COMPLETE The Double by Edgar Wallace - kd

[ASharma]

The Double, by Edgar Wallace (1875 - 1932)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-double-by-edgar-wallace/

When Dick Staines graduated from the University of Cambridge without family connections or inherited wealth, he decides to put his honours science degree in the service of Scotland Yard, where he is marked for rapid promotion. Ten years later, and Detective Inspector Richard Staines is confronted by a murder from his past, involving a doppelgänger and a mysterious thumbprint.

From the golden age of detective fiction, Edgar Wallace was a prolific author with over 170 novels to his credit, including King Kong. More than 160 films have been made of his works, and a publisher once claimed that a quarter of all books read in England at the time were written by him. (Summary by ASharma)

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20190245

Target completion date: 2024-07-31

Prooflistening level: Standard
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Genres for the project: Crime & Mystery Fiction/Detective Fiction

Keywords that describe the book: detective fiction, murder mystery, crime fiction

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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 The Double. 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 Double, by Edgar (Richard Horatio) Wallace. Section Title."

For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:

"Section (or Chapter) # of The Double, by Edgar (Richard Horatio) Wallace. 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 The Double, by Edgar (Richard Horatio) Wallace."

Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: double_##_wallace_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. double_01_wallace_128kb.mp3)

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

MC to select: KiltedDragon

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.

[mleigh]

Do you need a DPL? If so, I am willing to do it for you.

Thanks,

[ASharma]

Do you need a DPL? If so, I am willing to do it for you.

Thanks,

I do need a DPL. Thanks much.

Atul

[KiltedDragon]

I will MC for you. MW is all set to go.

[ASharma]

I will MC for you. MW is all set to go.

Thanks, Barry.

Atul

[ASharma]

I have a question that perhaps one of you can answer. I understand that publications from before 1927 are in the public domain, as are books with authors who have been dead for more than 70 years. Do you know which criterion takes precedence. For example, Wallace died in 1932, with books published in 1930 or even 1933. Are those in the public domain even though they are not before 1927? Sorry if that's naive.

Atul

[KiltedDragon]

No, they are not in the public domain. All books recorded for Librivox must be in the Public Domain according to its copyright date (i.e., currently before 1927). The author being dead for 70 years applies to copyrights in certain countries. For instance, a book may be in the public domain in the US but if the author has been dead less than 70 years, someone from say Canada cannot be involved in its recording here because of their copyright laws.

[ASharma]

No, they are not in the public domain.

Thanks, Barry. That's helpful as I browse for new titles.


Atul

[ASharma]

Do you need a DPL? If so, I am willing to do it for you.

Thanks,

A pleasure to be collaborating again. As usual, I'm in no rush. In fact, I expect things will slow down as the weather improves. For now, I've uploaded the first two chapters:

Chapter 1: https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/double_01_wallace_128kb.mp3 (19:16)
Chapter 2: https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/double_02_wallace_128kb.mp3 (12:58)

Wallace was a prolific author, mostly in the mystery genre. I think 18 of his novels have been recorded for LV already, though not this one. As you will see, it very quickly jumps into the action by the end of Chapter 2 .

I would value your opinion on one question, though. Unlike our previous collaboration (the Cheyne Mystery), this one lends itself much more readily to a single narrator's voice, since there are a lot of "he said", "she said" introductions. So I didn't individualize the voices, but if you find that it's confusing, please let me know. I could always re-do these two chapters.

Thanks again.

Atul

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Atul Sharma
Winnipeg, Canada

[mleigh]

Do you need a DPL? If so, I am willing to do it for you.

Thanks,

A pleasure to be collaborating again. As usual, I'm in no rush. In fact, I expect things will slow down as the weather improves. For now, I've uploaded the first two chapters:

Chapter 1: https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/double_01_wallace_128kb.mp3 (19:16)
Chapter 2: https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/double_02_wallace_128kb.mp3 (12:58)

Wallace was a prolific author, mostly in the mystery genre. I think 18 of his novels have been recorded for LV already, though not this one. As you will see, it very quickly jumps into the action by the end of Chapter 2 .

I would value your opinion on one question, though. Unlike our previous collaboration (the Cheyne Mystery), this one lends itself much more readily to a single narrator's voice, since there are a lot of "he said", "she said" introductions. So I didn't individualize the voices, but if you find that it's confusing, please let me know. I could always re-do these two chapters.

Thanks again.

Atul

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Atul Sharma
Winnipeg, Canada

I don't think it is confusing being read in a single voice. The first two chapters were perfectly understandable.

You are off to a terrific start with two PL OKs. Looks like an exciting story. Did your wife convince you to do another mystery? In any event, I am glad to get the opportunity to PL another book for you.

Looking forward to what happens next.

M

[ASharma]

I don't think it is confusing being read in a single voice. The first two chapters were perfectly understandable.

You are off to a terrific start with two PL OKs. Looks like an exciting story. Did your wife convince you to do another mystery? In any event, I am glad to get the opportunity to PL another book for you.

Looking forward to what happens next.

M

Thanks; that's very helpful. Yes, you're right. Celia persuaded me to record another detective story after she read the "Cheyne Mystery", and I stumbled across Wallace by accident. I looked for another story by Crofts, but those still unrecorded were all published after 1928.

I uploaded the next chapter of this story at:

Chapter 3: https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/double_03_wallace_128kb.mp3 (22:20)

Have a good week!

Atul

[ASharma]

And Chapter 4:

Chapter 4: https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/double_04_wallace_128kb.mp3 (19:15)

Thanks.

Atul

[mleigh]

And Chapter 4:

Chapter 4: https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/double_04_wallace_128kb.mp3 (19:15)

Thanks.

Atul

Two more excellent chapters. I was going to stop after chapter 3 tonight. But I couldn't end with that news about the fingerprint. Both chapters are PL OK.

I am glad your wife convinced you to read another mystery and to have the opportunity to PL it for you.

All the best.

M

[ASharma]

Two more chapters. Compared to history or science, the narrative is more conversational. So it takes much less time to record despite the same number of words!

Chapter 5: https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/double_05_wallace_128kb.mp3 (26:07)
Chapter 6: https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/double_06_wallace_128kb.mp3 (16:53)

Enjoy

Atul

[mleigh]

Two more chapters. Compared to history or science, the narrative is more conversational. So it takes much less time to record despite the same number of words!

Chapter 5: https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/double_05_wallace_128kb.mp3 (26:07)
Chapter 6: https://librivox.org/uploads/kilteddragon/double_06_wallace_128kb.mp3 (16:53)

Enjoy

Atul

Two more, excellently done chapters. I like Lordy Brown. He is a character.

Both chapters are PL OK.

Thanks,

M