I chose not to read this with an obvious English accent. Bad accents are worse than none at all, and since my character voices tend to drift during a story anyway, I stood a better chance of maintaining them if i just concerned myself with resonance/pitch than trying to do the whole thing.
My Holmes here is a bit whiny and prissy -- I want him to sound more vibrant and excited, but still very clipped and precise. At least there's a good body of work to practice with...
The Adventure of the Dancing Men 
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By Sean - 2004-12-13 15:24
I chose not to read this with an obvious English accent. Bad accents are worse than none at all, and since my character voices tend to drift during a story anyway, I stood a better chance of maintaining them if i just concerned myself with resonance/pitch than trying to do the whole thing.
My Holmes here is a bit whiny and prissy -- I want him to sound more vibrant and excited, but still very clipped and precise. At least there's a good body of work to practice with...
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By Susan - 2009-07-02 18:45
i wish the reading were better-but thank-you very much
Reply to this CommentBy student - 2013-03-18 21:48
thank you so much this reading is useful for foreign learner of english
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