Finally finding the best voice to read this story one of the masters of horror himself Christopher Lee..
@LucyLioness1004 жыл бұрын
I have multiple audiobooks narrated by him in my library. His voice is so calming yet can be terrifying depending on the story (Dracula particularly). This is the best rendition of this tale I’ve ever heard; Sir Christopher Lee reciting ‘The Haunted Palace’ within the narrative is beyond rapturous
@Dayanera3 жыл бұрын
@@LucyLioness100 I agree! I've listened to a lot of different versions of this story. And my goodness he is literally PERFECT. I really, really think he nailed it
@ronan68713 жыл бұрын
@@LucyLioness100 9
@stinkystinkpot3 жыл бұрын
Homer Simpson and Bart read Poe almost as well. Quoth the raven, “eat my shorts.”
@lazydog67 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. There's no better, not even Vincent Price.
@emonael3 жыл бұрын
"dreary" is such a beautiful word
@Comfortdoll4 жыл бұрын
"The Fall of the House of Usher" always scared me as a kid, not because of the story, but because I have relatives named Usher and part of my brain was afraid their issues would happen to us, lol. I still loved Poe though
@sdovas3 жыл бұрын
Lee could read the phone book and make it sonorous and engaging.
@puffinbilly98944 жыл бұрын
christopher lee & poe. what a treat
@gailjacquelinemrsgray25078 жыл бұрын
I love listening to Christopher lee readings he has such charisma about him and a awesome reader.
@NicoleRoseForbus7 жыл бұрын
agreed!
@willnash79076 жыл бұрын
had :*(
@mrmrsmarshall91105 жыл бұрын
'an' awesome.....
@blowitoutyourcunt76755 жыл бұрын
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@AusNav094 жыл бұрын
@@mrmrsmarshall9110 Yes indeed.
@davidbailey52316 жыл бұрын
When I was literally a babe in arms and crying in the night, my mother (in pace requiescat) would walk around our home with me in one arm and a collection of Poe in the other. I can vividly recall the wonder I felt, though of course I cannot have understood more than a fraction of what I was hearing, when she read aloud The Fall of the House of Usher, Ligeia, and A Descent into the Maelstrom. This may sound like rampant bull, but I wouldn't dishonor my mother's memory. It left me with a love of literature, particularly Poe. What a wondeful gift.
@CuteDwarf114 жыл бұрын
It doesn't sound like bullshit; it sounds like a precious memory and gift she gave you...
@h.calvert31654 жыл бұрын
Your mother was obviously a woman of genius & soul. Poe would have honoured her. 🌹
@jnaranjo78914 жыл бұрын
Quoteth the Rayveness- “ rampant bull**** nevermore.”
@__mastershifureads__4 жыл бұрын
💗💗
@mwmann3 жыл бұрын
Isaiah 53 would have raised the barnacles across your spine !!!!!
@ceilingsandfloors6 жыл бұрын
Christopher Lee reads this fucking perfectly. He way he captured the mood of that climax towards the end was beautiful. I must try and find some more readings he did.
@heywen3 жыл бұрын
Christopher Lee reading Poe is so relaxing.
@starrikiru2 жыл бұрын
it is an HONOR to listen to a story read by CHRISTOPHER LEE HIMSELF
@chlov2 жыл бұрын
this guy is a legend. saving all english students
@mamamiabenjamia3 жыл бұрын
the narrator in the story is one damn good friend. i can only dream of a friend like that to sit and read to me and indulge my fancies while i go nuts.
@Sweet_Z_Official9 ай бұрын
You know this is absolutely brilliant when Dracula, himself, is reading Edgar Allan Poe.
@CuteDwarf114 жыл бұрын
No matter what he reads, Christopher Lee always makes it interesting. I just love listening to the sound of his voice as he reads; I can almost imagine sitting across from him in an armchair by the fire place on a stormy night, a book open on his lap, the flames in the hearth dancing as he reads aloud while a storm rages outside, lightning occasionally flashing across the dark, dancing skies...
@memecraft88769 ай бұрын
Love the imagry
@FrederickTheGrt8 ай бұрын
He could read the detailed description of VD from a medical dictionary and it would be both riveting and spectacular.
@CuteDwarf118 ай бұрын
@@FrederickTheGrt Exactly
@marcmauhay5 жыл бұрын
Twice the pride, double the fall
@VanSolo-uk6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic :) I bought this from ASDA with a voucher when I was 9, by the time I was in my teens the two tapes were stretched, snapped & repaired several times but still got used most weeks... then lost when I left home. Started to listen to these and can recite word for word ... lol Thanks Mc
@marisp25885 жыл бұрын
Doesn't get any better than Christopher Lee. Man was a legend.
@dawnjb80953 жыл бұрын
I definitely borrowed this cassette tape from Sutton Coldfield Library when I was in England 28 years ago. I did not understand much of it at the time, but now I do a little bit better. It all brings back memories of the English countryside with dark, cold, wet and lonely winter time. Thank you for uploading.
@mephistophelesgoestowork4368 Жыл бұрын
Christopher Lee is one of the coolest people who ever lived. Absolute legend.
@LucyLioness1004 жыл бұрын
While I do also enjoy Basil Rathbone’s recitation of this iconic tale, by far this reading by Sir Christopher Lee is the greatest. His timbre hauntingly conveys Poe’s prose with a flow between enchanting yet also underlying terror; his reading of “The Haunted Palace” sends chills down my spine yet also creates the imagery Poe creates with his verse
@andrewdavidhunt94332 жыл бұрын
I actually had this as a child Thank you so much
@gutocardoso19773 жыл бұрын
What a disappointment finding out that this is an abridged version with several omissions. Lee's voice and narration is amazing, perfect for this, but you don't simply edit Poe.
@konaaukai55412 жыл бұрын
I agree. Poe's general rule of thumb when writing a short story was to keep it short enough to complete in one sitting. He also did not believe in wasting words, that every word needs to add to the story (driving plot, building atmosphere, etc.) or be removed. To abridge something so meticulously crafted feels insulting.
@Fadem12forReal2 жыл бұрын
Just enjoy it
@DenkyManner2 жыл бұрын
@@Fadem12forReal Just enjoy the needlessly butchered version. Come on now.
@markweatherill Жыл бұрын
Well, Poe does write like he was being paid by the word, but doing a Reader's Digest job on him is, I agree, an unwarranted liberty.
@brucevaughn2886 Жыл бұрын
First read this story in elementary school. Over the years I’ve enjoyed reading it multiple times. This abridged version does no appreciable violence in to the story.
@stevehall52993 жыл бұрын
Absolutely superb, this man had such intelligence, and elequence, an intimate knowledge of what is required to narrate Poe, perfect.
@filmnoir506 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload! I love this man. RIP, Sir Christopher.
@tobypack63282 жыл бұрын
Simple Fantastic
@petem2167 жыл бұрын
love this. lost the tapes. thanks
@raphaeldantona15506 жыл бұрын
Darkly beautiful!!! Awsome!!! =)
@paulacatcatballou39076 жыл бұрын
Raphael D'Antona Your name is Beautiful.
@DarkeningSkies1 Жыл бұрын
Only Poe could describe someone getting the creeps when riding up to a house so delectably poetically...
@opelrobertson56354 жыл бұрын
He has the best and most interesting voice! Could listen to it all day!!
@glamdolly304 жыл бұрын
What a melodious voice Christopher Lee had - the perfect storyteller.
@alanbourbeau247 жыл бұрын
The fall of the house of usher is one of my favorite stories. I listened to it one time when I did something that was wrong and obscene. My dad found out what happened and was angry at me. Listening to this story made me feel calm and relaxed.
@peterbeadman90105 жыл бұрын
Please expand.
@josephb3193 Жыл бұрын
This is what I call literature. ❤️
@Darvit_Nu3 жыл бұрын
I love this reader's voice pitch, tone and inflection. A good reader makes an already very good story more interesting to listen to. ♥️ Thank you for posting this. Edgar Allan Poe is one of my top favorite writers.
@neilangus44013 жыл бұрын
Yes Christopher's Shakespearian Vocal training always makes for Rich narration
@andrewhunt29138 жыл бұрын
thank you x I grew up with this xxx
@TheVoiceOfDonnaBayliss7 ай бұрын
Seeing the latest Netflix series drew me back to the original audiobooks narrated by Christopher Lee that I remembered my own childhood. This is narration in its most perfect presentation…how wonderful to hear them again after so long. Thank you!:-)
@miyahantman8325 Жыл бұрын
CHRISTOPHER LEE RLLY ATE THAT UP LIKE...
@andrewhunt53664 жыл бұрын
These recordings were fantastic I had this as a kid. Thank you so much for sharing.
@terecee12044 жыл бұрын
My favourite author and the perfect voice Christopher. Thank you.
@jerryjohnson84854 жыл бұрын
Very good adaptation of the story and very good reading, well done
@Madmen6044 жыл бұрын
Wonderful theatrical, resonent voice for this reading. Wonderful.
@paulfitzpatrick9545 жыл бұрын
Splendid. Splendid!
@maelewis253 жыл бұрын
If you set the speed of the video lower, it's even better.
@nickmiller55433 жыл бұрын
Classic. Cris Lee good as it gets
@StephenLuke4 жыл бұрын
This video was released 1 month after Christopher Lee’s death on June 7, 2015.
@PlayNiceFolks3 жыл бұрын
Damn, that is young Lee. Brilliant
@MrTStoddart4 жыл бұрын
This would be even better if I could hear the record playing. ;) Thanks for uploading.
@nadine81624 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, this is not the full version :(
@jobromo1233 жыл бұрын
Im trying to read a long with the book and he keeps skipping parts
@jeanettesdaughter Жыл бұрын
The finest first sentence in one of the finest opening paragraphs in English literature! Du Maurier comes a close second in Rebecca. Revery…and then voici! we are there.
@egojonesband2 жыл бұрын
Count dooku out here helping me pass literature class
@stinkyratman4 жыл бұрын
Dude that voice is nutty
@outragedamerican11498 жыл бұрын
why are large sections of text skipped in this reading?
@lisbeth96687 жыл бұрын
outraged american to make a more theatrical reading perhaps?
@blowitoutyourcunt76755 жыл бұрын
Abridged version?
@andrewhunt53664 жыл бұрын
It is an abridged recording. It states so on the box.
@kassidy35394 жыл бұрын
I agree, I'm reading the abridged version, but it skips large chunks
@mwmann4 жыл бұрын
I know not what other men may say, but as for me, give me Sir Christopher Lee or give me death !!!
@beanzy666 жыл бұрын
Still got the tapes of these. Any chance of the other one?
@nataliya2641 Жыл бұрын
Hello from Moscow. Subscribed.
@Pickleyboi2 жыл бұрын
Don't you love being forced to listen to a story that you already were forced to read.
@dmx54394 жыл бұрын
Subscribed 😊
@JuanGarcia-vh7zo2 жыл бұрын
I thought I was losing my mind at first. Something wasn't right. But no, my mind is not lost. After starting the video over, I realized what was wrong. The story has been edited big time! WTF!
@AnomalyINC4 жыл бұрын
I like windows, too.
@jbizzle49224 жыл бұрын
GANDALF!
@johnpoole38714 жыл бұрын
No...the other wizard.
@whistle-blower27494 жыл бұрын
Err no. Saruman
@FrankieParadiso4evah4 жыл бұрын
Poe himself couldn't have read it better...
@apex20004 жыл бұрын
RIP Lord Lee
@cecilyerker Жыл бұрын
This is amazing but the version he’s reading has a lot of lines missing, presumably cut for time. It makes it frustrating to read along to.
@dashcamcreate15877 жыл бұрын
Is there a text available of this reading?
@GhostsOfJenova6 жыл бұрын
Dashcam Create Yes it's called a book...
@jamieundead1232Ай бұрын
This is abridged
@stanochocki89843 жыл бұрын
While in College, in the early 70's; a Psych Prof. gave our class copies of an article from a Medical Journal, in which amateur sleuth Doctors would per descriptions given by an author: diagnosis said maladies. I wish I still had it, for their 'guessed' diagnosis for the Family Usher was given, as well as for the sister.....ergo, today--would be treatable. I believe it was mostly due to: diet and too much a lack of 'fresh blood'--genetically. Has anyone else ever come across, articles doing such things?
@goddess-of-beer3 жыл бұрын
Haven't heard of that, but sounds quite interesting. That reminded me of a documentary about Poe's death. There were a few doctors who diagnosed Poe with heavy metal poisoning from a story he wrote. It was called Dead Men's Tales.
@Anon265353 жыл бұрын
You remember our venerable house? Opulent and imperial?
@curuvari22472 жыл бұрын
Hey where is the part about the opium :/
@jaysmart61583 жыл бұрын
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@wiltedwillows5292 Жыл бұрын
anyone else here for school?
@saroman_valar7 жыл бұрын
... and I thought I can understand english language pretty well... :/
@user-xr1ns5pr4x7 ай бұрын
This is why God invented audiobooks!
@tweakiepop6 жыл бұрын
Vaporous miasmas
@rocioalejandralenerogonzal29212 жыл бұрын
66. 6 h. 6.
@SpencerMusicSchool Жыл бұрын
I love listening but Christopher Lee skips many sentences.. So this is an "abridged version"
@shadetreader2 жыл бұрын
Another cautionary tale reminding us that inbreeding is a bad idea
@DoubleMJPierce4 жыл бұрын
It skips
@mdyothe3 жыл бұрын
He skips a lot of the story in his reading
@alexismelgar15973 жыл бұрын
Can someone spoil it for me it’s an assignment and i just want to get it done 😭
@scaridaghostly4 жыл бұрын
This does not sound like Christopher Lee
@eduardo_corrochio4 жыл бұрын
Wrong. It is his voice.
@scaridaghostly4 жыл бұрын
@@eduardo_corrochio I didn't say it's not his voice. I said it doesn't sound like him. I've just never heard him this young before.
@eduardo_corrochio4 жыл бұрын
@@scaridaghostly Oh! Now I get what you meant. If you like his movies (LOTR, Star Wars, etc) you could try his older stuff ... like the series of British movies from the late 1950's through the 1970's where he played Count Dracula, or the drive-in flick Horror Hotel (aka City of the Dead), or the anthology movie Dr. Terror's House of Horrors. He really had a good deep voice in his prime. I still find it cool that Lee not only played Dracula but also the Frankenstein monster and the mummy, in other films. He might be the only actor who has done all those roles. Also: he turned down the role of Doctor Loomis in John Carpenter's 1978 thriller Halloween, and later told Carpenter it was a huge mistake.