(Complete) Short Story Collection 099

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Short Story Collection 099, by Various

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/short-story-collection-vol-099-by-various/

A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the works of Ernest Hemingway, O. Henry, Sewell Ford and Stephen Leacock and others to bring you tales of mystery, poignant romance, the quirky and the amusing. So sit back and enjoy the 99th Librivox Short Story Collection!
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[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 20
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No

[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
[*]Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
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Genres for the project: Short Stories/Anthologies

Keywords that describe the book:

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

Say:
"Title of story by Author. Short Story Collection 099. 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."] "Title of story."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of title of story #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]

Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: ssc099_titleofstoryinoneword_yourinitials_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. ssc099_beststoryever_lt_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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MC to select: Lynnet

Please post in this thread:
The link from the uploader.
Name of your story
Author (birth year - death year)
Translator if applicable (birth year - death year)
Source from which you read (e.g. Gutenberg etext url)
Length in mm:ss
If it is your first submission, how you would like to appear in the catalog. - please post it in this thread.
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Post by Chinmay »

Hi Lynnet

Wishing godspeed for the new project.
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Post by peterstevensonline »

Lynnet,
Thanks for coordinating!
I have uploaded my first ever librivox recording.
The Voyage by Katherine Mansfield (1922 published in The Garden Party, originally published 1921)

(20:47)
https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/ssc099_thevoyage_ps_128kb.mp3

I'll watch for prooflistening notes.

I'm a new volunteer, I'd like to be credited in the catalog as:
Peter Stevens

The URL I'd like associated with my name is:
peterstevensonline.com
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peterstevensonline wrote: July 27th, 2021, 9:04 am Lynnet,
Thanks for coordinating!
I have uploaded my first ever librivox recording.
The Voyage by Katherine Mansfield (1922 published in The Garden Party, originally published 1921)

(20:47)
https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/ssc099_thevoyage_ps_128kb.mp3

I'll watch for prooflistening notes.

I'm a new volunteer, I'd like to be credited in the catalog as:
Peter Stevens

The URL I'd like associated with my name is:
peterstevensonline.com
Thank you.
I will enter you in the catalog. If you click on your name in the Magic Window, you will be taken to your personal catalog page.

I will need the link to the text you read from.
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Post by Lynnet »

The Voyage PL OK


Nice, clear reading with good pacing and expression. :thumbs:

At 86.1 dB, it is on the low threshhold we require for volume. You can leave it here, but our goal is 89dB. We can work with 86-92dB.

In file names, we don't use 'the', 'a' etc.. It is best to just have _voyage_. Again, no need to fix it here... I can do that at cataloguing.
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Post by peterstevensonline »

Lynnet,
I'd like to adjust my volume to 89dB and reupload.
It will be a good learning experience for me.

Link to text I read (The Voyage by Katherine Mansfield):
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1429/1429-h/1429-h.htm#chap08
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Post by Lynnet »

peterstevensonline wrote: July 27th, 2021, 10:54 am Lynnet,
I'd like to adjust my volume to 89dB and reupload.
It will be a good learning experience for me.

Link to text I read (The Voyage by Katherine Mansfield):
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1429/1429-h/1429-h.htm#chap08
Great.
In Audacity, go to Effects then select Amplify.

You can check your volume (and other technical issues) with our Checker program. This is entirely optional, but I find it a very useful tool. https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=Checker
When you reupload, please correct the file name.
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Post by peterstevensonline »

Lynnet,
thanks for the help and the quick prooflisten!
I'm not using Audacity but Checker was really helpful to confirm I've boosted the reading to 88.9 dB.
Also, I renamed my upload without "the".

new link: The Voyage by Katherine Mansfield read by Peter Stevens
https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/ssc099_voyage_ps_128kb.mp3
(20:47)
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Post by Lynnet »

peterstevensonline wrote: July 27th, 2021, 11:51 am Lynnet,
thanks for the help and the quick prooflisten!
I'm not using Audacity but Checker was really helpful to confirm I've boosted the reading to 88.9 dB.
Also, I renamed my upload without "the".

new link: The Voyage by Katherine Mansfield read by Peter Stevens
https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/ssc099_voyage_ps_128kb.mp3
(20:47)
Thank you
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Post by vmead »

Currently volunteering for my senior project. Expecting to graduate with a BS in Information and Library Science, Dec. '21!
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Post by Lynnet »

vmead wrote: July 28th, 2021, 8:25 pm How it Happened by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Text Used: https://americanliterature.com/author/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/short-story/how-it-happened
Run time: 07:52

https://librivox.org/uploads/lynnet/ssc099_howithappened_vm_128kb.mp3

Veronica Maresh Mead
Thank you
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Post by Lynnet »

How It Happened PL OK
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Currently volunteering for my senior project. Expecting to graduate with a BS in Information and Library Science, Dec. '21!
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Thank you. However, I am afraid I can’t accept it. It is dated 1939 and we need it to be before 1926 to be in the Public Domain. Let me check with those who know more than I, just in case :mrgreen:
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Lynnet wrote: July 29th, 2021, 2:00 pm
Thank you. However, I am afraid I can’t accept it. It is dated 1939 and we need it to be before 1926 to be in the Public Domain. Let me check with those who know more than I, just in case :mrgreen:
Edit: I’m afraid it isn’t acceptable unless you can find the same story on Gutenberg. It is just possible the copyright wasn’t extended, in which case we could accept it… but we don’t have the resources to check it. We rely heavily on Gutenberg’s extensive checking.


Second edit: it’s on Gutenberg :thumbs: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41622
I will need to check the one you read is exactly the same, but it may be ok. :clap: :clap:
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