A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner

Immerse yourself in the hauntingly evocative world of William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," narrated by Tony Walker. This Southern Gothic tale unravels the life of Emily Grierson, a reclusive woman shrouded in mystery and steeped in tradition. As the layers of her existence are peeled back, the listener is drawn into a web of intrigue, secrecy, and the macabre. Walker's compelling narration breathes life into Faulkner's rich prose, making this timeless story of love, loss, and the passage of time an unforgettable auditory experience. Enter "Poor Emily's" enigmatic world and discover the chilling secrets that lie within.

[@ClassicGhost]

Music is Satie's Gymnopédie No.1 (licensed for use)

[@MaggieatPlay]

Thank you, Tony. An excellent tale. One can definitely tell this is a story rooted in the Southern US past from the language. Your narration was wonderful and so well fit the story.

[@harmon1103]

Best Faulkner reading I’ve heard. Your narration style is a good fit.

[@classic-literaturesstories]

Thank you very much

[@kellyannpage1469]

One of the greatest all time writers

[@classic-literaturesstories]

absolutely

[@carolrios9216]

Tony, I LOVE your new channel! Such endless possibilities...

[@classic-literaturesstories]

I hope so

[@Story-Voracious66]

This is a story that has stuck in my mind since first I read it years ago. It is so vividly painted in words like "jaloosies" that it brings images clearly to the mind's eye. Like the house the title hides it's true nature. Thanks for bringing this one Mr Microphone. A clumsy tounge would have ruined it. 👵🏻👨🏿‍🌾🥀🏚

[@classic-literaturesstories]

As always you are very generous with your compliments. Despite my natural modesty, I am pleased and touched to accept them. Thanks again :))

[@Story-Voracious66]

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[@missholly7534]

Thank you, Tony, from Mississippi.

[@ClassicGhost]

Makes me nervous . you’re the real deal !😊

[@roxanavasilakis9435]

Thank you dear Tony🌷

[@classic-literaturesstories]

You’re welcome

[@rachael7060]

Almost like Miss Havisham in Great Expectations!😃

[@martiwilliams4592]

Disturbing, gripping, vivid narration. Know the tale by heart, you make it play out in front of our eyes. Masterful as always. Thank you, Tony.

[@jeanetteshaw4573]

I'm an Arkansas neighbor and love all your work!!! My friends and family will probably play one of your stories at my funeral service in lieu of southern Baptist hymns hahahaha 😂❤

[@classic-literaturesstories]

I hope that is a long long time from now

[@jeanetteshaw4573]

@@classic-literaturesstories oh it is!!! Hopefully hahaha they just know I love my Tony Walker stories 🤪😁

[@PotterPossum1989]

Lol

[@jennyhirschowitz1999]

Perfectly apt. Thank you for your post and this little Faulkner gem….. I was born and raised in rural South Africa during the worst years of Apartheid…. My priviledged Jewish family had many Tobys….. some of my extended family still in the “deep South” ….. Alabama. I lived in Little Rock fourteen years. Nothing has changed……. Thank you again. Miss Jenny

[@soundsilence2604]

Another channel? You're a busy man, Tony. But I always welcome more stories (especially Gothics).

[@classic-literaturesstories]

this is it now

[@soundsilence2604]

@@classic-literaturesstories Congratulations on taking the leap. Wishing you all the best!

[@meese9140]

OH BOY!

[@biffboffo]

What is the song at the beginning?

[@ClassicGhost]

@ClassicGhost 0 seconds ago 56.8K subscribers Music is Satie's Gymnopédie No.1 (licensed for use)

[@lunablue745]

Ugh! The many refferences to the word "negro" makes me so angry about the history of the US. Why would anyone 's race or color be necessary to point out, except to "Other" them? No bad feelings for you Tony! I'm glad you chose something historicaly accurate. It gives one pause.

[@carolrios9216]

Agree! The blatant misogyny is really hard to take in many of these stories as well. Even many of the female authors are guilty of this.

[@lunablue745]

@@carolrios9216 yes! Recently I was reading The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. I couldn't make it to the end because of the attitude towards women.

[@falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962]

​​@@carolrios9216 Blatant misogyny? Faulkner based all of his characters and their behavior on people he knew. And it is more a matter of Classism anyway, as the South was quite aristocratic because of the legacy of slavery, the divisions between "genteel" persons and the poor (of all races), and the resentment brewing below the niceties of Southern hospitality. Wealthy white women were as terrible in their outlook as any slave driver. The Daughters of the Confederacy are only one such example.

[@carolrios9216]

@falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962 I was referring to misogyny in classic writing in general, not Faulkner in particular. And I did mention the fact that women were just as guilty of it. Sorry to say, it still exists in today's society to a surprising degree. And I would like to point out that women are not a "class". Peace.

[@falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962]

@@carolrios9216 You misunderstood my comment much as you misunderstand reality. White Southern aristocratic women WERE a classist creation back then, forged from the superiority complex and the backwards ideology of slavery and its bounty of wealth. People like you always misinterpret history through a lens of prioritized victimization based on gender when the truth is that it was always about wealth distribution. Race and gender categories were only a means to and end for economic division. That was why poor Whites were brainwashed into thinking they were superior than Blacks: to distract them from their own ongoing, intergenerational poverty.

[@Riklott1111]

I have questions Was homer gay? Did Ms Emily poison him- and if so, why?

[@falgalhutkinsmarzcal3962]

I always prefered Faulkner's short stories to his novels. His story "That Evening Sun" is even more disturbing than this one.

[@mattneillninasmom]

Creepy!

[@classic-literaturesstories]

yeah, I wouldn’t like that in my house