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Post by Carolin »

A Book of Bargains by Vincent O'Sullivan (1868 - 1940).

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project: https://librivox.org/a-book-of-bargains-by-vincent-osullivan/
This is a volume of short horror stories by American-born short story writer, poet and critic Vincent O'Sullivan. Sometimes considered the last of the decadents, O'Sullivan was a notable literary figure of his time, a friend of Oscar Wilde, and a favourite of many critics. The stories in the Book of Bargains are all of them notable horror stories, each involving a bargain with the devil - either explicitly or figuratively. ( Carolin)
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    4. Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/ABookOfBargains-VincentJamesOsullivan1896
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Post by Carolin »

This project is now ready to go :thumbs: all readers and a dpl are most welcome!
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Post by Darvinia »

May I claim Section 4 A Study in Murder, please?
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Post by Carolin »

absolutely, thanks for claiming!
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Post by nikoleander »

I would like to claim section 3 please!
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Post by Carolin »

Hi nikole, once again welcome to librivox!

I have already replied to your post in another thread. It would be best i think if you would choose one or two projects to get started with. Just let us know which :)

In any case, to be able to sign you up, i need to know under which name or pseudonym you would like to appear in the catalog. We can also link to your personal website or blog. Thank you!
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Post by Darvinia »

Uploaded Section 4:

https://librivox.org/uploads/carolin/bookofbargains_04_osullivan_128kb.mp3
Duration: 12:17

I named it as requested including the apostrophe in o'sullivan but then I noticed that the uploader stripped it out. Just letting you know in case a newbie questions it.

I would like to continue and claim Section 6 When I was Dead, please.
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Post by Carolin »

Thank you so much bev!

I overlooked the apostrophe, sorry about that. It is gone from the first post now :thumbs:
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Post by Annalisa56 »

Good morning Carolin!
May I claim 3 The Business of Mme Jahn?
Thank you
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Post by Carolin »

Thank you :thumbs:
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Post by terrybenn »

Hey,

Section 4 is PL OK.

I'd like to volunteer to be the DPL, if you'll have me. I realize I'm new, but I feel this would be a good project for me since it's only 7 sections. If not, I'll keep an eye out and PL until you find someone.
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Post by Foon »

May I claim section 7?
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Post by Carolin »

thank you foon!
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Post by Carolin »

terrybenn wrote: August 20th, 2018, 8:39 am Hey,

Section 4 is PL OK.

I'd like to volunteer to be the DPL, if you'll have me. I realize I'm new, but I feel this would be a good project for me since it's only 7 sections. If not, I'll keep an eye out and PL until you find someone.
thank you terry, welcome to this project! you are welcome to join us as dpl :D

have fun and please let us know if you have any questions!
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Post by terrybenn »

Carolin wrote: August 22nd, 2018, 11:24 pm
thank you terry, welcome to this project! you are welcome to join us as dpl :D

have fun and please let us know if you have any questions!
Thank you so much. I appreciate the opportunity to work with you all.
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