This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page:https://librivox.org/the-house-without-a-key-by-earl-derr-biggers-2/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20120510The novel deals with the murder of a former member of Boston society who has lived in Hawaiʻi for many years. The main character is the victim’s nephew, a straitlaced young Bostonian bond trader, who came to the islands to try to convince his aunt Minerva, whose vacation has extended many months, to return to Boston. The nephew, John Quincy Winterslip, soon falls under the spell of the islands himself, meets an attractive young woman, breaks his engagement to his straitlaced Bostonian fiancee Agatha, and decides after the murder is solved to move to San Francisco. In the interval, he is introduced to many levels of Hawaiian society and is of some assistance to Detective Charlie Chan in solving the mystery. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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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.
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[*]Project Code: HV8o2YxE
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Derr_Biggers ( Earl Derr Biggers)
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 23
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1925
[*]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: Crime & Mystery Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: Mystery
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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:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Section (or Chapter) # of The House Without a Key. 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."] "The House Without a Key, by Earl Derr Biggers. Section Title."
End of recording:"Section (or Chapter) # of The House Without a Key, by Earl Derr Biggers. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of section (or chapter) #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The House Without a Key, by Earl Derr Biggers."
Filename: housewithoutakey_##_biggers_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. housewithoutakey_01_biggers_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: Annise
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.