She is one my favorite ghost story writers. She put her heart into her work.
@Paxtonparsnip Жыл бұрын
A neat, enthralling and perfectly wandering ghost story, with lovely images of all things trains - the glimmer of book kiosk lights in some filled stations, ticket collectors peering at tickets, jostling crowds boarding and de boarding, stern directors of railways and of course …the ghost! First class!
@scoutrifle68274 жыл бұрын
Woo-Hoo! Every time you release a reading is like a little bit of Christmas!!
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
How lovely. A great time for ghost stories, Christmas!
@donyawicken25213 жыл бұрын
No one else can deliver so much Christmas joy without driving a team of reindeer through the sky.
@Vates1043 жыл бұрын
Yes. The story selection and the vocal interpretation are top notch. I love Victorian ghost stories. Amelia Edwards is one of my favorites.
@bobbeyderbrain3 жыл бұрын
I think I can state without fear of contraception, cher Simon, that your back catalogue is beyond compare. One always a joy to revisit and a pastime in which I frequently indulge. ❤
@debbiehenri3452 жыл бұрын
Don't you mean... 'contradiction'?
@Paxtonparsnip2 жыл бұрын
@@debbiehenri345 I quite like the idea of stating things without fear of contraception!!!
@missworm Жыл бұрын
@@debbiehenri345 it’s a double-entendres joke from a 70s British Sitcom. Mrs Slocombe in Are You Being Served used to say it.
@coletteedwards6824 Жыл бұрын
Forkishism maybe 😮
@cruisepaige6 ай бұрын
@@misswormI am unanimous in that!
@paeganshadow2 жыл бұрын
This has got to be in my top 5 favourite stories of all time, I have listened again and again, even the way it rolls you along to the end, like riding a wave that builds onto the beach, doesn't dull after hearing it many times, wonderfully written, perfectly executed. Thank you.
@BitesizedAudio2 жыл бұрын
How wonderful, that's lovely to know. Thanks for your support Tracy
@paeganshadow2 жыл бұрын
@@BitesizedAudio your very welcome.
@kpcraftster65808 ай бұрын
What a superb story - and so well read! Many thanks! How did I not know of A.A.B. Edwards till your readings of these stories?
@leebrockbank58134 жыл бұрын
Brilliant as always. Heard and read this many times but your vocal gymnastics make it so real
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Kind of you to say so, thanks Lee!
@obviouslyurnotagolfer148 Жыл бұрын
I was not sure, confused I was, about what direction this story was trying to take. I have to say the story took a turn for the great!
@ahuddleston65124 жыл бұрын
Yeah!!! Perfect timing for my beddy bye story.
@bonniebarbee79842 жыл бұрын
Another Blessing from this wonderful man !! I enjoy his story telling so much I listen several times !! God Bless You for sharing your talents with us.
@BitesizedAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Bonnie
@joeharoutunian1805 Жыл бұрын
A most remarkable “ghost” story, the best I have heard so far. Thank you for its resurrection, and for breathing such wonderful air into it.
@theresmore2learn5162 жыл бұрын
Oh my! This took my breath away!
@HerrCrankzy4 жыл бұрын
At last one I'm familiar with (and quite like) but your reading/rendering of it is exquisite. I am only sorry I didn't listen to it sooner (may fault probably though I have the bell activated and all). Thank you for this Gift.
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Thanks HerrCrankzy; actually not your fault at all, I didn't set the bell to ring for this one as it was a re-upload of one of my earliest narrations, re-recorded due to errors and glitches in the original audio. I turned the bell off as I didn't want to clog up everyone's notifications with stories they might already have heard. Glad you enjoyed it, I like Amelia B. Edwards and think she's rather overlooked as a ghost/mystery story author, overshadowed by some of the big names which came after her, but she's amongst my favourites of the mid-Victorian era.
@PippaAT2 жыл бұрын
I touched the 🔔, but don't understand what it does, or where I find the info? These readings are life-changing for me, the plays on the wireless are so few, and so depressing! With these, I know I will have hours of pleasure as I go about my chores.
@arlysshenry3619 Жыл бұрын
I enjoy these stories. I sometimes feel are part of “time” spent in the era. Everything springs from imagination. Amazing author and and most excellent reader!
@tesshiva Жыл бұрын
Many Thanks - loved this!
@tripleAplay72 жыл бұрын
Extraordinary that you’ve been able to find, and so beautifully present all of these stories! Thank you!
@BitesizedAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening!
@gillfinlayson78943 жыл бұрын
My VERY favourite ghost stories always include trains. (Steam preferably!) From Charles Dickins to LTC Rolt and all inbetween. My forebears included many a railway company employee & my own maternal great grandfather was mown down by the Edinburgh to Perth Express whilst inspecting the sleepers & ballast in 1907. Perhaps his unquiet spirit still wanders the tracks, looking for faults? (I'll write that short story one day!) Ghostly porters, ethereal drivers and long dead passengers still waiting for their trains on abandoned, ruinous stations. This is an excellent story and one I wasn't familiar with. Expertly read and totally compelling. Happy to have discovered you. Thank you! ❤️
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Gill, glad you enjoyed it. Yes, I love stories involving (steam) trains too, although sorry to hear about your sad family history involving one! That does sound like a good story, worth writing
@alannothnagle4 жыл бұрын
Another first-rate reading. I love classic railway stories, and this is one of the best!
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
@alannothnagle Wonderful, thank you! Yes, I enjoy a good railway mystery too
@christinemarshall13666 ай бұрын
Simon Stanhope, my favourite narrator, did this particular story justice. Thoroughly enjoyable.
@susangordon1157 Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite stories. I love everything about it and being read to me by my absolute favorite voice actor... Well, life is good! Thank you Simon! ❤
@yannhuang69924 жыл бұрын
Like your accent and voice modulations very much. As a non-native speaker, I have much to learn from you. Thank you.
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Glad to know it helps! Thanks for listening
@tallandhandsome293 жыл бұрын
As a proud and native-born speaker of proper English I can attest that the enunciation of the reader is of the highest order, and one could do no better than follow his exemplary example, if a student of the subject.
@BlaqueCzar4 жыл бұрын
This was genius. She is a solid writer! I look forward to finding more of her work!
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Thanks @BlaqueCzar Yes indeed, she wrote some excellent early detective and ghost stories, amongst the best of her era I think
@justine_holloway3 жыл бұрын
Great story. I had heard of it before but never actually read it. Intriguing, perfectly paced, and I like the suggestion of a wry tone from the narrator as well. Thanks once again!
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate your comments, thanks Jade!
@manuelluisnavarro77012 жыл бұрын
Wow!! What a story! And beautifully narrated. Thank you very much for this.
@Jynxxxycat3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all of these, Simon!
@ninanvmd87203 жыл бұрын
That locomotive is Furness Railway (FR) No’ 20 which was built in 1863 by the Sharp Stewart & Company of Manchester for the FR. in present day it is the oldest operational steam locomotive in the UK
@joelcartagena9533 жыл бұрын
Wow. Might I say it looks like a very interesting railway engine. And I really love the Railway Series.
@_LilacRoses3 жыл бұрын
Wow, that was amazing... I love your channel so much since finding it, please continue to narrate more short ghost stories
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I've got lots more stories I'm hoping to read in the coming months, so do stay tuned. Thanks for listening
@_LilacRoses3 жыл бұрын
@@BitesizedAudio Yes please! I certainly will stay tuned.
@pegallen69834 жыл бұрын
Divine intervention! Thank you for sharing!
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed... something more than just a ghost story, this one: Amelia Edwards's supernatural tales often seem to have an element of seeking justice, or exposing wrongdoing. Thanks for listening!
@lizn91814 жыл бұрын
Great story and so beautifully read as always, thank you so much, can’t wait for Christmas ghost stories 😉
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Elizabeth. Yes, I like this time of year, the traditional ghost story season, Hallowe'en to Christmas period. A very strange year this one, though! Thanks for listening
@heyyyyyynow2 жыл бұрын
I got goosebumps twice! Great job! Love your channel.
@kerrijones1726 Жыл бұрын
Your annunciation is perfect...Such a pleasure listening to well spoken english...❤
@ennm1304 жыл бұрын
As always, you bring a great story to life. Congratulations on 10k plus subs!
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Emily, appreciated!
@timd45242 жыл бұрын
This list is fantastic for wrapping time.
@aprylrittenhouse4562 Жыл бұрын
I stopped rehearsal for an hr so I could listen to this in one bite sized helping. Love it
@lizbmusic113 жыл бұрын
Wonderful narration. I'm hooked to your channel. Thank you so much for bringing these stories to life. Love from New Zealand :)
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Liz, glad to know you're enjoying them! All best wishes to you.
@vladimirstephenjackson79433 жыл бұрын
My research has now educated me as to the nature of this life preserver with which the victim was murdered. When listening to the story, I imagine the victim being struck with a quotation ring and was thinking what a clumsy and inefficient murder weapon that must be
@robynmarler1951 Жыл бұрын
Flotation?
@Paxtonparsnip Жыл бұрын
I suspect a life preserver might have been dock slang for a cudgel used by longshoremen to resolves disputes. Nobody in their right mind would turn up at a railway station with a rubber ring…
@mijiyoon55758 ай бұрын
@@Paxtonparsnip Thanks for this info I've been wondering a long time about it🤔
@kpcraftster65808 ай бұрын
Can't help thinking of the canoe scene in the Marx Brothers' Horse Feathers (1932) with its play on yet another sense of Life Preserver!
@GuukanKitsune2 жыл бұрын
A haunting, and a temporal echo.
@waningmooncancer96283 жыл бұрын
Great story 😊 The more it went on, the more questions there were isnstead of answers. It just had to be a ghost story; it's the only way the tale makes sense.👏👏
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nancy. Yes, I'm fond of this particular story, indeed Amelia B. Edwards must rank as probably my favourite author of ghost stories in the Victorian era. Glad you enjoyed it
@waningmooncancer96283 жыл бұрын
@@BitesizedAudio I'm glad you know who the best authors are, 'cause I don't. I'll continue to trust your judgement, and keep on listening. Thanks again for sharing your great talent with us.❣️❣️❣️👻👀
@heatherclough82333 жыл бұрын
Darn it. Why did I expect this to end like a Sherlock Holmes story when it’s a ghost story. Very intriguing though! Great listen
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
An interesting observation, thank you Heather. There's a very close overlap between the genres of detective/mystery tales and ghost stories, especially in this era, with many authors (including Conan Doyle of course) writing both types of stories. This one is an interesting example of the crossover...
@franceschen73552 жыл бұрын
I loved and enjoyed listening, thanks a lot for the upload
@BitesizedAudio2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, thanks for listening and commenting Frances. All best wishes
@footfault Жыл бұрын
Good collection of material; thank you for posting them for us.
@KiKiabout3 жыл бұрын
Excellent... Thank You!
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Thank you KiKi, I see you've been listening to quite a few stories over the last few days. Glad you enjoyed them - thanks for the comments, much appreciated
@code-522 жыл бұрын
I love this writer.
@Charles-oo8bq Жыл бұрын
She's one-of-a-kind
@code-52 Жыл бұрын
@@Charles-oo8bq You should check out her personal life. I don't know why she isn't in history books.
@Charles-oo8bq Жыл бұрын
@@code-52 will do. Thank you
@Charles-oo8bq Жыл бұрын
"The phantom coach" of hers that Simon read is my favorite
@Charles-oo8bq Жыл бұрын
I listen to it often lol
@susanotway7875 Жыл бұрын
Excellent. Thanks. So enjoyable with such a twist at the end.
@michaelshea5165 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@BitesizedAudio Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your support
@MzRage3 жыл бұрын
Wow another great story!!
@thevintageenglishman4 жыл бұрын
Another brilliant story
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening and taking the time to comment, much appreciated
@pisiata36512 жыл бұрын
Oh oh! How interseting story!! I can t stop listening! I love your chanel! I love your voice!! Thank you!
@Phinnius233 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyable once again. Thank you.
@suitov3 жыл бұрын
Wonderfully read, as ever. Your voice really suits the prose of this era. (spoilers) It may have been a lifetime spent reading science fiction that helped me to guess the ending... all the particulars matched up if you allowed yourself to transpose the appropriate events by three months. ;)
@mariameere58072 жыл бұрын
Even better the Second time! The first time I heard this Was long before I left my first comment on KZbin! At least now I can say thank you! Flawlessly read and well acted! What a fantastic writer! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
@BitesizedAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Maria, I'm glad you've been inspired to comment!
@Shineon836 ай бұрын
I’m finally getting to all of your wonderful authors & performances….Amelia B Edwards is a truly superlative writer-especially regarding storyline & characterization ….A widely-traveled & brilliant woman, she is someone I would like to have known …. Btw, Simon, you have a particular talent for voicing weasely, whining scoundrels….😂. Gayle Loveland
@Detroitmamma4 жыл бұрын
Great story😊 you have an excellent voice much love from across the water the motor city Detroit!
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tracelle, very kind of you to say so. Best wishes to you!
@wmpetroff2307 Жыл бұрын
Yay Detroit City MOTOWN!
@davidlindsey4363 жыл бұрын
Marvelous reading...thank you.
@JimiHendrix9983 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. I was transported to a simpler time......
@darling79434 жыл бұрын
Love your vids! I'm going to listen to them when I wrap soaps with my mum
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Miss Darling! That sounds like a lovely occupation
@nobody83282 жыл бұрын
I love this channel so much! 🥰
@jilldwilliams92083 жыл бұрын
Edwards is my favorite 😍.
@catherinep20343 жыл бұрын
What an interesting story. Very much enjoyed, thankyou.
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening Catherine
@lillykay10373 жыл бұрын
Loved it! Thank you.
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Excellent, thanks Lilly. I see you've been listening to a few today, appreciate your comments
@lillykay10373 жыл бұрын
@@BitesizedAudio Yes, I am binge listening. I love these classics and always looked forward to stories on radio four. Thank you for making these readily available. I have just introduced your channel to a couple of young people. I hope they introduce others too.
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for spreading the word!
@marymary54943 жыл бұрын
Excellent, thank you. 👌💕
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, thanks Mary Mary
@stevetemple88264 жыл бұрын
Great story, thoroughly enjoyable.
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steven
@grimtt4 жыл бұрын
Great story, very absorbing mystery akin to a “locked room mystery” in that what appears to have happened can’t have happened. How disappeared the passenger of railway car and what happened to the missing company funds? Was he an specter, or as real as the cigarette case left behind in the compartment? All the fine elements are present: trains, absconders, loot, missing persons, apparitions (or not?), clues and a battle between two startling differential accounts of a single short journey and the interactions between the characters within.
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
@grimtt Ah yes, the railway, especially the Victorian railway, is a fabulous atmospheric setting for supernatural stories
@hmark294 жыл бұрын
Thank you! So well done!
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
@H Mark Glad you enjoyed it, appreciate your kind feedback
@natalya60914 жыл бұрын
Hello, dear Simon.Thank you so much for posting.How long have you been having this business in hands?When is the birthday of your incredibly interesting channel? Enjoy your Tuesday.🇷🇺
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
No birthday in particular, it sort of happened gradually over the last 18 months or so when I started uploading some old recordings to see whether people might like listening....and the reaction was quite positive, so now I'm recording new ones as and when I can
@natalya60914 жыл бұрын
@@BitesizedAudio Dear Simon, You've invented and actually perform the best way for listening and watching.Everything is comfortable.You're wise, aren't you?
@tonyeden83812 жыл бұрын
Merchant Taylors in Crosby Liverpool………oh deary me How we loved to give their rugger team a good drubbing in those far off halcyon days of the 1970’s………most enjoyable 😉👍
@angelakyle4838Ай бұрын
One of my many favourites 👍
@Station_Master_132 жыл бұрын
Goodness me, this was fascinating
@BitesizedAudio2 жыл бұрын
Glad to know you enjoyed it, thanks for listening
@williamhagen2792 Жыл бұрын
Great narrator.
@roses93393 жыл бұрын
Dastardly crime 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😳😳😳 thanks again for a wonderful reading. Cheers Rosemary Perth Western Australia (71 yrs)
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
You're most welcome, thank you Rosemary!
@jeanettehinds42534 жыл бұрын
I'm going to save this for bedtime.
@johnburns29402 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@marisadallavalle3932 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@thomashumphries35193 жыл бұрын
I like yalls style...makes me feel like im there
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Thomas, appreciated!
@davidhughes86612 жыл бұрын
Well narrated
@michelstrogoff999 ай бұрын
Another great reading.
@BloobleBonker4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful reading.
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Geoff, glad you enjoyed it!
@mijiyoon55758 ай бұрын
Excellent ghost story ... Thank You *Simon* obv a relisten for me & I'm still wondering what kind of *life preserver* was the weapon🤔 must Google this
@mijiyoon55758 ай бұрын
I made a somewhat long comment about this then added spoiler alert now I can't find the comment. Hope it is still here ...somewhere
@myheadhurts19272 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@artandminisbyvilma81163 жыл бұрын
This was good!
@babybooandherhumandeb31884 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@grahamturner12903 жыл бұрын
Another triumph!
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Graham!
@irenabevans34112 жыл бұрын
Excellent narration of a well written tale, most enjoyable
@giliolarossini69374 жыл бұрын
With gratitude 💫✨
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@arecane20004 жыл бұрын
Christmas turkey in victorian England? I didn't know that was a thing.
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Yes, very much so. It featured in Mrs Beeton's famous 1861 book, I believe, but apparently was established in England from the 17th century onwards
@arecane20004 жыл бұрын
@@BitesizedAudio Thank you, thank you. I suppose it's as they say "What's good for the goose.."
@marionmarshall8438 Жыл бұрын
It said they were carving a turkey for Christmas, I was surprised as it was usually goose that was served in Victorian times.
@BitesizedAudio Жыл бұрын
I think it depended somewhat on class/income and the size of family concerned. Goose was popular with smaller families and poorer people would save up for it as their Christmas treat, but it wouldn't provide enough meat for a large meal for lots of people. In 'A Christmas Carol', the Cratchit family are expecting to eat a small goose, until the reformed Scrooge sends them an enormous turkey (bigger than Tiny Tim!), and Mrs Beeton wrote in 1861 that "A Christmas dinner, with the middle classes of this Empire, would scarcely be a Christmas dinner without its turkey", so it seems that turkey was very much the traditional "big" bird for Christmas festivities, in the Victorian era and earlier (I think the tradition actually began in Tudor times, IIRC).
@michelleduplooymalherbe28372 жыл бұрын
CONGRATIOLATIONS!!! I HAVE NEVER, BUT NEVER READ A NEGATIVE COMMENT ABOUT YOUR SITE, IT SEEMS AS IF YOU JUST CAN NOT FAIL. WELL DONE
@BitesizedAudio2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Michelle, kind of you to say! There are a few negative comments to be found on some of the stories, but I'm glad that most people do seem to enjoy them
@paulbennett7723 жыл бұрын
Top marks for the word 'anent'.
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Yes, rarely heard these days
@jamesmcnevin75002 жыл бұрын
Also does Bitesized audio have an app for Iphone?
@BitesizedAudio2 жыл бұрын
I don't, although of course they should be listenable through the KZbin and Audible apps. I'm also looking into options for a podcast which would be available on more platforms. Interesting question about having my own app, I'd not thought of it! I shall investigate...
@mjrchapin2 жыл бұрын
This story is at least equal to Dickens' work. The narration is, of course, perfect!
@queenashantee84323 жыл бұрын
I PARTICULARLY LIKE THIS STORY. A GHOST MYSTERY STORY. ;-))
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Excellent, glad you enjoyed it. Yes, Amelia Edwards wrote some interesting mystery tales as well as ghost ones, and this one covers both...
@princecrocodyle Жыл бұрын
This one certainly is a tad tedious... so many details pertaining to little matters. But we'll read as always, dear Simon.
@minvalara276523 күн бұрын
💗💗💗
@gregnicholls83473 жыл бұрын
Gosh, at times it seemed like a foreign language the words used and pronounced were so eloquent.
@adambartlett79554 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah! Me love you long time!
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Adam!
@catrinlewis9393 жыл бұрын
Sooooo . . . did Cousin John show up for Christmas???
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Good question! Perhaps not, if all had been satisfactorily resolved by then.....?
@catrinlewis9393 жыл бұрын
@@BitesizedAudio Perhaps the ghost latched onto the narrator as someone who could get bring him to the attention of his family, and so bring peace to his restless spirit. Who knows?
@EDDIELANE28 күн бұрын
Its funny how they are willing to entertain any other explanation other than ghost. beating a dead horse about it even
@jdsteppenzyde2 жыл бұрын
A very handsome lady, with a devilish imagination.
@JesusIsTheAnswer3322 жыл бұрын
What is the name of this reader? He is my very Favorite!
@rosepalmer734 жыл бұрын
💐💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
@BitesizedAudio3 жыл бұрын
Dear Rose, I see that you have joined as a channel member. Thanks so much for your kind support, it's much appreciated. Best wishes to you
@rosepalmer733 жыл бұрын
@@BitesizedAudio thank you for having me. I love listening to you read.
@natalya60914 жыл бұрын
Boo...ooo...subtitles have just disappeared.Where might i push on my phone ?
@BitesizedAudio4 жыл бұрын
Oh dear, I hope it's not a problem with the subtitles? They should run for the whole of the story... but maybe not for the "thanks for listening" speech at the end, is that what you're referring to? If so, I believe the "Join" button I mention isn't supported on some devices, e.g. iPhones, but you may be able to access this direct link (only if you're interested!): kzbin.info/door/wLSA3pDeSve120Pu9NaNywjoin
@natalya60914 жыл бұрын
@@BitesizedAudio Thank you so much.Now your subtitles are on my screen.I' m so happy!!!Cheers.
@natalya60914 жыл бұрын
Dear Simon, good morning! Where are you originally from???Your speech is perfect.You are very polite and attentive person.That's so nice of you.Great job.Sheer joy!!!