[COMPLETE][Short Stories]The Black Cat Vol. 03 No. 5 February 1898 - kit

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The Black Cat Vol. 03 No. 5 February 1898, by Various

This project is now complete! All audio files can now be found on the catalog page for this project https://librivox.org/black-cat-03-05-feb1898-by-various/
The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine.<br>
This is the fifth issue of Volume 3, with the following five stories:<br>
In the Power House, by Clarence Maiko / The Man Down Cellar, by Sewell Ford / The Evening Spirit, by Albert Bigelow Paine / The Love Chase of Austin, by Juliet Wilbor Tompkins / My Detective Instinct, by Emma M. Wise
(Summary by Sonia)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/TheBlackCatV03no07189804/The Black Cat v03no05 (1898-02)/

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Section [Number] of The Black Cat Vol. 3 No. 5 February 1898.
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The Black Cat Vol. 3 No. 5 February 1898.
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End of section [number].
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Post by Kitty »

and the next Black Cat is awaiting 5 interested readers (as always, only one story per reader in this project)

looking forward to the stories

Sonia
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Post by SaraHale »

Hi,

I would like to claim this My Detective Instinct, by Emma M. Wise, please
Thanks, SaraHale. :D
Constructive criticism is always welcome. :thumbs:
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SaraHale wrote: February 6th, 2023, 4:21 amI would like to claim this My Detective Instinct, by Emma M. Wise, please
oh that was fast. First claim in, thank you Sarah. Lovely to have you read in another Cat. 8-)

Sonia
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Post by GregGiordano »

May I claim Chapter One?

Thank you!

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GregGiordano wrote: February 6th, 2023, 4:26 amMay I claim Chapter One?
chapter 1 it is, thank you Greg !!! Have fun

Sonia
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Post by JulieB3 »

May I have section 3 please? :thumbs:
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JulieB3 wrote: February 6th, 2023, 4:49 amMay I have section 3 please? :thumbs:
8-) great to have you in this one as well, Julie. The title sounds either romantic or suspenseful, I'm curious which it will be.

Thanks

Sonia
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Post by MeredithWomacCook »

I'd like to claim section 4, please.
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MeredithWomacCook wrote: February 6th, 2023, 10:41 am I'd like to claim section 4, please.
hello and welcome to the Black Cat Project :) so thrilling to hear a new voice in this magazine :9: Section 4 is assigned to you, and I hope you have fun recording. All the details on how to read the intro and title and all, read the first post.

Any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Looking forward to your story :)

thank you for your interest

Sonia
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Post by MeredithWomacCook »

Kitty wrote: February 6th, 2023, 12:33 pm hello and welcome to the Black Cat Project :) so thrilling to hear a new voice in this magazine :9: Section 4 is assigned to you, and I hope you have fun recording. All the details on how to read the intro and title and all, read the first post.

Any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Looking forward to your story :)

thank you for your interest

Sonia
Thanks so much, Sonia!! I'm a total Librivox newbie and can't wait to jump in. This will be my first short story.
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Post by pmessina »

Hi, Kitty,

I'd like to read section 2, the Man Down Cellar.

Paula
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pmessina wrote: February 6th, 2023, 7:13 pmI'd like to read section 2, the Man Down Cellar.
thank you Paula, and welcome to the Black Cat as well :) I hope you enjoy the story, it definitely sounds a bit like X-Files from the title :shock: I'm curious how it will turn out.

And that makes us fully claimed already and I'll move over to Readers Found.

Happy reading, everyone.

Sonia
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Post by MeredithWomacCook »

Here is my recording of section 4 (27:59).

https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/blackcat0305feb1898_4_various_128kb.mp3

I'd appreciate a thorough PL, as this is my first lengthier recording. Thank you!
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MeredithWomacCook wrote: February 22nd, 2023, 1:00 pmHere is my recording of section 4 (27:59).
https://librivox.org/uploads/kitty/blackcat0305feb1898_4_various_128kb.mp3
I'd appreciate a thorough PL, as this is my first lengthier recording. Thank you!
wow Meredith, wonderful narrative, very lively and spoken in character, which I love. :9: This is a great debut for your "lengthier sections" and I hope there will be many more (maybe even in a future black cat). Your pacing is nice, not too fast, not too slow, easy to follow along with the plot. And what a plot here :lol: Well I'm glad Austin doesn't have to marry teasing Gertrude, I don't think they would have been a good fit anyway.

One suggestion I would like to make though, concerning some lengthy pauses. For most of the time you pacing is well, but sometimes you exceed over 2 seconds of silence, which I personally find very long for a listener to wait until the story progresses. I always suggest staying between 1 and 1.5 seconds maximum even between paragraphs that should be enough to make a good break. Could you maybe cut them down a bit in the following time stamps:

> from 0:30 to 0:32: between "section 4" and "The love chase"
> from 0:37 to 0:39: between "Tomkins" and "The Lathrops"
> from 8:19 to 8:21: (p. 28) between "in love" and "the first half"
> from 22:48 to 22:51: (p. 35) between "close range" and "a couple of hours"
> from 24:51 to 24:54: (p. 36) between "great deal" and "The early train"
> from 27:41 to 27:43: (p. 37) between "still radiant" and "end of section 4"

and lastly, one important cut needs to be made at the end:

> at 27:47: the final book end disclaimer can be cut here, as your section is not the last section of the project. This will only be spoken by the reader who has the last section in any project. So just stop at "End of Section 4" and then the final 5 seconds of silence

Thank you, it was very entertaining to listen to.

Sonia
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