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Peter Why
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Man and Maid, by Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924)
A collection of the author's short stories for adults (with some supernatural ones). (Summary by Peter Yearsley)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33028

Target completion date: 2024-12-01

Prooflistening level: Standard
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Genres for the project: Short Stories

Keywords that describe the book: haunting, romantic, (more to be added)

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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:
"Chapter # of Man and Maid. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." "Read by Peter Yearsley." "Man and Maid, by Edith Nesbit. Chapter Title."
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:
"Chapter # of Man and Maid, by Edith Nesbit. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." "Read by Peter Yearsley." "Chapter Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of chapter #."
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:
"End of Man and Maid, by Edith Nesbit."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: manandmaid_##_nesbit_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. manandmaid_01_nesbit_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.
Last edited by Peter Why on May 16th, 2024, 9:16 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Peter Why
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Post by Peter Why »

Laura (lvictoria) has already offered to be the DPL for these stories.

Thanks, Laura.

The stories will be posted relatively slowly, as I'm recording them as relief from another very sober non-fiction project.
Peter
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All set up, Peter. MW ready to go.

Hi, Laura. :)
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Post by Peter Why »

Thanks, Barry; I'm part way through editing the first story.

Peter
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Post by lvictoria »

I'm just checking in and getting everything bookmarked.

Hi Barry! :) It's been a long while. I'm glad to see you're still roaming the halls here.

I'll be watching for the first story, Peter.
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lvictoria wrote: ↑May 16th, 2024, 3:39 pm
Hi Barry! :) It's been a long while. I'm glad to see you're still roaming the halls here.
Actually, I have been gone for about 3 1/2 years. Retired and have been traveling the country in an RV full time. More settled down now and asked if I could be of any help and they reluctantly, I mean, graciously let me back in. :lol: It's nice to see you here too; I know you were gone for awhile as well. Hope as is well. :)
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Post by Peter Why »

Welcome back to LV, then!

Laura, I've uploaded chapter one. I was going through my PMs yesterday and found that this collection of Ms Nesbit's stories isn't the probable ghost story collection that I first mentioned to you .. so I'll have to do that one next!

Peter
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Post by lvictoria »

I'm all in for another Edith Nesbit book, especially ghost stories! I really enjoyed the first story in this collection.

One note to mention:
~2:12 'said Edmundson' is missing from, “But I thought,” said Edmundson
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Post by Peter Why »

Thanks, Laura; I've edited and re-uploaded chapter one.

I'm glad you liked it; it was an interesting turn on the expectation of a ghost story.

Back to London's back streets.

I'll be out of action for the next week, as I have guests staying every day.

Peter
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Post by lvictoria »

I hope you have a pleasant visit with your guests, Peter.

Chapter 1 is PL OK
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Post by Peter Why »

Thanks, Laura.

It was interesting having two such different people staying with me in quick succession. The first of the two, Annie, took me to the Harry Potter Experience, which she has been trying to arrange for years; fascinating, and made me realise how much work goes into making these films; then we watched some Brother Cadfael episodes (Derek Jacobi as Cadfael) ... and with my second guest I drank Prosecco and watched a few episodes of Red Dwarf.

I've uploaded chapter two.

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Post by lvictoria »

It sounds like you had a great time with both guests. I have watched Brother Cadfael but I don't know anything about Red Dwarf.

This chapter of Man and Maid brought to mind a Vincent Price horror movie that I watched years ago about a wax museum. Seems like it was called House of Wax.

Chapter 2 is PL OK
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