[COMPLETE] The Chain of Destiny by Bram Stoker - icequeen

[flavo5000]

The Chain of Destiny, by Bram Stoker (1847 - 1912)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-chain-of-destiny-by-bram-stoker/

Frank Stanford, strapping young man, heads out to the countryside to visit his old friends Mr. and Mrs. Trevor as the Scarp estate. What begins as a warm visit with his ersatz parental figures turns into something both ominous and wonderful with the announcement by Mrs. Trevor that they are to be visited by a young Miss Fothering who Mrs. Trevor feels Frank will fall in love with almost immediately. Frank takes it all in stride until he has a terrible nightmare that evening of dreadful things to come upon Miss Fothering's arrival. Will there be a 'happily ever after' for the pair of lovebirds or will an ancient family curse finally come to bare? (Summary by Ben Tucker)

Source text (please read only from this text!): http://www.bramstoker.org/stories/04other/destiny.html

Target completion date:

Prooflistening level: Standard
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[*]Project Code: cb8rYmgn
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker (Bram Stoker)
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[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 4
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Genres for the project: Fantastic Fiction/Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Romance

Keywords that describe the book:

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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 Chain of Destiny. 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 Chain of Destiny, by Bram Stoker. Section Title."

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

"Section (or Chapter) # of The Chain of Destiny, by Bram Stoker. 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 Chain of Destiny, by Bram Stoker."

Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: chainofdestiny_##_stoker_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. chainofdestiny_01_stoker_128kb.mp3)

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

MC to select: icequeen

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.

[flavo5000]

Just FYI, the source provided is in the public domain and even includes a link to the PDF scans of the original 1875 printing of the story in The Shamrock.

Also it should be a pretty short one (~2 hours).

[brownrottger]

I would like to DPL.
Christine

[icequeen]

I am checking with the other admins to make sure that we can use the source you have provided. Once I get an OK, I will MC the project!

[icequeen]

OK, the consensus is that you must read from the scan of The Shamrock, and not from the texts that were made from the scan. The reasoning is that the copyright date is clearly shown on the scan of The Shamrock, and that we don't know what changes, if any, that were made to the text in the first two links. If you can abide with that, or if you can find a better online version of the text elsewhere, then we can move forward. Let me know if this is OK with you.

[flavo5000]

OK, the consensus is that you must read from the scan of The Shamrock, and not from the texts that were made from the scan. The reasoning is that the copyright date is clearly shown on the scan of The Shamrock, and that we don't know what changes, if any, that were made to the text in the first two links. If you can abide with that, or if you can find a better online version of the text elsewhere, then we can move forward. Let me know if this is OK with you.

Yep, that's fine. That was my plan anyway.

[brownrottger]

OK, the consensus is that you must read from the scan of The Shamrock, and not from the texts that were made from the scan. The reasoning is that the copyright date is clearly shown on the scan of The Shamrock, and that we don't know what changes, if any, that were made to the text in the first two links. If you can abide with that, or if you can find a better online version of the text elsewhere, then we can move forward. Let me know if this is OK with you.

Yep, that's fine. That was my plan anyway.

I found it hard to read from there. Any tips?

[flavo5000]

OK, the consensus is that you must read from the scan of The Shamrock, and not from the texts that were made from the scan. The reasoning is that the copyright date is clearly shown on the scan of The Shamrock, and that we don't know what changes, if any, that were made to the text in the first two links. If you can abide with that, or if you can find a better online version of the text elsewhere, then we can move forward. Let me know if this is OK with you.

Yep, that's fine. That was my plan anyway.

I found it hard to read from there. Any tips?

I zoomed in to 200% and was able to read it pretty well. There's a handful of places where there are smudges that make it a little hard to read, but I was able to sort it out with context clues. I've actually already recorded the first two chapters, just haven't edited them yet.

You could always use the txt format just for PLing and if you see any discrepancy, I can check against the original scan to see if it was my mistake or a difference in transcription.

[brownrottger]

Yep, that's fine. That was my plan anyway.

I found it hard to read from there. Any tips?

I zoomed in to 200% and was able to read it pretty well. There's a handful of places where there are smudges that make it a little hard to read, but I was able to sort it out with context clues. I've actually already recorded the first two chapters, just haven't edited them yet.

You could always use the txt format just for PLing and if you see any discrepancy, I can check against the original scan to see if it was my mistake or a difference in transcription.

Thanks!
Christine

[icequeen]

OK, the consensus is that you must read from the scan of The Shamrock, and not from the texts that were made from the scan. The reasoning is that the copyright date is clearly shown on the scan of The Shamrock, and that we don't know what changes, if any, that were made to the text in the first two links. If you can abide with that, or if you can find a better online version of the text elsewhere, then we can move forward. Let me know if this is OK with you.

Yep, that's fine. That was my plan anyway.

Perfect! Your MW is up, and Christine is in as DPL! I will move us to Going Solo tomorrow!

[flavo5000]

OK, the consensus is that you must read from the scan of The Shamrock, and not from the texts that were made from the scan. The reasoning is that the copyright date is clearly shown on the scan of The Shamrock, and that we don't know what changes, if any, that were made to the text in the first two links. If you can abide with that, or if you can find a better online version of the text elsewhere, then we can move forward. Let me know if this is OK with you.

Yep, that's fine. That was my plan anyway.

Perfect! Your MW is up, and Christine is in as DPL! I will move us to Going Solo tomorrow!

Ok, thanks! MW filled out and ready to go.

[icequeen]

Off we go to Going Solo!

[flavo5000]

Chapter 1 is up for PL!

[flavo5000]

Off we go to Going Solo!

Hi, just FYI. I've updated the Summary and added Romance to the genres.

[icequeen]

Off we go to Going Solo!

Hi, just FYI. I've updated the Summary and added Romance to the genres.

Thank you for the heads up! The summary has been pasted in the proper spot, and Romance has been added to the genres.