Frankenstein 1818 Audiobook

[@cecilyerker]

I’m autistic and ADHD, and I struggle with reading more than I did when I was younger. I am hugely appreciative of the reader’s easy command of English which imparts the meaning and context of the characters to the listener. I listened to the prologue and I will continue later with Chapter One. Thank you very much, this is wonderful.

[@ClassicGhost]

Thank you for listening. It makes me happy to hear this

[@kathbaker1550]

Another autistic here! Sometimes to listen is better than to read. Thank you @ClassicGhost

[@amgroves76]

I have asd too and I find reading some of the language dry and boring. Audio narrators such as our Mr walker here have been a relief as I can now enjoy classic works while insomnia kicks me

[@WVgrl59]

​@@ClassicGhostkind of you to reply to them❤

[@Tome_of_Fire]

I cannot wait to dive into this. People always see Frankenstein's creation as a lumbering, grunting monster. Surely, in the beginning of Shelley's story he was inchoate and primal. But by the end, his eloquence, philosophies, and understanding of the human condition are fully evolved. His confrontation of his creator is the point where the reader has that moment of introspection: "Who is the real monster here? Is it the Creature? Is it Frankenstein? Is it...us?" Thank you for turning our collective attention back towards this classic and powerful tale!

[@dawnrowlands2408]

I really appreciate your work in narrating these stories. I suffer from chronic pain so find it difficult to concentrate and read for too long. Your channel has been a real tonic. Thankyou, Mr Walker, from a rather soggy N Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ClassicGhost]

You are very welcome

[@jonehaney8939]

For many, many months now, Tony Walker's outstanding narrations and commentaries have been a significant part of my pain (and related challenges, like anxiety and depression) management! Aside from being wonderful entertainment, his work is like serious and effective anti-anxiety and/ or anti-depressant medication--- or, as you said, "...a real tonic"!🙂

[@kathykerr1202]

Thank you so much Tony! This would be at least a year long read for me on my own. You mean so much to the story lover in me. You literally enrich life as a modern day bard.

[@ClassicGhost]

Thank you very very much

[@kathykerr1202]

You're most welcome.

[@ryan86803]

Thank you for this. I read this during my Masters and had forgotten just how beautiful and tragic the story is. Your narrative style is simply captivating.

[@ClassicGhost]

You are very kind

[@MeguMeguumusic]

What a lovely coincidence!!!! I sat with this book open on my table, hoping you had posted this audiobook sometime earlier and wowwwwwwwwwowowoowowowo its just posted its like the universe has listened to me aaaaaaaa

[@ddouglas1090]

One of my absolute favorite stories!

[@terryIKE69]

The preeminent horror classic rendered by one of the best voices doing audible stories today! Christmas came early this year!

[@franken-pattern]

Wow! What a great time of year for this story! I have this and the Agatha Christie story to enjoy now. How wonderful! 🖤🎃🖤

[@SunnyMidnite221]

Ooooh, I can't wait to listen to this one. Thanks for posting. :)

[@karensmith2204]

Always so happy to see a new posting. Frankenstein is my all time favorite. Can't wait to get my knitting my cup of tea and listen. Thank you Tony.

[@angelaroberts2803]

Well read Tony .Thank you.

[@SweetBerryWine3000]

Tony, once again, bravo! Such a beautiful reading of one of the greatest stories of all time. Mary Shelly was an absolute genius. That she wrote this at the age of eighteen still astounds me. As for Victor... while he gets the much-deserved blame for callously abandoning his Creature, I've always felt his greatest crime was in not speaking up for Justine. I mean, man up and take the bullet dude! Justine was 100% innocent and you considered her a sister. Even if your story wouldn't have been believed (though surely you could have produced some sort of evidence of your work), your intervention would have sowed enough doubt to exonerate Justine. Victor Frankenstein truly was an asshole.

[@leonaheraty3760]

Love Frankenstein! Thank you Tony! I've always felt sorry for the Monster. 😢 Happy Fall everyone! Happy Halloween too! 🎃👻🍁😃

[@lunarbloom3587]

Bravo and thank you Tony!

[@AndreaDingbatt]

Thank you Tony!! 'Flu season has caught me off guard, so your fantastic reading of Mary Shelleys classic is very much appreciated!! (*I've Always felt sorry for the "Monster"!!) Hope you enjoyed your holidays in the Scottish Isles!!😊❤ Namasté 🙏 🕊️ 💞 🌟 Andréa and Jasper. ...XxX....

[@ClassicGhost]

We did but I am glad I;m not going anywhere for a while. I've been to the Cotswolds and North York Moors since Orkney...

[@AndreaDingbatt]

​@@ClassicGhost❤ I'm something of a Homebody nowadays,,, ~and that amount of traveling would probably have me needing a holiday to Recover!!😮😅 Glad you made it safely back to Carlisle!! Jasper Mutt is hoping to bump into you and your pups in Rickerby Park!! 🙂💞

[@ClassicGhost]

@@AndreaDingbatt you’re more likely to see Sheila in rickerby park

[@AndreaDingbatt]

@@ClassicGhost Jasper Mutt and myself would be tickled pink to meet Sheila!! Although at the moment me and hubby are both enjoying the 'Flu at the moment, (Jasper Mutt is full of beans, as always though!!) Thank you as always for your kind reply and your storytelling!! Namasté 🙏 🕊️ 💞 🌟 Andréa and Jasper. ...XxX...

[@MLeahy-i7b]

Excellent. Walker: Modern Masterpiece Maker

[@ClassicGhost]

That is going to be my slogan.

[@Josephinejefferies]

Enjoyed this. I DO pity the monster. So very well read Tony.

[@ClassicGhost]

Thank you.

[@peg7354]

You really do have a gift for story telling and narration - it has been a joy to discover this channel!

[@ClassicGhost]

Great to have you here

[@Arya-cf7vu]

I'm enjoying this so so much! Thank you Tony!!!!❤🎉😊

[@ClassicGhost]

So glad!

[@MarielPorter]

WHAT A SPLENDID SURPRISE! I just finished Haunting of Hill House and was super tickled to find this as next suggested! I read Frankenstein every year but this is the BEST performance I’ve heard in the dozens of times I’ve listened to several other narrators

[@ClassicGhost]

+@MarielPorter That has really made my day. I loved doing this and I want people to like it too

[@ilikematches2]

This is like Christmas, Tony. One of the best novels ever penned performed by the best narrator ever!

[@merlapittman5034]

Excellent reading of this classic horror novel! I've never liked Victor Frankenstein much. He's always seemed rather selfish and overly self-involved to me. For instance, his friendship and love of Clerval seem based at least somewhat on Clerval's devotion to him. He lacks courage, as well. If he'd thought of someone besides himself, he'd have realized that he had to do something his creation. Teach him, give him to someone else and pay for his care, or even destroy him, but not simply turn his back and run away. As for the creature, I feel very sorry for him at the beginning, and I am still rather sorry for him at the end. It seems that with someone to teach and guide him, he would've turned out very differently from the monster he became. He obviously had the intelligence to learn, but he only received the harshest lessons

[@ClassicGhost]

thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful reply. I think it’s a tribute to Mary Shelley that her story can still evoke real human responses after more than 200 years

[@help4hedgehogs950]

I have enjoyed this so much today. I wonder what everyone does whilst listening to this wonderful narrator. For myself, headphones on and busy working in the hedgehog rescue I run. Frankenstein, in one day. Fabulous! Thank you so much 🦔🐾🐾 😁

[@carringtonburke2857]

Thank you so much! This video saved on the night before I had to have this book finished for class. It’s faster to have it read to me than to read it myself. You did an amazing job narrating this book!

[@titano-man]

I am in the exact same boat, this video has been a life saver! Tony did a great job narrating this in such a short yet understandable fashion.

[@ClassicGhost]

Glad it helped!

[@Eartse60]

Thank you so much for this excellent narration

[@ClassicGhost]

Really pleased you liked it

[@confusedbutexcited]

Great performance! It's wild to feel myself get so emotionally caught up in 206-year-old events!

[@christarogers4724]

Well done!!!

[@jane54ish]

Bravo Tony ! An amazing narrator Thank you..z

[@ClassicGhost]

Thanks for listening

[@MrJermeyp]

Does no one else think bro sounds like John Malkovitch !? I thought it WAS JM until I read the description, good stuff!!👍👍

[@ClassicGhost]

Wow, thanks!

[@MrJermeyp]

@ no problem I LOVE your channel I just found it a week or so ago and I listen to you literally every night now , amazing stuff!!! Keep up the great work my friend!!! 👍👍👍

[@amgroves76]

The greatest evil is usually done by those convinced they are doing it righteously

[@ClassicGhost]

Too true

[@stevecausey545]

This will be fun

[@jamieundead1232]

Thank you.

[@Goodthink2024]

Hollywood did such a disservice to the novel. Who would choose an oversized vegetable with electrodes over diabolical intelligence?

[@ajcbng8289]

So you wannabe a Rockstar? 👏👏 ❤

[@jonehaney8939]

But what I really want to know now, at the outset, is: do you think I will love this story as much as I love Rebecca??

[@jonehaney8939]

I forgot to say that I initially wrote that question to Tony, but now I realize I'd like the opinion of anyone, especially those who are already familiar with both books.

[@ClassicGhost]

it doesn’t have Daphne’s accessibility

[@jonehaney8939]

How about Phantom of the Opera?​@@ClassicGhost

[@usedscar]

This is so good. I haven't read Franklinstine in full. Shame on me. I am too spoiled by this narration. I can barely listen to an American accent which is awkward since I live there.

[@ClassicGhost]

Thank you for liking it

[@katecrippen8866]

I’ve really enjoyed your story-telling-performances. In my opinion, this is a fantastic novel, and I’m looking forward to hearing your rendition. No pressure. 🥸🙏

[@ClassicGhost]

@@katecrippen8866 I think you’ll like it (thanks to Mary Shelley)

[@phillip5505]

Oh boy, a thumbnail with a house!! That was really fun to tap on 🫡

[@ClassicGhost]

Actually this didn't do as well. it must be because it's a castle. Note to self: only houses. No hotels, no castles, no caravans.

[@jonehaney8939]

​@@ClassicGhostHouses ( preferably haunted) are so very charming, intriguing, and mesmerizing!

[@jonehaney8939]

​@@ClassicGhostHouses ( preferably haunted) are so very charming, intriguing, and mesmerizing!

[@leebennett1821]

The creature created by Frankenstein was turned into a monster by peoples attitude towards him this is a factor you rarely see in modern interpretations of the book