'Absolutely Elsewhere' by Dorothy L. Sayers - Unabridged Audiobook

A short mystery story.

[@nmr6988]

Dorothy's short stories are among my favorite of her writings. Some are almost novelettes in their length and completely wonderful.

[@cressidapotter6331]

Perfectly catching the spoken inflections of the era. 😊

[@wendybothma3548]

Brilliantly read. Thank you for the pleasure.

[@firesidetales2174]

Thank you for listening!

[@gilllongano4765]

Does anyone speak like this anymore or write like this - how wonderful. Thank you to all. Such a pleasure to listen to👏🏻👏🏻

[@mavisemberson8737]

Yes there are many different accents in English .Even across a city local accents are still evident . Immigrants can be heard with E London accents even if wearing turbans and so on.

[@wisdomoftheearlychristians2037]

I don't know about speaking like this because I don't live in England although my family is English:). I have heard that the RP ( received pronunciation) seems to be becoming rare now. Even many newscasters no longer use it, when it used to be de rigueur. When it comes to the writing, I'd have to say no. Of course, I could be wrong. I'm old and have always consumed books the way some people eat chips, and I haven't run across any, but I'm not familiar with every author there is, lol. I've read modern authors with good plots and characters, but their word choice and mastery of the language is always missing. They try to overcome with grit, edginess, profanity, shock value or gratuitous sex and violence what they lack in vocabulary. I've even noticed this in other channels that narrate Victorian stories! When they write and narrate their own stories, they're filled with really graphic violence and profanity; then again, most people ( unlike us) don't seem to mind it. I came across a conversation in the comments section of a story between two millennials stating that a book was too old to bother with because it was written before the 90s, so it couldn't be any good. Can you imagine 😮? Imagine missing out on all of the books written before 1990. Although, I will say there is one youngish author who is British named Jasper L"estrange. He writes ghost and suspense stories and narrates them, and honestly, I find his stories so well crafted that I really was very surprised to find first, that they were modern and second, that he had written them, and I even told him so. His response was that because all he reads are Victorian and Edwardian stories, he seems to have absorbed the vocabulary and cadence almost by osmosis, lol. But other than this one exception, this channel is as good as narration gets. It's purely wonderful in every way, and I don't think its equal is to be found.

[@Donna-cc1kt]

I hope so!

[@olwens1368]

I enjoyed the reading- but was Welwyn EVER pronounced as it is spelt ? Surely it was always 'Wellin' ?? (Even when pronounced by upper class chaps in the 20s and 30s...)

[@RWBHere]

Yes, they do still tweak like this. As for writing as well as this; well, that's doubtful.

[@judikingsman6132]

I do so love this British accent. So posh. 🇦🇺💕

[@58christiansful]

Superior reading. Just the right kind of voice. Alpha Plus.

[@firesidetales2174]

Thank you!

[@johnthorpe8341]

BRILLIANT READING YOU HIT THE SPOT WITH THIS ONE THO THIS IS MY FIRST LISTEN THANK YOU 4 UPLOAD

[@firesidetales2174]

And thank you very much for listening!

[@janieromer2907]

The comfort of the familiar accents of my childhood. Thank you.

[@TheMikester307]

I absolutely love this story!

[@DeborahPoulter-m8h]

Great story. Enjoyed rewatching the TV episodes of Peter wimsey on you tube recently from the 1970s.

[@allencampbell8322]

Very good old man

[@deborahrobertson8606]

Excellent delivery. Very few actors these days can employ the old accents. That's why I never listen to/watch modern adaptations. They are too modern!

[@shebanipperschnackles9879]

If the new productions were any good you probably wouldn't mind the accent not being perfect

[@patagoniaanne]

Nicely read! Thank you

[@firesidetales2174]

Thank you for listening!

[@shebanipperschnackles9879]

Sounds like the actor Edward Fox? I remember him from a "Chillers" episode called What The Cat Brought In with Bil Nighy. Introduction by Anthony Perkins.

[@geraldineclancy4361]

The reader is magnificent! So beautifully enunciated.

[@firesidetales2174]

Thank you!

[@peteroffler9040]

The best part of the "Posh" accent is that it is easily understood by most people, it is more universal than obtuse accents or the dreadful Estuary English with its glotal stops and slang.

[@sheibanineda2488]

I totally agree. I am a foreigner with an MBA in English literature, and this is the real British accent for us. Whenever I visit London people are almost surprised hearing me speak the language with the normal accent which they consider posh😂😂

[@JohnGleeson-cx5lg]

The BBC seemed to.prefer any British accent than this one from the 1980s onwards. Spy dramas with East End accents were farcical

[@mellisande638]

Delightful story,so clever and beautifully read! Thank you😊❤

[@firesidetales2174]

Thank you for listening!

[@davesky538]

A true favorite!

[@09purpledyer]

Great story. Short and fun.

[@mousiebrown1747]

A delight

[@firesidetales2174]

Thank you!

[@sophiejameson4064]

Fabulous. Thank you.

[@firesidetales2174]

Very glad you enjoyed it - thank you!

[@granthurlburt4062]

Thank you for posting. Wonderful accent. Like that used by John Gielgud but less pronounced.

[@57trensota75]

Thank you! Thank you!

[@jilllangman9343]

Oh my goodness! It’s quite difficult for the Australian ear to adjust to those beautiful vowels. I was hoping for something to bore me to sleep,but this requires an alertness l was not prepared for. Definitely daytime listening.

[@josephbellvietnam]

Thank you a great listen. 😘

[@mariameere5807]

Perfect! Thanks so much ❤❤❤

[@elizabethman7313]

Beautifully read! Could you please read Baroness Orczy's 'Man in the Corner' stories?

[@firesidetales2174]

Thank you! Will see if I get round to picking up some projects again!

[@mavisemberson8737]

The telephone lines parallel and a telephone exchange operator .1920s 1930s?

[@junestanich7888]

Very entertaining whodunnit

[@lauralake7430]

Ohhh, the plummiest of accents!

[@stephaniehand503]

great

[@brasavid]

This is english i like. But too fast reading for me (not a native).

[@bmhollie]

Can't find other parts

[@firesidetales2174]

This is a self-contained short story - all in one go!

[@maxmarnau7019]

Goodness me, who's this reading it?

[@firesidetales2174]

Just me!

[@patriciaramsey5294]

Who is the reader? Sounds bit like Tom Baker but not quite

[@firesidetales2174]

'Tis I!

[@PippaAT]

​@firesidetales2174 Really? Perfect. I almost thought Edward Fox, but not quite. Excellent, and most enjoyable.

[@tedar3986]

❤DdM ❤ LPW ❤FST

[@helenamcginty4920]

Funny how awfully affected this accent sounds. This is Chumley Warner speak. Pre WWll. Which, of course, is when the stories are set. When there were servants even in quite modest homes. And char women and gardeners were all stupid, gossips, and possibly dishonest. What the hoi poloi really thought as they touched the forelock to the Wimseys of this world, even affable types like our hero, is best left to imagination.