Mr Humphreys and His Inheritance by M R James

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Classic Ghost Stories Podcast - Tony Walker

Күн бұрын

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@franken-pattern Ай бұрын

Tony! The Master Storyteller strikes again! What a wonderful and generous man you are for giving all of us so much of your time and effort. You're an international treasure and deeply appreciated in my household 🎃🖤🎃

@furrypurry Ай бұрын

Although not one of the most famous of his stories, its one of my favourites. There's an old TV adaptation of this that I saw as a child, and it has stayed with me. This will be a treat for later so thank you Tony.

@adriennewalker1715 Ай бұрын

Mine too! Excellent narration ❤ The tv programme is available here on KZbin

@jodeteyoutube1732 Ай бұрын

@@adriennewalker1715 whats the name?

@adriennewalker1715 Ай бұрын

@@jodeteyoutube1732 Mr Humphreys and his inheritance … it’s a Yorkshire TV short, directed by Tony Scull.

@inisipisTV Ай бұрын

@@jodeteyoutube1732- It’s a highly abridged version of the story. Made specifically as children’s educational short film.

@oreoandoz7723 Ай бұрын

Was it BBC? I'm googling like crazy, I want to see it!

@MartiWilliams-r2z 6 күн бұрын

A favorite. Compelling, gripping narration, Tony. Brilliant! Thank you!

@MaggieatPlay Ай бұрын

Always excellent to hear an M R James story, narrated by Tony. Thank you, Tony!

@jenmagnus-rm6nz Ай бұрын

What a treat. Possibly because I'm a gardener this is one of my favourites.

@dawnrowlands2408 Ай бұрын

Love listening to your voice, sir. I'd like to thank MrM R James for introducing me to a word I'd never heard before - valetudinarian. Another word for a hypochondriac. As my nan used to say, 'Every day's a school day' !!

@ClassicGhost Ай бұрын

Very interestingly, in the text it is mis-spelled twice as valentudinarian. I suspect that was the editor's mistake not old Monty's.

@nubiacairo8835 Ай бұрын

Ohh goody. So glad I'm not the only one who's never heard that word before. Yes. You learn something new everyday.

@debra333 Ай бұрын

Hi, dear Tony, I love this piece, and you did a banging job! Thank you for your consistency. ❤

@jessisage4708 Ай бұрын

Oh yay! Tony reading MR James makes for nice chill Friday! ❤🎉❤

@lolabloo Ай бұрын

Can't believe I found your channel! It's just what I've been looking for ❤

@ClassicGhost Ай бұрын

Welcome!!

@margaretgilbert2901 Ай бұрын

Always great to settle back and listen to your voice. An entertaining and comforting part of my day. You feel like a friend. Bravo!

@martywood8543 Ай бұрын

A classic from the master of the ghost story. Thanks Tony.

@lesleykaygosson315 Ай бұрын

As always your perfect narration brought to life a brilliant story. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

@juliadia007 Ай бұрын

I try to listen to other narrators but I always comeback to Tony.❤

@ClassicGhost Ай бұрын

I'm blushing! Thank ou

@katemoonlight Ай бұрын

I love M R James and have read his tales many times. Your reading of them is really enjoyable, as always. You're still the best to listen to 👍

@donaldmccleary9015 Ай бұрын

Excellent story and narration, Tony! The maze, scenery, background, and environmental background are amazing. I like how M.R. tells us most, but not all, of what is happening and going on. This is great because the main character will never know due to what had happened in the past. Your chat, as always, is awesome. Jordan Peterson's words regarding the dragon are awesome. Have a great weekend! Thanks!

@arabesquearomas Ай бұрын

I love this one! So glad you're covering it!

@stardust949 Ай бұрын

Another one I've never read, never heard of---so thank you for the selection and reading of it, Mr. W.

@warrenmalach5528 11 сағат бұрын

This is also one of my favorites among M R James ghost stories, particularly because its greater length gives it a more leisurely pace.

@onepiecefan74 Ай бұрын

Always liked this story. Probably my second favorite James story, just behind Count Magnus. Would you consider doing a recording of Boy in Darkness by Meryn Peake? I think it would be a good fit for your channel.

@ClassicGhost Ай бұрын

I would . not sure where I’d find it . Do you know ?

@onepiecefan74 Ай бұрын

@@ClassicGhost I posted a link to it on your Discord(you can't post links on YT). Let me know if the link works.

@samnelson2343 Ай бұрын

@@onepiecefan74 I do hope that it does.

@onepiecefan74 Ай бұрын

@@samnelson2343 As do I. Its such a incredible piece of work and Tony's voice would be perfect of the story. Would make for a perfect Halloween listen.

@neilfoddering921 Ай бұрын

Beautifully read!

@colettenewton8452 Ай бұрын

Thank you Tony!! This is one of my favourites

@lyndabrennan4560 Ай бұрын

Happy Friday, thank you Tony 💙 💛

@mamamoomin Ай бұрын

Great story, really enjoyed that one 📖💕

@Abigail_Carfax Ай бұрын

I genuinely enjoyed the discussion following the reading as much as the reading itself.

@Chele212 27 күн бұрын

Your voice is easy listening great read❤

@ClassicGhost 26 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot for taking the time to comment. You are very kind.

@tzaph67 Ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this Tony and found it definitely scary in parts. It was thought-provoking and I really enjoyed listening to your discussion about it at the end. I might listen to it again because there was a lot to it. I quite liked it that Humphreys wasn’t transformed for better or worse by his brush with “evil” - so frequently in supernatural stories the protagonist dies, goes insane etc but that had obviously already happened to the great grandfather. I like the idea of surviving the experience and life carrying on, it seems a bit radical for this sort of tale! I’m working class and get pissed off with how we’re portrayed by writers from a certain period, but I just turn off the class switch in my head with certain writers, I’d miss out on too much good reading otherwise. Obviously not if it’s genuinely offensive though. Anyway thanks again, much appreciated.

@maryeckel9682 Ай бұрын

I love this story, can't wait for the Tony Walker treatment.

@harvesterofsorrow6314 Ай бұрын

This channel and also “Bitesized” are both amazing.

@ClassicGhost Ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@grooms93 Ай бұрын

At last, another M.R. James story!

@eastlynburkholder3559 Ай бұрын

Love this story.

@philipoconnor4263 Ай бұрын

This was so very well read, a pleasure to listen to. Thank you.

@ClassicGhost Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@AndreaDingbatt Ай бұрын

Thank You Tony!! Another Masterpiece of Your Narrative Skills!!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 We have almost fully Beaten the 'Flu, 🤧 so we are listening to you as we're walking Jasper Mutt!! (*here at Warwick Bridge!!) Duncan sends his regards also, ( I think that I have told you that hubby is now a firm fan of your Storytelling skills too?!) And he also Especially enjoys your bletherings after the Narration!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟!! Many Thanks Again for Keeping Us Two Old Fogeys Entertained as Well as Educated!! 😁 ❤ Jasper Mutt🐾 has asked, ~ if you can please give your own four legged friends an Extra Fuss from the Three of Us!!❤😊🐾🐾

@ClassicGhost Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@ClassicGhost Ай бұрын

They get lots of fusses. They were quite naughty today.

@AndreaDingbatt Ай бұрын

@@ClassicGhost 💞 Maybe if you "Save Up" that Extra Fuss from us, for a day when they've been Extra Good!! Jasper Mutt disgraced himself today, he Ate the food that was put out for his new friends!! And, Cr@pped on their floor..... Hopefully your dear pups have been much better behaved than this!! Edited, since it was a short novel, rather than a quick reply!! Do'h!!

@jenniferhawkins3142 Ай бұрын

This would make a great movie 🍿🎥

@ainemoroney9965 Ай бұрын

Oooo ! One of my favourites ❤. Nice version Tony !

@Carlapomeroy-fx5jb Ай бұрын

Top shelf!😊

@jayfox28 Ай бұрын

Tony, is it possible to further perfect perfection?! The only thing better than the story was, of course, your narration - although the word "narration" doesn't do you justice! Impending terror was built up brilliantly! Pacing, etc. (yes! I've listened to the other readings already). A million thanks! Love these 1 hour + tales! 🌳🌳🌳🗺️🧭 Ps: sharing this on Facebook to "promote" your channel!

@ClassicGhost Ай бұрын

thank you! I always think I should do more on Facebook. Thank you for doing it for me.

@along5925 Ай бұрын

Great story. Looking forward to bedtime!

@robinmaclay2661 Ай бұрын

Thank you Tony!

@thurayya8905 Ай бұрын

I completely agree that the best horror needs touches of comedy. I did not realize that until I was dragged to see "The People Under the Stairs " by my friends. I came out vowing, "Wes Craven is a genius!" Just when things were especially grim, he would introduce a bit of comedy, get you laughing, then -- bang! -- evil would reintroduce itself and leave you gasping, all the more horrible because you had forgotten it.

@biggusdickus5986 Ай бұрын

Hors douvres instead of Hors de combat, made me laugh, a malapropysm worthy of Nellie Pledge ( Hilda Baker ) though it could have meant he was feeling strange as thats what it meant at one time.

@wayn42 Ай бұрын

Nice one tony❤

@junestanich7888 Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@daemeonation3018 Ай бұрын

I never finished this last night because I fell asleep and was having weird dreams. So here I am again. The only thing I can remember clearly now 16 hours later was a demonic child that appeared and entered my body with the intention of possessing me. The rest of it was weird, too, but I forget.

@ClassicGhost Ай бұрын

Sounds dreadful. Hope you fell better now

@sarge4455 Ай бұрын

Excellent 🫡

@e-licorne 27 күн бұрын

Wonderful series, and so well read, thank you. There is one little quibble I would make - can one say 'surrealism is dead'? Isn't it a bit like saying 'God is dead'? - when what we describe thereby is a metaphysical idea, that is very real to anyone who perceives it as such? Just a thought...

@katiaplantscientist 11 күн бұрын

Does anyone else think of the character from the old British sitcom "Are You Being Served?" when they hear the name Mr. Humphries?

@Rickkennett143 Ай бұрын

James only knew Lovecraft through his essay Supernatural Horror in Literature and perhaps one or two stories in the Not At Night series. Although he admired HPL's scholarship he described his style as "the most offensive." Overall he wasn't a fan.

@ClassicGhost Ай бұрын

Thanks for the reference much appreciated

@daemeonation3018 Ай бұрын

I haven't listened for a while because I found a cute girlfriend and I have been super relaxed. But maybe I need this to fall asleep tonight.

@ClassicGhost Ай бұрын

Okay, but you take it easy.

@dshe8637 Ай бұрын

@@ClassicGhost 😂

@SparkyTheHappyGiraffeReads4Fun 6 күн бұрын

Mr. 'Umphries has an inheritance?! So why's he still working at Grace Brothers?! Oh c'mon! You had to know that would be asked sooner or later🤭🤣

@netwitchtatjana4661 Ай бұрын

It seems to me you're doing a lot of re-uploads. Am I right or is my memory kind of a maze?

@ClassicGhost Ай бұрын

Your memory is a maze. I just recorded this one yesterday

@travisearl771 18 күн бұрын

Love the narration but the insertion of right wing politics at the end ruins the whole stew for me. You probably don’t know this not being Canadian, but Peterson is an alt right fascist that has been accepting payments from Russia to sow division in Canada (True story). I know tangentially his work was relevant to your analysis but every time a conservative viewpoint comes up in these it ruins the experience for me.

@nancynickerson4341 Ай бұрын

Oh yes. Jordan why-use-one-word-when-you can-use-ten Peterson!

@dshe8637 Ай бұрын

The pompous, poisonous Peterson 🤮

@AndreaDingbatt Ай бұрын

@@dshe8637 I have a great deal of sympathy for this man!! Although, I often don't agree with what he's saying,,,, the very Fact that his own Government has been threatening to send him to be *RE-EDUCATED*!!~* ~* Because, he disagrees with them, makes me wonder what this Reeducation would entail?! Dr Jordan Peterson has helped many people, ~ yet his own Government is working All-Out to Silence him.... 🤔 Hmmm..... So, as I said, I don't agree with much of what he's saying, I'm going to listen to him.. Especially because someone is trying to Silence him!! Best Wishes and Kindest Regards, I hope that nothing I've said has offended you, I just wanted to bring this to your attention. Namasté 🙏🕊️💞🌟 Andréa and Critters. ...XxX.. .

@AndreaDingbatt Ай бұрын

My reply to you has disappeared? Basically, I was pointing out that although I dont agree with everything he says, (Dr J.P.) ~the very fact that he has been told that unless he agrees with his own government, well until then he's got to shut-up!! That got my attention pretty quickly.... "Re~Education" Sounds very much like 1940s Nazsty party "Tactics" to me,,,,, So, just thought I'd put this out-there... In a manner of speaking!! Best wishes & Kindest regards. Andrea and Jasper. ...XxX....