SOLO - The Queen's Cup, by G. A. Henty - kd

[gracesilvey]

The Queen's Cup, by G. A. Henty (1832 - 1902)

To be added (Summary by Grace Silvey)

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17436

Target completion date: 2025-02-20

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Genres for the project: Historical 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 Queen's Cup. 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 Queen's Cup, by G. A. Henty. Section Title."

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

"Section (or Chapter) # of The Queen's Cup, by G. A. Henty. 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 Queen's Cup, by G. A. Henty."

Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: queenscup_##_henty_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. queenscup_01_henty_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.

[gracesilvey]

LCaulkins has agreed to be my DPL.

[LCaulkins]

Hello

[KiltedDragon]

I will MC for you and the MW is set to go.

[gracesilvey]

I will MC for you and the MW is set to go.

Thank you! I could not find any chapter titles for this book, so I just filled in the MW: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, and so forth.

[gracesilvey]

The first chapter is ready, Lynette!

[LCaulkins]

Hi, Grace!

Chapter 1 is PL OK

That was a little fun for me, as I had studied the Sepoy Rebellion back when I was doing my masters degree in history.

I was going to pass on this tidbit: In the case where the word "row" is describing a quarrel or fight, it gets pronounced such that it rhymes with "how" (instead of the way it's pronounced when you row a boat). It's a classically British word in this "quarrel" meaning.

I don't think you need to edit it in your recording, but in case it calls to you, you'll find it in this phrase at 10:55: "and you have no idea what a horrible row there would have been."

[gracesilvey]

Thanks Lynette!

Yes, it looks like an interesting book! I was thrown for a little loop on the first chapter...I thought that Captain Mallet was going to be the main character with how it started out until I found out he's actually the villain.

Thank you for that correction! I thought I had heard it pronounced interchangeably before, but I guess I either heard wrong or heard it mispronounced.

I plan to take a break from recording for right now as I'm battling an eye infection and don't want to put any unnecessary strain on my eye. Hopefully it will clear up soon and I will be able to start back next week!

[LCaulkins]

Yes, I had the same reaction about the positions of Mallet/George. Without having peeked ahead, I'm wondering if it will turn out that Mallet *is* actually the villain, or "just" the antagonist. . . Seems we will have some intrigue with this story!

Oh, no! I hope your eye heals well and quickly! I know how troubling that can be. Almost 2 years ago I got shingles on my head and eye, and my cornea got complications from that that I still have to put drops in every day for it. May yours not be anything like that!!

I'll be here when you're back at recording, no worries.

[gracesilvey]

Ah...yes, it will be interesting to see how the plot goes!

Thank you! Oh wow, that sounds awful...specially the ongoing treatment. I've had a mild infection before and it cleared up pretty quickly, but this is a little more severe so I'm hoping it will clear out by itself without taking too much time.

[gracesilvey]

We're back in business again! Chapter 2 is ready for PL.

[LCaulkins]

Chapter 2 is PL OK

[gracesilvey]

Hi Lynette!! Sorry for the long silence. Been busy of late, but was happy to find some time to record today, so chapter 3 is ready for PL!

[LCaulkins]

Chapter 3 is PL OK

[gracesilvey]

Chapter 4 is uploaded!

Well, we were both(happily) wrong in our predictions of Mallet...he's actually the only main character who hasn't done anything wrong. I was happy with the twist it took! Henty duos are awesome and this is no exception!