Afterward by Edith Wharton

[@juliadia007]

I like your after talks as much as I do the stories.

[@DonnaGisellaTranchel]

Me too!!!

[@johnnyblack4]

Same!

[@thinkingoutloud7425]

Ditto..just discovered them the last couple of nights, also enjoying seeing you read.......thank you for the work you do and your choices. The Wharton is especially rewarding linguistically and psychologically ......

[@andreacooper9821]

Agreed! 😊

[@kathyorourke9273]

This is my favorite ghost story. I’ve probably commented on this several times. Listening to it again. Thanks Tony.

[@along5925]

This is one of my very favorites from Edith Wharton. It never fails to send a shiver. I'm saving it for my bedtime story. It's the perfect combination...great writing and your rendition of it! Thanks so much.

[@SukiSays23]

I (an American weaned on British Literature) spent years traveling from one side of the UK to the other. North to South, East to West. Listening to Mr Walker brings that Dreamtime back to me after many decades. Thank you ❤️‍🔥

[@moiskithorn]

This is such a timeless story from Edith Wharton, and an excellent example of how ambiguity and unease turn into horror.

[@normaemanuel4975]

I listened 3 times! I loved it! Thank you, Tony. And by the way, other people have nice voices, but you have THE voice

[@ClassicGhost]

Lol

[@carolrios9216]

I love this story from one of my very favorite writers. I thought that The Pomegranate Seed was brilliant as well.

[@cindychurch335]

Another delight to listen to on a cold windy morning, with a coffee as my only companion. No sunshine here, Tony, on the Oklahoma plains where the wind surely comes sweeping. I enjoyed this story as I have other Edith Wharton’s. But I enjoy your narration equally. 20th century novels are very “wordy” aren’t they? Using up to ten words when 2 or 3 might have done the job. But like you say, writers’s nowadays are very minimal. Your lovely accent adds so much to any story, the perfect northern English with a hint of Scottish ever so faint reminds me of my Ben and the time we spent together in the Durham County countryside. I believe we all have stories within us just waiting to be written. Listening to these and others encourages me to not give up. ❤️

[@ClassicGhost]

Definitely don’t give up. I’m not too far from Durham. In fact I’m going to stay there in April for the weekend

[@cindychurch335]

@@ClassicGhost we stayed in a cottage on Westfield Farm between Mickleton and Middleton-in-Teesdale. About 30 minutes west of Barnard Castle. Quiet and quaint.

[@martiwilliams4592]

Love your ramblings,Tony! Ramble on. They are informative, entertaining and amusing.Thank you!

[@hindleygj]

I adore your rambling! Almost as much as your narrations.

[@ClassicGhost]

I forget what I say too, so if anyone comments on an old one I never know what I was talking about

[@r.deeblanche6939]

I hope you are not discouraged by the subscriber numbers. You have an excellent channel and so many other channels of this kind have narrators who set our teeth on edge. These are excellent stories and books, many by authors I’ve never heard until now. And those talks you do at the end are unique. Just great stuff all around.

[@martiwilliams4592]

Ditto also this time around. Masterful. Thank you, Tony.

[@olgaanderson138]

Tony's lovely voice and Edith Wharton's flawless dialogue make this reading a real gem for a fireside evening. " You'll never know, what you see"- so we were told as we bought a cabin, built solidly like the rocks surrounding it, a cabin just a few miles from the Snoqualmie Falls, where David Lynch filmed Twin Peaks. It is a cabin beautiful with many stories.. Your reading brought good memories, thank you Tony ❤

[@ClassicGhost]

You know I’m a massive Twin Peaks fan? i went on a pilgrimage to that area in 1994

[@olgaanderson138]

@@ClassicGhost I applaud your good taste! Next time you are in our neck of the woods, consider Summer Twin Peaks film fest, Historical Haunted Bars of Washington tour and Log Lady Dance party, and we in our turn are waiting for more of your excellent narrations!

[@ClassicGhost]

the Log Lady Dance party sounds great.

[@yolandaaranda653]

I love your ramblings Tony. You are such a talent.

[@ClassicGhost]

Very kind indeed

[@skengels]

Really nice reading, thank you for posting all these stories 👍

[@skeleczar]

I just realized this couple is from my neck of the woods! Waukesha, WI is very close! I’m a Yooper (from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan) and we actually used to be part of WI (or at least the territory that became WI) but Michigan fought a “war” with Ohio for the Toledo Strip. The federal government got involved and gave the UP to Michigan as a compromise. We are still much closer culturally to WI than we are to the Lower Peninsula. Anyway, lovely story!

[@ClassicGhost]

I bet I didn’t say it right

[@skeleczar]

I feel like it’s more likely that we’re the ones mispronouncing it. 😂 I’m just listening to this again. I missed your reply first time around, and I forgot how you pronounced it, but I’ll let you know! We say it like WOK-a-sha.

[@skeleczar]

@@ClassicGhost, caught it finishing this AM, you did great! :)

[@violetfemme411]

I Love Ms Wharton, and this is definitely a classic and personal favorite. I'm now tempted to go back and listen to Mr Jones again, as I've only heard that one once before. She is in my opinion someone whose work takes a bit of study. Btw..I'm enjoying Hill House SO much and will certainly listen many times. 💜

[@ClassicGhost]

More hill house on Monday

[@rohanquinby3188]

Mr. Walker, I owe my discovery of Edith Wharton to you. I have read this story several times, and listened to your brilliant narration another several times. I'm still trying to unravel the complex temporality of the story, and your performance has aided me immensely.

[@ClassicGhost]

I think that is what i like about her. like MR James but in a different style she leaves things open

[@mariameere5807]

Wow 🤩 an extra one! Would be when I was away but now I can have a “Tony Walker aweamazing entertainment night!!!” THANK YOU 🙏

[@juliea.7292]

Fabulous story, told by a fabulous narrator! Thank you so much for this treat. 💗 🤗

[@stevenshipman650]

Hey Tony, I love Edith Wharton’s ghost stories. Have you recorded Kerfol yet? I would enjoy hearing it. She approaches her ghosts in such unexpected ways. She’s brilliant.

[@ClassicGhost]

No, no. But it's definitely on my list. I've looked at it and thought about it, but not yet done it.

[@martiwilliams4592]

Gripping. Love this. Again, again. I love Wharton, everything by her. A lot has happened in 1 month. Listening with "Afterward" with yet another new awareness. Thank you, Tony. Again, again.

[@stardust949]

I loved this story and others you've read by Wharton. I read the 'House of Mirth' last summer or so----ugh! Tough going, a lot of that one. No mirth whatsoever.

[@martiwilliams4592]

Just as chilling, gripping, strange, unsettling, also this time around. I am a big fan of Wharton, absolutely love the "rambling". As always, Tony, masterful. Thank you. Ghosts--houses--unsettle, pull, lure, intrude away!!!!!!! :0)

[@ClassicGhost]

We're due a bit more Wharton soon

[@martiwilliams4592]

Sounds great!@@ClassicGhost Thanks!

[@thetypingape2073]

Watched a few videos at this point. I really like that you discuss the authors and events surrounding the stories.

[@sharonwerner2419]

great company when I'm doing other things, I also love your ramblings just as much, maybe it's the accent, maybe its the wonderful, interesting information as well. thanks, from Australia.

[@ClassicGhost]

Glad you like them!

[@jonjames7328]

Super story and a fascinating author. It’s well worth a delve into Wikipedia to read about her.

[@spooklyboo2337]

You’re reading all my favorite Edith Wharton stories! Would love to hear you read All Souls as well…it has that same “otherness” feeling to it that you’re trying to describe. I think she and Henry James are just light years ahead of most other writers . A couple of literary greats delving into the ghost story genre…gotta love it… well read! Thank you….

[@ClassicGhost]

I was casting my eyes over it today

[@loulou7963]

I absolutely love All Souls. So eerie.

[@joanieann6179]

I love Edith Wharton's style.

[@donaldmccleary9015]

Thanks, Tony! This was a good one. Great job. This is a very interesting story. The twists are neat. I like the common threads in these stories, namely that one's actions may come back to haunt them in one way or another. These are ghost stories, but there are plenty of life lessons if one pays attention and reads through the lines.

[@ClassicGhost]

I think that’s what makes them better than much modern horror

[@donaldmccleary9015]

​@Classic Ghost Stories Podcast - Tony Walker, I agree! Also, talking of your chat at the end, I like the story "Mr. Jones" as well. That story was very interesting, especially when they found the notes and letters between Mr. Jones and the husband and those from the wife to the husband. That poor woman. I feel really bad for her.

[@DKCGamerGirl]

Thank you for reading these Edith Whardon stories! Love her ghost stories abd you do a great job with them all! Also really enjoy your commentary at the ends. So many fascinating things to listen to you wtall about and think about later.

[@robynmarler1951]

I liked it much much better than The Pomegranate Seed. Even though both husbands disappeared up their own arses! When it comes to telling stories, you da man.

[@ClassicGhost]

Ta v much

[@aaronweaver9751]

Kudos.

[@Gothicforever1790]

The house is a macabre character.

[@robanybody4064]

That was great. Im so glad to have discovered this channel.

[@ClassicGhost]

Welcome aboard!

[@TheChugg11]

'Afterward' is the most perfect example of 'fridge horror' that I can think of; a creepy story or a film that doesn't seem to be all that scary until you go to the fridge for something ages later and suddenly get the creeps. Something that haunts you for days afterwards when you least expect it and you think: "huh..." The Blackcoat's Daughter is another one.

[@susane.8196]

Thanks from Pennsylvania

[@ClassicGhost]

Nice to see you here

[@StoryVoracious]

Thanks Tony, really enjoyed your presentation. This might surprise you, but this story reminded me of "The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul", by Douglas Adams. The mine was essentially a hot potato. I know it's a pretty loose link but that's my brain. 😜

[@ClassicGhost]

A hot potato? A red herring?

[@StoryVoracious]

Pass it on before you get burned! Mmm, herring and new potatoes steamed with lemon and parsley sauce. My mind is never far away from cooking. 😋

[@johnnyblack4]

This was very well read!

[@dianeoheron596]

Tony, this was awesome.. But people didn't like The Pomegranate Seed?!!!!! Whaaaaaaa? So good! Gonna go listen to your commentary on that.

[@ClassicGhost]

+Diane O'Heron I’m a big fan of Wharton. i think her gift is to leave things unexplained

[@Laura-tp8wz]

Thanks!

[@jodywho6696]

Love it✨😊✨

[@shelleymarquis2887]

Better to be rich. A priest told me when I was 11 not to look for justice in this world. He was a good man, and a good priest. Fast forward to me at 19 facing 7 to 12 yrs in a federal prison...my attorney told me (WARNING: this may offend some people but it's true and I lived it.) that "if you want justice go to a whore house, if you want to get screwed go to court". His exact words and he's long dead. Btw. He kept me out of prison and I gave up a life of crime, also on his advice. Told me successful criminals are unremarkable, no one remembers them, and everyone was going to remember me.🙄 I still think I want to be rich. Every penny is made off someone. Every job I had was wanted by someone else, too. And vice versa.

[@trudi1962]

The sun is shining in Australia. We'll host your health at happy hour today. 😜❤️

[@gillrippingale1173]

Yeah, I liked this one more than The Pomegranate Seed 😊 I love your Haunted Places thing. Couldn't work out how to comment though...

[@ClassicGhost]

I thought you had?

[@gillrippingale1173]

@@ClassicGhost Ooh I might have worked it out in the end 😄 it depends what I'm listening/ watching on - I was having trouble with the tablet I think..couldn't find the comments box! I liked the trip you made to Bewcastle and to the stone circle. Would be great if you could do some more of those. I dont drive..makes visiting these places tricky.

[@annabellreads]

I adore this story, even as it so closely follows each bullet point of the "what are the elements of gothic fiction" checklist. However, I must protest that your American accent is excellent, and I will fight your entire discord on your behalf.

[@ClassicGhost]

Well it’s kind of you to say but are being Too kind. That sound sone Americans say in aunt and calm is hard

[@annabellreads]

@@ClassicGhost That's the fun thing about American accents... there are so many regional variants that you can find one to excuse almost any foible. My personal accent is largely Rochester/Syracuse NY, which has a very, very flat nasal vowel that almost gets caught in the upper palate. My "and" will become "end" if I don't think about it, so I can truly relate to the "aunt" struggle, but in reverse. And non-rhotic accents? whew.

[@shirleypearl2166]

So looking forward to this hot milk candlelight in darken room thank u 💜🙏

[@colinmurray5368]

Hi Tony, you may like to the read 'The Bodysnatchers" by R L Stevenson, an excellent short story and one of his best. As you may know RLS's short story fiction is not always brilliant.

[@ClassicGhost]

I know the story. I will do it on this channel eventually!

[@kathyorourke9273]

You think he doesn’t know it by heart?😂

[@kathleenmccann7481]

Brings up ideas of the shadow self as hypothesized by Jung.

[@ClassicGhost]

You’re talking my language

[@ofgodzeus]

Thats a nice narration i quite enjoyed it. Thank you. May i ask which edition you read from please?

[@adriennewalker1715]

Dorseteschyre was first recorded as the county’s name in the 10th Century, and has been used in the form of Dorsetshire in later centuries, but not commonly these days, where Dorset is the norm.

[@ClassicGhost]

I guess it’s from Dorchester originally, like Shropshire is from Shrewsbury ultimately

[@thurayya8905]

I think I would be very put out and rather angry with someone trying to tamper with me after their death --"You're dead, stay dead, damn it.", so it wouldn't be a question of them luring you as much as taking you. I saw "Pomegranate Seed" as a man who went to his first wife's grave, but couldn't say what happened afterward, except that Wharton's stories do not have happy endings. I need to go back and listen to the other two stories. I am sure KZbin will lay them at my feet (well, fingertips), so no problems. I wonder if Wharton would have been a happier person had she a computer? Or maybe she would have been too busy browsing to write.

[@amyjones8114]

How hard it is to entrust your sense of security completely to someone.

[@ClassicGhost]

I am not sure I ever did except to my mother and grandparents

[@mariameere5807]

So good this deserves a second and a third reading per year! It’s that good! Still have that new “pan” type story burned onto my brain! Btw on the 29th of the month in the evening please take all money as I owe you if it isn’t inconvenient. I have had problems with someone accessing my phone in scary ways even able to read what’s app messages and unblock themselves which I’m told should not be possible. Please bare with… I am a procrastinator anyway but the amount of time the cyber police take to help is ridiculous and this nut job even tried to turn on my location’s… interestingly, just after I have left the house so a neighbour?! I’ve had problems with one when I rejected going to a bloomin travelodge with him on his birthday and he’d been sending very unexpected pictures of his 🐔lol and after that I came home and I’d been broken into, finding my designer shoes heels cut off and every thing of value taken most troubling my journals/diaries! That on top of mum’s cancer…… no excuse just facts! So set a reminder for 10pm to midnight on that night if that’s ok… spoiled mum on her birthday this month. She’s not aware of any financial difficulties but I just can’t listen to your genius without contributing and your generosity is breathtaking!! Letting us read your books for free…. So I hope you don’t mind taking the payment then as I have to keep it locked my card on the app every other time! Forgive me message too long AGAIN!!! U r too easy to talk to Tony! I don’t want friends in my life at the moment…. Mum’s illness shook me to the core! Ur channel is perfect escapism! Too grateful for words… Marie 🤍🌟🤍

[@ClassicGhost]

I hope things improve Marie. I wont be taking any money from your account so if that happens it isn’t me, and you should probably take precautionary measures.

[@mariameere5807]

@@ClassicGhost oh but you must!

[@PortmanRd]

"If these walls could talk?"

[@netwitchtatjana4661]

Is there a gap at 14:20 ?

[@eladoren939]

Yes i noticed as well , and not the only one I'm afraid Hope it can be fixed

[@eladoren939]

Also a gap 20:55

[@netwitchtatjana4661]

"It's better to be just than rich." Agreed. I didn't like the story as much as you. The Victorian tendency to that amount of 'words I know' makes it rather wordy ... tedious? ... lengthy? ... verbose LOL, especially if you are no native English speaker. German here - now it's me who is digressing. ;-) I like it when you digress in your rants. 😎 Not unsubbing.

[@mares3841]

🕯️

[@sarahmariah100]

I always get annoyed when narrators don't interpret correctly and then emphasize incorrectly? It's true that this never happens - seriously, never- when this Tony person reads. His reading def does justice to the writing -

[@user-gq3ip8kr5r]

😊

[@christineheminger7762]

SPOILER!!!!!! I liked the story pretty well, but “You won’t know until long afterward “ makes it sound as if that string of strange circumstances has happened before (or something similar). Would a friend really recommend the kind of haunting that makes a loved one disappear 🫥 to eternal damnation (as is usually supposed to happen to those disappered by ghosts)

[@denisevalentino8917]

It takes too much thinking to follow along

[@trilllllify]

This says much more about you than it does the story

[@Dr.Tinkerpaw]

I could listen to you read the contents of a cereal box

[@wynbock]

I unsubscribed from this channel today, 01/28/23, 5:55AM.

[@ClassicGhost]

Very precise

[@mq9893]

Back on tha numbas again Bockey, ole degenerate gambla youse..5s eh

[@robynmarler1951]

😂😂😂x

[@nancymades]

Thanks!