[group] The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - philc

Amandaleung · Post by **Amandaleung** » June 21st, 2023, 9:33 pm

May I please read Chapter 7 - The Episode of the Barrel?

Thank you,
Amanda

Sarah104 · Post by **Sarah104** » June 22nd, 2023, 6:43 am

can I claim chapter 6 please?
sarah

Post by **philchenevert** » June 22nd, 2023, 10:21 am

Amandaleung wrote: ↑June 21st, 2023, 9:33 pm May I please read Chapter 7 - The Episode of the Barrel?

Thank you,
Amanda

Sure thing Amanda. 7 is yours.

Post by **philchenevert** » June 22nd, 2023, 10:22 am

Sarah104 wrote: ↑June 22nd, 2023, 6:43 am can I claim chapter 6 please?
sarah

Yep. 6 is yours to enjoy.

dustman33 · Post by **dustman33** » June 22nd, 2023, 11:36 am

I would like to claim section 8 & 9 please.

Howard

Sarah104 · Post by **Sarah104** » June 22nd, 2023, 11:46 am

And chapter 12 please
Sarah

Post by **philchenevert** » June 22nd, 2023, 11:51 am

dustman33 wrote: ↑June 22nd, 2023, 11:36 am I would like to claim section 8 & 9 please.

Howard

Those 2 are yours.

Post by **philchenevert** » June 22nd, 2023, 11:52 am

Sarah104 wrote: ↑June 22nd, 2023, 11:46 am And chapter 12 please
Sarah

12 is yours.

MrsPopp · Post by **MrsPopp** » June 22nd, 2023, 9:23 pm

Good morning,

Could I claim chapters 10 and 11?

Post by **philchenevert** » June 22nd, 2023, 10:08 pm

MrsPopp wrote: ↑June 22nd, 2023, 9:23 pm Good morning,

Could I claim chapters 10 and 11?

You got 'em!

dustman33 · Post by **dustman33** » June 26th, 2023, 1:29 pm

Chapter 8 (19:37) is ready for PL.

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/signofthefour_08_doyle_128kb.mp3

Howard

Post by **philchenevert** » June 26th, 2023, 1:50 pm

dustman33 wrote: ↑June 26th, 2023, 1:29 pm Chapter 8 (19:37) is ready for PL.

https://librivox.org/uploads/philchenevert/signofthefour_08_doyle_128kb.mp3

Howard

Petunia, our LibriVox Pickle, will put this into the magic window for proof listening

MrsPopp · Post by **MrsPopp** » June 28th, 2023, 2:53 am

I just wanted to double-check that we're not meant to attempt a Brittish accent (mine is affront to all Brits, as I was reminded for the 4 years I worked for a Brittish company).

Also, wanted to check how we're pronouncing "Athelney" Jones. I want to be consistent with other pronunciations.

Post by **philchenevert** » June 28th, 2023, 6:52 am

MrsPopp wrote: ↑June 28th, 2023, 2:53 am I just wanted to double-check that we're not meant to attempt a Brittish accent (mine is affront to all Brits, as I was reminded for the 4 years I worked for a Brittish company).

Also, wanted to check how we're pronouncing "Athelney" Jones. I want to be consistent with other pronunciations.

No, you do not need to attempt a British accent. Just tell the story in your own natural way; our listeners won't mind a bit and neither do we.
As for Athelney, you can take the time to find how the original soloist pronounced it by listening to his finished chapters, find a pronunciation on the internet or just do it your way. I recommend the first method but the second method is much faster. Whatever you choose it will be fine.

(Side note: I attended a well known British play recently at our local community theatre and their attempt to sound "English" ruined the whole thing. Could not understand half of the dialog. They were excellent actors but making them use 'accents' ruined it for me. tsk. )

EDIT: I did a quick search for "How to pronounce Athelney" and quickly found you tube videos pronuncing it consistently.

MrsPopp · Post by **MrsPopp** » June 30th, 2023, 3:39 am

Last annoying question (hopefully)

When I went back to listen to the pronunciation of "Athelney," I noticed that the original soloist recorded the start of chapters as:

Chapter XXX of the Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This Librivox recording is in the public domain

Are we meant to record that abreviated version, or the whole one of:
Chapter # of The Sign of the Four . 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 Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Chapter Title."

I always seem to get this one wrong, so I thought I'd double-check.