All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/ring-for-nancy-a-sheer-comedy-by-ford-madox-ford/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/ringfornancyshee00fordrich/mode/2up?view=theaterMajor Edward Brent Foster is on his way to a house in the country to stay with his aunt and uncle. So are his fiancée Olympia Peabody, his actress friend Flossie Delamare, and the novelist Juliana Kerr Howe, with whom he has a complicated relationship. To make matters more awkward, the house in question is that of Lady Mary Savylle, the major’s former lover. And as if that weren't enough, the revelation of a secret panel allowing guests’ rooms to communicate has the potential to lead to some compromising situations. Can the major keep Miss Peabody’s jealousy at bay? Will chaos ensue, or can the canny Nancy, Lady Savylle’s maid, maintain order in the household? (Summary by Scarbo)
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Madox_Ford (Ford Madox Ford)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 20
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: Yes
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1913
[*]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: General Fiction/Published 1900 onward; Humorous Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: fiction
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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:
End of recording:"Part #, Chapter # of Ring for Nancy: A Sheer Comedy. 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."] "Ring for Nancy: A Sheer Comedy, by Ford Madox Ford. Part #, Chapter #."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of Part #, Chapter #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Ring for Nancy: A Sheer Comedy, by Ford Madox Ford."
Filename: ringfornancy_##_ford_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. ringfornancy_01_ford_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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MC to select: lynnet
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into a new post in this thread along with the file duration (mm:ss). Watch this thread for prooflistening notes.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.
I've signed you up for chapter 1 - thank you for claiming! Since chapter 2 is much longer (I estimate that it will run over an hour), I would recommend starting off with chapter 1 first so that you have a chance to get the hang of the recording and editing process. Once you've completed chapter 1, or the section that you've claimed for another project, and you feel like you're ready to tackle something longer, let me know and I'll be happy to sign you up for chapter 2. Alternatively, you could claim another shorter chapter from this project.