COMPLETE - Light Freights by WW Jacobs - thw

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Light Freights, by W. W. Jacobs (1863 - 1943)
A collection of weird and humorous short stories known for their good twists featuring a trio attempting some get-rich-quick schemes, the goings on at a small village, sailors attempting to stand up to bullies, more sailors dealing with orphans, hypnotists and accidental stowaways, wives trying to scare their husbands straight and what telling tall tales in inns can lead to. (Summary by Inkell)
This project is complete. Audio files may be found on our Librivox catalog page at https://librivox.org/light-freights-by-w-w-jacobs/

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21928

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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.
  • Project Code: TFulPc68
  • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._W._Jacobs (W. W. Jacobs)
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  • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 12
  • Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
  • Original publication date (if known): 1901
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Genres for the project: Short Stories/Single Author Collections

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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:
"Section # of Light Freights. 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."] "Light Freights, by W. W. Jacobs. Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of section #." [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 Light Freights, by W. W. Jacobs."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: lightfreights_##_jacobs_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. lightfreights_01_jacobs_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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Last edited by Inkell on March 6th, 2023, 5:01 pm, edited 5 times in total.
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Post by Inkell »

This is my first time doing this so I hope everything's at least reasonably correct, if I wasn't sure what to put I left it blank because I figured it was easier to add then change incorrect things so hopefully that was okay, also a big thank you to flavo5000 for their help on getting this ready
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Post by flavo5000 »

When you get the magic window, can I claim Twin Spirits and Jerry Bundler?
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I can MC and set up the MW. Be there shortly.

Thanks, Todd
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Post by ToddHW »

MW ready. You can fill in the section titles now. Hopefully with word counts so readers know what they're getting into.

You should add a summary now to attract readers - it isn't something just for the eventual catalog page.

Also, any keywords for people looking this up later on?

Thanks, Todd

(We'll wait a while in the launch pad to see if you can attract a DPL.)
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flavo5000 wrote: February 4th, 2023, 8:13 am When you get the magic window, can I claim Twin Spirits and Jerry Bundler?
You most certainly can! I'll put you in when I fill it up now, enjoy!
ToddHW wrote: February 4th, 2023, 8:37 am MW ready. You can fill in the section titles now. Hopefully with word counts so readers know what they're getting into.

You should add a summary now to attract readers - it isn't something just for the eventual catalog page.

Also, any keywords for people looking this up later on?

Thanks, Todd

(We'll wait a while in the launch pad to see if you can attract a DPL.)
Thanks a lot Todd! And don't worry I have my word counts all ready to go. I'm not sure what to put for a summary or key words, it's a collection of short stories by this author who is of Monkey's Paw fame but too my understanding these are mostly lighter, less ghostly and more humorous.

EDIT: I filled in the MW and added a short summary subject to change, how is that?
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Looks good.

Thanks, Todd
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Post by Inkell »

flavo5000 wrote: February 6th, 2023, 4:07 pm Here's section 9:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/lightfreights_09_jacobs_129kb.mp3
28:53

Pretty amusing story. :)
Thank you for a fast turnaround, for the longest section too, and I'm glad you enjoyed the story :)

I think I've inputted it all into the MW correctly, we're still trying to attract a DPL but maybe having a section ready to listen will encourage people.

EDIT: actually I just noticed your file is 129kb when I think it should be 128kb, do you think you could reupload it again with the correct file name please?
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Inkell wrote: February 6th, 2023, 4:23 pm
flavo5000 wrote: February 6th, 2023, 4:07 pm Here's section 9:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/lightfreights_09_jacobs_129kb.mp3
28:53

Pretty amusing story. :)
Thank you for a fast turnaround, for the longest section too, and I'm glad you enjoyed the story :)

I think I've inputted it all into the MW correctly, we're still trying to attract a DPL but maybe having a section ready to listen will encourage people.

EDIT: actually I just noticed your file is 129kb when I think it should be 128kb, do you think you could reupload it again with the correct file name please?
Oops, should be fixed now.
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/lightfreights_09_jacobs_128kb.mp3
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flavo5000 wrote: February 7th, 2023, 7:57 am Oops, should be fixed now.
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/lightfreights_09_jacobs_128kb.mp3
Thank you
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flavo5000 wrote: February 7th, 2023, 9:41 am And here's section 11:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/lightfreights_11_jacobs_128kb.mp3
17:43
Thanks a lot! :thumbs:
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Moved to Readers Wanted. Had been waiting for a DPL, but maybe one will show up here.

Thanks, Todd
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Post by ToddHW »

How can I resist a story that includes the line: "‘But the tiger's ate ‘im,' says Mrs. Reddish, explaining."

Section 1, please.

Thanks, Todd
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