[COMPLETE] Letters from Hell, by Valdemar Adolph Thisted - tg

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Letters from Hell, by Valdemar Adolph Thisted (1815 - 1887), translated by L. W. J. S.

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/letters-from-hell-by-valdemar-adolph-thisted/
"Letters from Hell" is a didactic Christian fantasy novel, with faint resemblance to C.S. Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters."

Otto, the narrator, has died in the prime of life. Through letters, he relates the torments and regrets that are a consequence of the self-centered and dissipated life he led in the world. He also describes the fates of other lost souls who inhabit Hell.

There is also a preface written by George MacDonald. (Summary by TriciaG)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/lettersfromhell00thisuoft/

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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.

Say:
"Letter # of Letters from Hell. 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."] "Letters from Hell, by Valdemar Adolph Thisted, translated by L. W. J. S.. Section Title."
End of recording:
Say:
"End of Letter #." [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 Letters from Hell, by Valdemar Adolph Thisted, translated by L. W. J. S.."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: lettersfromhell_##_thisted_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. lettersfromhell_01_thisted_128kb.mp3)

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Post by silverquill »

I would be glad to read the Preface.
Maybe something more later.
~ Larry
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Post by farnhamcrier »

I’ll take Letter I

Regards

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Post by TriciaG »

Thank you both!
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Post by mightyfelix »

Oh darn! Larry took the section I wanted. :wink: :lol:

I will read letters 2 and 3, please.
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mightyfelix wrote: December 10th, 2022, 10:26 am Oh darn! Larry took the section I wanted. :wink: :lol:

I will read letters 2 and 3, please.
Ha!

You're in for 2 and 3. Thanks!
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Post by silverquill »

Let's start with the Preface from MacDonald:

https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/lettersfromhell_00_thisted_128kb.mp3 8:05
~ Larry
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Post by TriciaG »

Thanks! The preface is a good way to start. :)
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Post by mariechristian »

I would like to read letters 4 and 5 please.

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mariechristian wrote: December 19th, 2022, 8:11 pm I would like to read letters 4 and 5 please.

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Great, thank you!
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Preface PL OK!
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farnhamcrier wrote: December 24th, 2022, 12:36 pm https://librivox.org/uploads/triciag/lettersfromhell_1_thisted_128kb.mp3
29m34s

Regards

Jonathan
Thank you! Very nicely read beginning to our tale. *shudder*

I see I didn't clarify the exact wording for the intro and outro. I think "Letter [number]" works well. :)

My only quibble is that there's about 7 seconds of silence at the very end, and it should be about 5. You could cut out some of the little thumps and bumps, and that would get you about right.

Be sure to include the leading zero in the file name: lettersfromhell_01_thisted_128kb

That's it!
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Post by StaceyM2022 »

Hi there,

I would like to claim section 21.

Thanks,
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StaceyM2022 wrote: December 26th, 2022, 10:12 am Hi there,

I would like to claim section 21.

Thanks,
Stacey
You're in - thanks!
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