COMPLETE Via Berlin, by Crittenden Marriott - icequeen

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Via Berlin, by Crittenden Marriott (1867 - 1932)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/via-berlin-by-crittenden-marriott/

From the Preface: “The veil of diplomacy screens many secrets—most of them for many years. But the veil is not impenetrable; from time to time a corner lifts, disclosing a fact long-suspected but never quite comprehended, a fact that fits into a history hitherto incomplete. So of this tale!” Relations between Germany and Japan vs. the United States are strained, and war is possible. A smoldering romance and tense international intrigue involve even the highest level of the U. S. government in this absorbing novel.

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69244

Target completion date: 2023-07-15

Proof listening level: Standard
Prospective PLs, please see the Guide for Proof-listeners.

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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: XTJ1HiuY
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 29
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: Yes
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1917
[*]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: Action & Adventure Fiction

Keywords that describe the book: Romance, International intrigue, Adventure

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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.

For the first section, say:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Via Berlin. 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."] "Via Berlin, by Crittenden Marriott. Section Title."
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Via Berlin, by Crittenden Marriott. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of Via Berlin, by Crittenden Marriott."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: viaberlin_##_marriott_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. viaberlin_01_marriott_128kb.mp3)

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

MC to select: icequeen

Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.
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MC is icequeen
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OK, your MW is ready! I will move us later today, after you have read my email, and seen what I have done here!
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Thanks for the speedy setup.

Could we change the MW to start with #1? The preface is so tiny I think it could easily be included with Chapter 1.

One of the attractions of this book is the relative brevity of the chapters. If there are no surprisingly long ones, we should move along fairly well.
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Section 0 has been magically changed to section 1!

Off we go to Going Solo!
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Preface & Ch 1 are up.
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Section 1 is PL OK!
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Chapter 2.

Nice to go back to fiction after all that reality. Variety really is the spice of life.
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Chapter 2 is PL OK!
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 3 is PL OK!
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Chapter 4

Maybe not great art, but nice short chapters!
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Chapter 5. Getting more interesting.
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Chapters 4 and 5 are PL OK!
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Chapter 6
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