[COMPLETE] The Gem Collector, by P. G. Wodehouse - dc

kirk202 · Post by **kirk202** » January 16th, 2024, 11:24 am

laurakgibbs wrote: ↑January 15th, 2024, 10:03 pm Chapter 5
8:58 would have horsewhipped (you read: worship... and I had never thought about how those two words are criss-cross like that! wow!)
9:41 helping hand to the absent one ("be" snuck in there)

Horsewhipped does change the meaning!

Chapter 5 is ready to check, https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_05_wodehouse_128kb.mp3

Chapters 8 & 9 are ready for PLing, https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_08_wodehouse_128kb.mp3 @ 11:27 and https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_09_wodehouse_128kb.mp3 @ 7:53

kirk202 · Post by **kirk202** » January 17th, 2024, 1:19 pm

Chapters 10 & 11 are ready for PL: https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_10_wodehouse_128kb.mp3 @ 10:10, https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_11_wodehouse_128kb.mp3 @ 9:37

laurakgibbs · Post by **laurakgibbs** » January 17th, 2024, 6:04 pm

kirk202 wrote: ↑January 17th, 2024, 1:19 pm Chapters 10 & 11 are ready for PL: https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_10_wodehouse_128kb.mp3 @ 10:10, https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_11_wodehouse_128kb.mp3 @ 9:37

SO MUCH FUN. I love the way we cannot say now who is really the criminal: the ex-policeman or the ex-burglar! And my favorite chapter was about the theatricals: all that Devil-Eden-Eve stuff was hilarious

... and I felt seen: I write readers theater scripts for children and am always on the lookout for innocent victims who might want to perform them ha ha ha. At least readers theater is less over-the-top than these staged theatricals!

Just a few teeny-tiny things:

Chapter 8
1:38 to put the matter baldly (not badly)

Chapter 9
3:55 had fired at the butler ("at" was missing)

Chapter 10
2:51 being inexperienced (not experienced)
8:45 oh, bother (not brother)
9:12 Bother, said Molly again (not brother)

kirk202 · Post by **kirk202** » January 18th, 2024, 11:55 am

laurakgibbs wrote: ↑January 17th, 2024, 6:04 pm Chapter 8
1:38 to put the matter baldly (not badly)

Chapter 9
3:55 had fired at the butler ("at" was missing)

Chapter 10
2:51 being inexperienced (not experienced)
8:45 oh, bother (not brother)
9:12 Bother, said Molly again (not brother)

Fixed Chapters 8, 9 and 10:

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_08_wodehouse_128kb.mp3

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_09_wodehouse_128kb.mp3

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_10_wodehouse_128kb.mp3

Uploaded Chapter 12: https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_12_wodehouse_128kb.mp3 @ 8:56

I planned on catching up on some things instead of recording today, but it's too much fun! I did get quite a bit done though, that's why there's only one chapter today.

kirk202 · Post by **kirk202** » January 20th, 2024, 4:23 pm

laurakgibbs · Post by **laurakgibbs** » January 21st, 2024, 7:00 pm

Oh my gosh, what a perfect treat to finish up my week: this book was ADORABLE. I loved how fast-paced each chapter was, and how it was all quite dramatic but with all those funny asides from Wodehouse, especially about the theatricals. My one regret was that we did not get to see Lady Blunt in action again ha ha ha. All the edits were good, with just a few tiny things in these last files:

Chapter 12
8:01 it was impossible (I heard: possible)

Chapter 13
1:45 his lathered face (I heard: leathered)
4:06 caned for stealing jam (I heard: canned... which was wild! canned Jimmy jam ha ha)

Chapter 14
4:35 Talking on (I heard: taking)

Chapter 15
3:35 with a pertinacity (a syllable fell out: pernacity)
13:03 we had a bit of a row (this is a fight, row-rhymes-with-cow, not row-rhymes-with-slow)

Chapter 16: all good!

Chapter 17: all good!

Chapter 18:
6:25 a vehement flood (I heard: vemenent)

Chapter 19:
7:32 the primitive man in him might lead ("in him" was missing)

Chapter 20:
2:36 You're going out (you added a "not" in there)

I'll go mark the MW now. THANK YOU for this lovely read. I have enjoyed all the books, but these two by Wodehouse really made me smile.

kirk202 · Post by **kirk202** » January 22nd, 2024, 7:51 am

laurakgibbs wrote: ↑January 21st, 2024, 7:00 pm
Chapter 12
8:01 it was impossible (I heard: possible)

Chapter 13
1:45 his lathered face (I heard: leathered)
4:06 caned for stealing jam (I heard: canned... which was wild! canned Jimmy jam ha ha)

Chapter 14
4:35 Talking on (I heard: taking)

Chapter 15
3:35 with a pertinacity (a syllable fell out: pernacity)
13:03 we had a bit of a row (this is a fight, row-rhymes-with-cow, not row-rhymes-with-slow)

Chapter 16: all good!

Chapter 17: all good!

Chapter 18:
6:25 a vehement flood (I heard: vemenent)

Chapter 19:
7:32 the primitive man in him might lead ("in him" was missing)

Chapter 20:
2:36 You're going out (you added a "not" in there)

I've made all the changes and they're ready to PL:

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_12_wodehouse_128kb.mp3

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_13_wodehouse_128kb.mp3

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_14_wodehouse_128kb.mp3

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_15_wodehouse_128kb.mp3

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_18_wodehouse_128kb.mp3

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_19_wodehouse_128kb.mp3

https://librivox.org/uploads/craigdav1/gemcollector_20_wodehouse_128kb.mp3

laurakgibbs · Post by **laurakgibbs** » January 22nd, 2024, 9:37 pm

WHOO-HOO!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

All the little fixes are good, so ........ another book is done and ready to go!
So glad for all the people who are going to get to listen to this lovely little book!

kirk202 · Post by **kirk202** » January 22nd, 2024, 9:44 pm

Thank you both soooo much for your help with this project! It was fun!

laurakgibbs · Post by **laurakgibbs** » January 22nd, 2024, 10:53 pm

And you know I am up for whatever you are going to read next

kirk202 · Post by **kirk202** » January 23rd, 2024, 6:52 am

Sounds great Laura! I'll PM you later today.

Post by **craigdav1** » January 23rd, 2024, 6:54 am

It's off to cataloging.

kirk202 · Post by **kirk202** » January 23rd, 2024, 7:02 am

Thanks Dave!

Post by **craigdav1** » January 23rd, 2024, 10:28 am

All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/gem-collector-by-pg-wodehouse/

Let me know if anything is amiss. Congrats!

kirk202 · Post by **kirk202** » January 23rd, 2024, 10:48 am