The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson

[@chuzzthefuzz1908]

Tony - a heartfelt request: PLEASE don‘t ever stop your soliloquies - they‘re a fascinating glimpse into the surrounding history and philosophy of the story. I learn from them and thank you for taking the time.

[@lcsty1017]

Agreed, I liked that a lot

[@thehangingparsiple5692]

"Prudence masquerading as morality" is one of my favourite lines in this amazing story. I think Stevenson was an exceptionally clever writer; he knew when to put the descriptive brakes on yet still paint a vivid picture, ie, while shoulder deep in the grave, he described only the rain beating down and the total blackness as the lantern fell and broke. Yet I was there in that graveyard with them. I adore Stevenson's stories - Jekyll and Hyde and this one are my favourites - and really enjoyed your telling of this. Thank you ❤

[@arrebarre]

Don't usually make comments on these stories but just wanted to let you know that the commentary section is by far my favourite part of the video, sometimes makes me wish the story was shorter so I could get to the commentary faster. Thanks!

[@ClassicGhost]

I appreciate that! thank you very much!

[@franken-pattern]

What a great way to make a Friday even better! Bless you always, Mr. Walker! 🎉

[@someoneelse293]

Friday is my spirit animal. If i am ever charged with the duty of naming a fellow creature, ill be bestowing the name Friday upon them.

[@LucicPower]

Yes Tony, This one is awesome! There's a movie of it with Boris Karloff and Bela Legosi I've watched a bunch of times.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Oooh! I didn't know that. I'll have to look for it. It's a great story, and should make a nice film.

[@LucicPower]

@@Boogie_the_cat it is for sure

[@johnnya867]

Karloff is super creepy in that one. Great atmosphere

[@leebennett1821]

Sometimes movie adaptations of Books are not true to the originals I remember watching those Old Sherlock Holmes movies with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce they are Seldom true to the Books

[@leebennett1821]

Four Candles!!!! I am sure there's a joke in there somewhere but I simply do not seem able to find it

[@donaldmccleary9015]

What a classic. I love this story. I did a fist pump when I saw Tony narrated it. I am enjoying it over a full glass of Barenjager. This is a wonderful story. It is morbid and creepy, while written in an expert hand. It stands the test of time. None of us can deny the talent of the author who wrote "Treasure Island". Thanks, Tony, for narrating this classic. As always, your chat is amazing! I love it when youvapply your areas of expertise to the stories and your conversations. These wonderful stories will stand the test of time because of people like you! How can "The Hound" not get any love! That is sacrilege!

[@simonkeys17]

As ever, I came for the story and happily stayed for they ramble. Always the best bit for me.

[@mijiyoon5575]

*Stevenson* was quiet the writer w/his long dark wild hair & wild eyes *The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde* is a masterpiece

[@marciedewolff9357]

Thank you Tony! Oh by the way, in the interest of full disclosure, you and your incredible voice are my allowed crush. My husband knows when you post a new story, I am going to be busy for a while. 😍😂

[@judithl.morton9178]

I listen to these nightly kinda, but my favorite time is Friday and Saturday nights. It's the perfect time thank you.😊

[@MaggieatPlay]

Excellent tale; Excellent narration. Thank you, Tony!

[@AndreaDingbatt]

Mr Dingbatt used to live in Robert Louis Stevenson's house many years ago!!😮 (*We are both really looking forward to hearing your "bletherins"!!*) Thank you Tony, I have been stuck in bed, unwell , yet again,,, ~so you have been reading to me,,,,😊and keeping my mind off the ailments! Namasté 🙏 🕊️ 💞 Andréa, Jasper Mutt and Dunc. .. .XxX...

[@StoryVoracious]

Hope that you feel better soon. 🍇💐

[@mikereilly7629]

Was a vignette on Night Gallery in 70.. was entitled Deliveries in the Rear...

[@sarge4455]

Loved Night Gallery

[@mikereilly7629]

@@sarge4455 I still do, nothing made by Hollywood today has the staying power of those old episodes

[@katyvdb5993]

Very well-read, with a good range of accents. Curiously, I have only ever come across this in anthologies without the 'framing' story, so I was very interested to hear it for the first time. As an 'Edinburger' born and bred, I'm going to quote (before anyone else gets in first!) 'Up the close and doon the stair We daurna gang for Burke and Hare. Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief, Knox the man that buys the beef'. It was still going the rounds when I was at school - but that's more years ago than I'm going to admit to! Also, Tony, 'scavenger' (which you mention in your comments) was commonly shortened to 'scaffie' and meant 'dustman'. It was only when I moved to England that I discovered that 'scaffie lorry' was not universally understood!

[@thehangingparsiple5692]

Love reading little snippets like this. I find it very interesting 👍

[@StoryVoracious]

Thanks Tony! Great choice. I'd never read this one. Being based on facts makes it even more engrossing. As always you are a delight to listen to, regardless of the grim content. Happy travels. ⚰⛏🧟‍♂️

[@andreamontgomery5431]

I can’t wait to listen on my night off. Thanks Tony!

[@ClassicGhost]

Enjoy!

[@lovefunnyflicks]

Sniffling with a cold, time for extra blankets and a shivery story.

[@ClassicGhost]

I feel for you. My last cold lasted ages.

[@lesleykaygosson315]

Perfect Story ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect Narration ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

[@tonietteh2015]

Oh my word, I LOVE this story ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you Tony for narrating it for us ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Chocone81018]

Excellent story, thank you.. Made sunny warm morning cool, dark and gloomy:) and surely lead to thinking that medical ethics never get out of date.

[@AndreaDingbatt]

Thank You ❤Tony your timing is Perfect!! 😊 I've noticed that I'm not the Only person who hits the Like Button,🙂👍 even before listening to your 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Narrations!! Me and Mr Dingbatt are going to listen together ~as he's now a fan of you also!!😊❤

[@northernlights8126]

A superb story with perfect narration.Thank you Tony.

[@Juhani139]

Love your soothing voice. And love the little chat you do at the end. Feels like I'm drinking coffee with a friend and chatting about my fav thing - literature. Also, fascinated by colour blindness. I worked with a guy on comic books. He did the sketch and line , I did the colour.

[@thehangingparsiple5692]

Going to have to listen to this one tomorrow. Really can't wait 👍

[@angelaroberts2803]

Been listening in between watching Olympics.Made a wonderful change.Great art work.

[@meganmcnelis7136]

Watch out for Thrawn Janet when you stop in Pitlochry! 🙂 RLS also wrote A Child's Garden of Verses--I remember it from my childhood bookshelf.

[@maryeckel9682]

Immediate like! Love this story, and your reading of it is *chef's kiss*

[@brendangilmore4297]

RLS was a genius. What a wordsmith :)

[@Tomohawk-e1n]

"You tried to get into the locked drawer again, didn't you?" Aye, guess what i found, Benji's vibrating chew toy, lol

[@amgroves76]

That was creepy... love it thank you

[@thurayya8905]

R.L. Stevenson was a wordsmith and craftsman; I am very envious of his ability to carve words and phrases into the unique and evocative. That said, despite the dark and rain (and drink), I don't understand how they could mistake the grave. There is something forced in that. But, a great ending. If he had referred back to the present day, it would have been anticlimactic. I believe he wrote "Thrawn Janet" right before this story. I didn't realize you had done Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I must seek that out.

[@ClassicGhost]

please do

[@thehangingparsiple5692]

It WAS the correct grave. But the body was that of the man Grey (previously murdered and already dissected by the doctor). ❤ I love how Stevenson leaves it up to us to decide whether both grave robbers were mistaken and it was a case of shared hysteria /delusion brought on by their incredibly traumatic journey with the corpse, or if the spirit of Grey had returned to haunt them.👻

[@thehangingparsiple5692]

(Just read back through my previous comment and worried I come across as a bit arrogant! Meant to say *I think* it was the correct grave, etc.👍

[@LadyAva]

I really enjoyed the commentary after the story. Thank you so much❤

[@mijiyoon5575]

Thanks *Tony* ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@fetlock]

My reaction at seeing today's title might get a PG-13 rating viewed out of context. Such a great choice!! Edit to add that Big Lighthouse really cracked me up. I'd love to hear a Tony Walker take on Scottish poets (my faves)?

[@gunners8487]

Fabulous tale, thanks for the great narration.

[@susanmercurio1060]

I was admiring R L Stephenson's choice of words and writing skills while you were reading the story. Oh, yes, dear Dr John Campbell! I am a devoted follower of his. Wow, you were taught by him?

[@ClassicGhost]

yep

[@doriellesoler7502]

Body snatching was common at the time and the more well to do interred their dead in crypts, difficult to get to.

[@katyvdb5993]

People of humbler station were often buried under a mortsafe, a heavy iron 'cage' that was placed over the grave and only removed when decomposition was far enough advanced to make the body useless.

[@sarge4455]

Happy Friday everyone

[@franken-pattern]

Happy Friday to you, too 😊

[@DaveAllen-jr3xi]

Great episode, great story.

[@imh9524]

Great story and narration!

[@ClassicGhost]

Thank you kindly!

[@jjjjjjjjkigghh8662]

Awesome thank you

[@sugarfalls1]

When you're talking about Robert Lewis Stevenson, I watched a youtube biography on him, and his novel Treasure Island made him really famous especially when he moved to Samoa. I thought I'd throw that in there for anyone interested. I've never read Treasure Island but it's got to be a pretty good book for it to be a classic novel.

[@ClassicGhost]

It’s a great book !

[@leonaheraty3760]

Thank you Tony! 😊

[@ClassicGhost]

My pleasure!

[@edf777]

Thank you sir😊❤

[@joanieann6179]

Excellent! ❤

[@ClassicGhost]

Glad you like it!

[@mijiyoon5575]

Wicked cool thumbnail image☠💀

[@j.taylor3670]

Tonight, for Hogmanay

[@medicalmisinformation]

Please write and narrate a horror story where the "KEYBOARD RICH" guy from the adverts is really an undead cannibal. Y'know, in all that spare time you have.

[@ClassicGhost]

who is keyboard Rich ?

[@timelordvictorious]

This is based on Burke and hare of course

[@buckfaststradler4629]

Not a bad Scottish accent [ I'm a Glaswegian]

[@ClassicGhost]

thanks !!

[@THEPAGEBURNER1979]

O yea😅

[@mijiyoon5575]

Must be the John Campbell who made a YT name for himself due to Covid or maybe it was during that time

[@michelleseg1560]

Crapulous? Thank you. Thank you.

[@sugarfalls1]

What is the main character's name? Fetis?

[@ClassicGhost]

Fettes

[@sugarfalls1]

@@ClassicGhost Thank you! Sometimes you have tidbits of the story in the show more section. Sometimes you can't always find these stories on the internet.

[@ClassicGhost]

Ok 👌 just ask :£

[@michaelbryant5251]

Big lighthouse!!😂

[@SelfWriteousness]

If at some point you find yourself in need of merch ideas, I nominate "Gothic on a Stick."

[@ClassicGhost]

Sounds a good idea. Confectionery, with also a range of soaps

[@kristinacable]

❤❤

[@ninajanson8097]

I'm almost 20 minutes in and waiting for the plot to emerge...

[@ClassicGhost]

I don’t know what to say. There are some stories I don’t like either (not on here although there are some I like less than others)