5 & 6? Nancy
All yours
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Post by avanipatel03 »

Can I claim sections 7 and 8?
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avanipatel03 wrote: April 27th, 2021, 9:47 am Can I claim sections 7 and 8?
Hi and welcome to Librivox!
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Post by TheAwesome1568 »

Hi, could I please have section 9?
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TheAwesome1568 wrote: April 27th, 2021, 9:06 pm Hi, could I please have section 9?
Sure!
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Post by TheAwesome1568 »

Lynnet wrote: April 28th, 2021, 5:43 am
TheAwesome1568 wrote: April 27th, 2021, 9:06 pm Hi, could I please have section 9?
Sure!
Hi,

I have completed recording section 9 of The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow:

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/mrsblencarrow_09_oliphant_128kb.mp3

Duration: 15:11
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Post by journeyman »

I'd like to have a crack at section 8 please.
Thanks.

Tim
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Post by Lynnet »

TheAwesome1568 wrote: April 28th, 2021, 6:17 pm
Lynnet wrote: April 28th, 2021, 5:43 am
TheAwesome1568 wrote: April 27th, 2021, 9:06 pm Hi, could I please have section 9?
Sure!
Hi,

I have completed recording section 9 of The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow:

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/mrsblencarrow_09_oliphant_128kb.mp3

Duration: 15:11
Thank you
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Post by Lynnet »

journeyman wrote: April 28th, 2021, 11:08 pm I'd like to have a crack at section 8 please.
Thanks.

Tim
Thank you for claiming
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