[COMPLETE] The Master's Violin by Myrtle Reed (solo) - dc

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The Master's Violin by Myrtle Reed (1874 - 1911).

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Originally published in 1904, “The Master’s Violin” is the seventh novel by Myrtle Reed. It is set in a German town of Pennsylvania, East Lancaster, giving two characters fairly difficult accents to read. The story entails a widow, Margaret Irving, and her son, Lynn. Returning to East Lancaster after 20 years they are hoping to further Lynn’s musical career under the tutelage of Herr Kaufmann, the master violinist.

We find the young lady, Iris, brought up by her adopted Aunt Peace, interacting with her new neighbours, as she slowly learns to live on her own. As we get to know Doctor Brinkerhoff we discover who he has grown fond of over the years. The love stories of three couples continue throughout the novel and bring us to the potential they all carried throughout their lives.
  • Text source (only read from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33601
  • Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard



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    Genres for the project: Literary Fiction

    Keywords that describe the book: fiction, romance, music

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Last edited by Morlock on December 31st, 2021, 3:41 am, edited 2 times in total.
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craigdav1 as coordinator *or* DPL (if he shall have me... one mo' time)

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MW coming up.

edit: Let me know if any changes are needed. Couldn't resist a Chicago author.
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Thank ye, sir! ^_^ I'll see about plugging in the chapter titles here.
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Moving topic to Going Solo forum.
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Chapter One uploaded, 18 minutes and 46 seconds.

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/themastersviolin_01_reed_128kb.mp3
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1
16:43-17:00 audio distortion at beginning and end of this section
volume is high, 95.7dB and should be lowered by about 5dB.
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2 PL OK
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Got chapter 3 up at 15:46

and will work on the errors to chapter 1 and then onto chapter 4!
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3 PL OK.

Volume is just a tad high but I can easily fix that at cataloguing.
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craigdav1 wrote: April 29th, 2020, 7:13 pm 3 PL OK.

Volume is just a tad high but I can easily fix that at cataloguing.
Thank you, Dave. I'll get to chapter one again at some point. I just want to try and keep doing what I can monthly. Focus on the story. Some kind of escapism somehow. Feeling extremely depressed at the state of the world tonight.
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4 PL OK!

Yes, these are unusual times. I find reading/listening to literature from other time periods a nice distraction.
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Post by Morlock »

Aye-aye. Definitely a good escape into this early post-Victorian era. The books of that time period often reflect a desire for less bummers and more uplifting, problem-solving stories.

Chapter 5 at 16:16:

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/themastersviolin_05_reed_128kb.mp3
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