The Case of the Dixon Torpedo | Arthur Morrison | A Bitesized Audiobook

[@sugarfalls1]

You can really tell the story is read by a trained actor because you bring such life to the characters! Nicely done, Simon! Enjoyed every minute!

[@BitesizedAudio]

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Makes a huge difference doesn’t it 👍

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A great Friday night for this old bookworm! Thanks!

[@BitesizedAudio]

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There seems to be (thank goodness) no end to these fascinating UK detective stories! But if read improperly, they would never sparkle; and that's full credit to you, sir.

[@BitesizedAudio]

Kind of you to say so, thank you!

[@LadyBronwynn1400]

Thank you, Simon!!! I have about 45 minutes before I can listen. I can't wait.

[@Rose-jz6ix]

I am listening for the second time. Your voice is soothing so I fell asleep listening to this story & woke up this morning to 'The Parasite'. ✔️🇦🇺😊♥️

[@Bambisgf77]

@@Rose-jz6ix have you listened to “The Parasite”? I have not despite multiple attempts. Not even sure why? Just curious!

[@Rose-jz6ix]

@@Bambisgf77 it is worth listening to. Don't get distracted with other things while you listen. Not a bed time story, more day time.

[@booneyshay]

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[@BitesizedAudio]

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[@irenabevans3411]

Bliss, I thought you hadn't posted a story this week, so to find you had this morning done so. I grabbed a coffee & feet up on the sofa, sat comfortably enjoying both, Thank you for another wonderful narration Simon, a great way to start the day 😊

[@BitesizedAudio]

Thanks Irena, appreciated

[@caroleastwood9386]

How utterly marvellous Simon. And you ARE a Marvel yourself..

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Thank you Carol!

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Thank you, Simon! 💋

[@SpuktasticAudio]

Another treat for the ears! What a *STAR* you are! ❤

[@TRHARTAmericanArtist]

Just caught up. Thanks Simon for the new upload.

[@simoneclift3155]

Another little portion of bliss. Thank you Mr Stanhope.

[@gosianutjob9578]

I love your voice Simon. Few narrators can so effortlessly evoke the times from which their tales come.

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Thank you, Simon well done!

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[@julielevinge266]

Really enjoyed this story, as always your narration was brilliant,each character instantly recognisable by their speech,your talent just gets better & better !✊♥️

[@emilymann1175]

Thank you!!!! Looking forward to this!!!

[@BitesizedAudio]

Wonderful, thanks Emily

[@mngirl5437]

Thank you so much Simon ❤ You do a lovely job narrating!

[@BitesizedAudio]

Thank you!

[@REFaust]

So delighted to see Arthur Morrison debuting on the channel. Can I suggest The Case Of Laker, Absconded as another top quality story from this series? thanks

[@BitesizedAudio]

Yes indeed, that one's on my list already and will probably be next choice when I return to this character. Glad to know you enjoyed it, as I recall it was one of your requests. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get around to him... I actually began work on this one over a year ago but events intervened (long story) and I had to put it aside. But Martin Hewitt has arrived on the channel at last!

[@patriciaramsey5294]

I put in a second request for Laker, Absconded. The TV adaptation is weak.

[@thomasreilly6362]

Thank you Simon, thoroughly enjoyed that 😊

[@ursamajor7468]

A clever story beautifully narrated. Thank you, Simon.

[@julielevinge266]

Hope you have more of these stories??

[@BitesizedAudio]

There are more in this series, yes, and I do have some others in mind for the future...

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Another excellent literary journey ❤

[@markp2348]

Excellent reading of a fun tale. Thank you.

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This excellent story is wonderfully narrated, and I enjoyed it immensely!

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[@BitesizedAudio]

So that's why my ears were burning...

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What a blessing! Sick with Covid and a new story from you is just what I needed! Thank you! ❤️

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Had it again recently, but symptoms were much milder & for shorter period,so hope your feeling better in a couple of days.👍

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Thank you!

[@BitesizedAudio]

Wishing you a speedy recovery Gina

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Same, Gina. Hopefully you’re over it now. I’m on day three. 🤒

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@@sandraelder1101 Feeling much better, thank you! I hope you are getting better!

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My fav voice to listen to...😊

[@BitesizedAudio]

Why, thank you! 😊

[@exileinderby51]

Brilliant, just brilliant, yet another fantastic narration of a wonderful story. Thank you Simon, you have once again made my day.

[@BitesizedAudio]

Glad to know that! Best wishes

[@pilgrimcano]

Enjoyed this story very much! 😃

[@petercalderwood2876]

Another cozy night in the Laurel Highlands of southern Pennsylvania. With a "premonition of lunch."

[@BitesizedAudio]

Ah yes, that line made me smile too

[@Ellen.G]

I was listening to this while tending to my acreage. Amazing how much work one can get done when engrossed in a mystery. 💜 Well done!

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It's almost 2 am and i finished listening to this....i loved it❤️.... looking forward to listen more in this channel 🙌

[@leriava]

Thank you so much for another great read!

[@stephaniealeman8522]

If men still carried sticks, what a lot of mischief could be gotten up to! 💚

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That’s why you have to keep your eye on us cane-toting Senior Citizens. 😏🦯

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Loved this! Great story, wonderful narration, as always!!

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Very enjoyable thanks Simon

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[@inisipisTV]

Interesting, story "The case of the Dixon torpedo", published in 1894, after Doyle killed off his famous detective in the "the Final Problem". A Sherlock Holmes story in 1917 "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" had a very similar story plot to "Dixon" accept the mysterious death on a railway track. Perhaps, Doyle lift some elements from Morrison’s story, the same way Morrison was heavily inspired by Doyle’s "the Naval Treaty." Giving each Author their own spin in this ‘game of telephone’ of writing.

[@BitesizedAudio]

Quite so; although 'Bruce-Partington' is a little earlier than that, it was first published in The Strand Magazine in December 1908 (1917 is the date of the book publication where a number of uncollected cases were brought together under the title 'His Last Bow'). Another commenter suggested that Morrison had stolen this plot from Doyle, but clearly that's not quite the case... The Naval Treaty, as you note, is perhaps a closer parallel. But either way, I think it shines an interesting sidelight on how "stolen government secrets" were obviously something of a hot topic in crime fiction in the couple of decades leading up to the First World War. Agatha Christie does something similar in the much later story shortly before World War II, 'The Impossible Theft'

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The narrator makes the story! I wait for each new upload!

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I love the use of the era's vocabulary ❤

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Very enjoyable. Thanks Simon

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Hmm. I'm not sure how that would work, as the stories are generally all stand-alone and can be listened to in any order. I think numbering them would confuse people and make it look as if I want people to listen in the order I dictate, which might be off-putting especially for new listeners. In any case, it's certainly not impossible to identify stories you've not heard yet: if you go to the main videos page - www.youtube.com/@BitesizedAudio/videos - stories already listened to should appear with a red line underneath them (though this might vary depending on your browser... it works in Edge, Chrome, Firefox and on the android app, not sure about other devices). I hope that helps!

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[@SuperBartles]

Another writer who nicked the initial premise from the Adventure of the Bruce Partington plans :)

[@BitesizedAudio]

Yes I noticed the similarities as well, although in fact this story was written in 1894 and Conan Doyle wrote The Bruce Partington Plans in 1908 (and set it in 1895), so perhaps Doyle was nicking the idea from Morrison! Actually, the premise of stolen government papers also drove the plot of his earlier Holmes story 'The Naval Treaty' (November 1893), so perhaps that's the original inspiration. Either way, submarine design espionage was clearly big business in the 1890s!

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@@BitesizedAudio heh, so in a sense ACD may have done the nicking. I do remember another story by a different author about submarine plans - I thought it was on your channel but I've listened to an awful lot of stories online :)

[@patriciajrs46]

I feel the kibbitsing monster trying to slay me. I have such questions. Engineer's drawings are normally huge papers. As he said they wouldn't hide in any pocket. They don't fold well. Not folded, rolled up, I'm sure.. I was wondering if briefcases were searched. Coats were, but cases, or valises? It's the man with the walking stick. That's it. Oh. The monster won. Phooey! Ha.

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[@inisipisTV]

There’s TV adaptation of this story. Part of "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes." TV series in the 70’s. Some alteration to the story though.

[@BitesizedAudio]

There is indeed. One of main alterations being the complete removal of Martin Hewitt, to be replaced by another detective! For reasons I'm not completely clear about; although it is a few years since I saw that episode so I can't recall the details. It's odd, because the character of Martin Hewitt did appear in at least one other episode of that series, 'The Case of Laker, Absconded', played by Peter Barkworth

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[@Classical741]

Was this really read by a person or by a synthesized voice? I can't tell. Perhaps it is because I am an American. The "English accent" here was almost impossible for me to understand. Please accept my apologies, as my criticism may be seen as utter trash.

[@BitesizedAudio]

I can assure you I am indeed a real person and not a synthesized voice. Indeed, I deplore the use of AI voices. The "English accent" is my own. I'm sorry to learn you find me almost impossible to understand, but there are a lot of different voices reading stories on KZbin so I hope you're able to find some others you enjoy

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