COMPLETE The Lonely Warrior -- icequeen

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The Lonely Warrior by Claude C. Washburn (1883 - 1926).

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-lonely-warrior-by-claude-washburn/


An idealistic American enlists and fights in The Great War. This novel focuses on his life after returning to the US “hard-boiled” and cynical, a disillusioned and embittered young man who has lost all interest in his family, his job, and his fiancé. Outraged by the fact of war, he takes refuge in apathy. It is the story of many others like himself who become lonely and discouraged and of their struggles to readjust to the changing world around them.
“It is a great book.” – William Allen White
“It has moments of rare vividness and power.” – Philadelphia Record
( Lee Smalley)
  • Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60719
  • Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard



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    Magic Window:



    BC Admin
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    This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.

    [list]
    [*] Project Code: HIkWXQ2R



    [*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Claude Washburn) : n/a

    [*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
    [*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 28
    [*]Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
    [*]Original publication date (if known): 1922
    [*]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

Keywords that describe the book: Military veteran; Readjustment to civilian life; Alienation; Broken engagement

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[*]The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording (Intro):
  • "Chapter [number] of The Lonely Warrior. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • Say:
    "The Lonely Warrior, by Claude Washburn. [Chapter]"


For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
  • "Chapter [number] of The Lonely Warrior by Claude Washburn. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • Only if applicable, say:
    "[Chapter title]"
END of recording:
  • At the end of the section, say:
    "End of [Chapter]"
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • At the end of the book, say (in addition):
    "End of The Lonely Warrior, by Claude Washburn. "

There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.

[*]Example filename lonelywarrior_##_washburn_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. lonelywarrior_01_washburn_128kb.mp3)

[*]Example ID3 V2 tags
Artist: Claude Washburn
Title: ## - [Section title]
Album: The Lonely Warrior


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Last edited by Leesma on June 9th, 2020, 8:51 am, edited 4 times in total.
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Post by icequeen »

OK, we are ready to go! As soon as you have seen my work, we will move over to Going Solo!
Ann

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Off we go!
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DPL is icequeen.
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Post by Leesma »

Here's Section 1.

Not bad writing, and if it stays at this level I think it should be fine. BTW, as I understand it, after the prologue the rest of the book takes place postwar back in the States. So we can disassemble our weapons and unlace our boots. :)
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Oh good! I don't want to go to war anymore! Section 1 is PL OK!
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Post by Leesma »

Looks like there are no war scenes anywhere in the book. I think it's all about the war getting into Stacey's head and messing him up.

Here's Section 2.

Ann, here's wishing you and your family joyous holidays and a peaceful 2020.

Lee
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Here's Section 3.
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Sections 2 and 3 are PL OK! This sounds like a great book so far, and we are only through the prologue! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too!
Ann

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Section 4, aka Part 1, Chapter 1.

I agree this book has potential, and it's by an author surprisingly w/o a bio in Wikipedia.
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Section 4 is PL OK!
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Here's Section 5.
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Section 5 is PL OK!
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Section 6 is ready.
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Section 6 is PL OK!
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