Story begins at 00:01:20. Martha Pym bought an almost complete Crown Derby tea service at an estate sale 30 years ago, but the single missing plate has always annoyed her. When she discovers that the current owner of the house, an eccentric and reclusive lady, is also a collector of china, Martha decides to appeal for her help in finding that elusive plate... A textual note: The "governess cart" which Miss Pym drives in the story was a small two-wheeled horse-drawn cart with a tub body; it appeared around 1900 as an early 20th century successor the Victorian "dog cart". They were designed light enough to be drawn by a well-tempered pony, making them popular with single lady drivers; and as the cart's name suggests they were often used by governesses to transport the children in their care. A link to photographs and related artwork can be found in the video description, along with a short biography of the author Marjorie Bowen. Narrated/performed by Simon Stanhope, aka Bitesized Audio. If you enjoy this, you may like to listen to some of my other recordings: Victorian Ghost Stories: kzbin.info/aero/PLi95qAoufCZISCGdeBUtYxynNFtZCeRrv Early 20th Century Ghost Stories: kzbin.info/aero/PLi95qAoufCZI0zeT0uMxvy9TkkoUvtOAZ Classic Detective Stories: kzbin.info/aero/PLi95qAoufCZL5tiXECltwXUI2QDDFrDHD
@VickiNikolaidis5 ай бұрын
🐶🐶thanks for explaining!
@Mythographology6 ай бұрын
Love the way you have developed after KZbin tried to steal your content for their own profit. Hope you are fully monetised now and properly paid for the work you do.
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Appreciated, thank you
@user-jd4hm1fo6g3 ай бұрын
I don't think there's much money to be made by the adverts, but we can join the channel for a monthly amount that couldn't even buy us a packet of crisps..
@ropeburnsrussell6 ай бұрын
I spent half my life in the antique business, this story delighted me.
@mijiyoon55756 ай бұрын
I always said a good writer could make a story from a broken tea cup .... now here is a perfect example of a fine old ghost story made from a plate. Thank You *Simon* as always well presented & most welcome w/ an excellent closing line
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Wonderful, thank you Miji Yoon
@cannett89666 ай бұрын
Mr. Stanhope, I would gratefully enjoy other audios of this author. Thank you, Cee from the little cottage in ireland 💚💚💚🍀🍀🍀
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Noted, thank you!
@stephaniealeman85226 ай бұрын
The multicolored lichened wall and the noxious details of a neglected garden!💚🌱
@billtomson57916 ай бұрын
Commenting in support of quality programming.
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Thank you, much appreciated
@navelriver6 ай бұрын
What a fine story of dreadful horror multiplexed upon a comic situation! And well-performed indeed!
@irenabevans34116 ай бұрын
I do love these narrations of Victorian & Edwardian stories, they really grasp one's imagination, I've no idea where you get them from but your doing so, is greatly appreciated Thank You Simon for another excellent offering ❤
@katyvdb59936 ай бұрын
Such a vivid description of a marshy, wintery landscape! The hair on the back of my neck was standing on end before Miss Pym even reached the house. Thank you for uploading this beautifully-written and beautifully-read story.
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
It is very evocative writing, isn't it?
@WowUsernameAvailable3 ай бұрын
It's very much like "The Woman in Black", check it out unless you've already read it.
@rickmills48016 ай бұрын
I do so enjoy the time you spend doing the work you do. Thank you for these stories! Also checked the photos of the cart, which made me think of a sidecar with no motorcycle attached 😅.
@THEPAGEBURNER19796 ай бұрын
My thoughts exactly 😂
@waningmooncancer96286 ай бұрын
Call me crazy, but I've never, and will never, go antiquing. One can not know who may still have a liking for the same item you do...
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
True... the "haunted artefact" is a popular plot device in this genre
@lyndaa75606 ай бұрын
We’ve only got dogs, a cat & chickens buried in our field so I’m mightily glad of that. Many thanks Simon, loved it xx
@EP-yd7vz6 ай бұрын
Wonderful! I love Marjorie Bowen's stories and this is brilliant. You voice as the quavering, petulant ghost was spot on!
@malice64776 ай бұрын
Yay! Another great story….. I do love these “shorter” ones Thank You!
@annemaclean66346 ай бұрын
I've never heard this ghost story before and thoroughly enjoyed it, I worked out what was going on about half way through but that certainly didn't spoil my enjoyment! Thanks so much, Simon, for another great narration, look forward to the next one! 😊😊
@binkie49406 ай бұрын
🎉Yay, thank you Simon, another new-to-me short story perfectly timed for bedtime. I just automatically press "like" as soon as I start listening... because it's guaranteed I'm going to enjoy whatever you've chosen 😊
@carolmikolj51346 ай бұрын
Me too! Many thanks Simon!
@nickybaker13386 ай бұрын
I press "like" immediately too 😄 It's a foregone conclusion that I'll love it 😊🥰
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
@binkie4940 Thank you!
@aoifeocallaghan83516 ай бұрын
Me too thank you Simon
@maxgc64136 ай бұрын
Will certainly be a great way to finish the week and evening. All your stories a lovely to listen to on any cool night 😌❤️
@mjrchapin6 ай бұрын
What a great story! I did not see that ending coming! Thank you for giving us this new gem!
@along59256 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorites! Now it's perfect with you reading... thanks so much!
@rjfaustralia26536 ай бұрын
Great reading as always, Simon; a beautiful rendition of which I am sure Marjorie Bowen would have approved. I, too, would love to hear you read more of her work. In addition, I really appreciate the fact that you display a photo of the author in each of your videos. I love photos so it is a “treat “ to see what the author looked like. As an avid collector of various items over the years, I was very taken with this story and enjoyed it very much. The very final twist at the end took me by surprise and the loneliness aspect saddened me (the sign of a story well written if it stirs the emotions in my opinion). Thank you so much for your excellent channel. Best Wishes, Rebecca in Australia 🇦🇺
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Thank you for your very kind comments, Rebecca, so glad to know you enjoyed it. I certainly hope to return to this author in the future
@GradKat6 ай бұрын
I love this story! Thank you for reading it Simon!
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Glad to know that, thanks @GradKat
@LadyBronwynn14006 ай бұрын
What a wonderful surprise. You have made my evening.
@littlewoodimp6 ай бұрын
I woke up to this one. It was a long night of interruptions. This was most appreciated to ease me gently into the real world.
@shanonquinn56816 ай бұрын
Thank you, Simon! This story was wonderfully done, and perfectly apt for the damp winter night.
@possumaintdead6 ай бұрын
One of my favorite ghost stories read by my very favorite narrator! A wonderful story and you did the ghost to perfection! Thanks for sharing. ❤
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
I'm so glad to know you enjoyed this one, especially as I had you noted down as the very first person to request it! Apologies it's taken me so long to get around to it...
@CrowSkeleton6 ай бұрын
Poor ghost. A case for putting a little salt in some cucumber sandwitches if I ever heard of one. Thanks for reading!
@toniadugger39546 ай бұрын
That was great!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@nickybaker13386 ай бұрын
Another story! My 3 noisy, bouncy grandchildren here, so I'll have to wait until later to listen....😶 Worth the wait 😊 Thank you Simon! 🥰
@PippaAT6 ай бұрын
So good to hear your wonderful, crisp delivery.
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly! Look out on the channel membership tab in the coming days for news on a request you made some time ago...
A plate of pleasure enhanced by diligent and interesting background research notes. Delicious, thanks.
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Glad to know they were of interest! Appreciate you taking the time to comment, thank you
@nickybaker13386 ай бұрын
Simon-I love that you thank us for listening, as if we were doing you a favour, instead of the other way about. Well, I'll say it again - THANK YOU! 🥰
@mariannwolf48896 ай бұрын
Thank you Mr. Stanhope, another enjoyable story. Just love your calming voice.
@rameyzamora10186 ай бұрын
Loved the story so cannily crafted & perfectly intoned. SPOILER ALERT. Must confess I'd have kept that plate. What a tale one could tell! I shall listen again to relish the clever way the reader is fooled.
@ct924046 ай бұрын
Well, he DID say she could have the plate, after all!
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
@rameyzamora1018 It would indeed be a great talking point!
@kathyhorstman79096 ай бұрын
I rather think I should have kept it, as well. It would be a trophy, something won through danger. Though, were I in Miss Pym's situation, I might feel as she did, after all.
@northernlights81266 ай бұрын
Carefully drawn characters and a delightful, spooky story.Simon, your narration is pitch perfect and suits these stories so well.Thank you!
@Gumblina16 ай бұрын
Deep joy, snuggling under a blanket and listening to a wonderful story, narrated by one of the best.
@eg74876 ай бұрын
What a beautiful voice you have. So soothing. A joy to listen to you.
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@kpcraftster65806 ай бұрын
Thank you - excellent! I enjoyed her William and Mary trilogy, but had no idea how varied her works were.
@snippycutwell98786 ай бұрын
Super good one!👻
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Snippy
@hannahreynolds76116 ай бұрын
A collector of china would *of course* be delighted to part with a plate wanted by another collector! 😀 Someone's tongue was very firmly in her cheek when writing that. It's that kind of fanaticism that drove the plots of several P.G. Wodehouse books.
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Indeed, I have to admit the same thought crossed my mind...
@januzzell86316 ай бұрын
Just in time for my evening meal :) - Dinner Theatre a la Simon Stanhope - such a treat
@deloreslowndes7626 ай бұрын
Delightful
@suitov6 ай бұрын
It's heartening when the youth take the time to visit the elderly, infirm and questionably corporeal.
@MoonLitChild6 ай бұрын
This one was really fun! Any idea when the next Max Carrados story will be? I'd love to hear your take on The Disappearance of Marie Severe.
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
I've just been preparing a new Max story, as it happens, hoping to record it in the next few weeks... not that particular one, though. I'll keep your request in mind, as I'd certainly like to do lots more featuring that character, one of my personal favourites
@MoonLitChild6 ай бұрын
@@BitesizedAudio Yaaaassss! I wouldn't have discovered him if it weren't for you and I've been shouting to the rafters about your recordings of the stories and the character/series itself.
@wendyrichards74586 ай бұрын
I own several anthologies of Victorian and Edwardian short stories and am familiar with this one, hearing it read aloud adds an extra dimension though.
@herrtrigger776 ай бұрын
Oh, man-I love this story.
@Tinyflypie6 ай бұрын
I think this an excellent example of a ghost story. Poor old lonely shade doesn't know he is dead.
@patriciajrs466 ай бұрын
Left to the imagination! The great, old way of writing , with true intrigue. Splendid.
@eddieharris60046 ай бұрын
As a collector of antique porcelain the emotions stirred by this story had a particular resonance....collecting is a passion that no expedition across a bleak desolate marsh would might deter.
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Quite so! The thrill of the chase...
@sonjawells42656 ай бұрын
WooHoooo!!!! Thank you, Simon.❤
@jaidebrooke59466 ай бұрын
Liked before I listened. Never a doubt that it will be a brilliant reading. 😃
@saran.40016 ай бұрын
Oh great. I'm going to an estate sale tomorrow.
@step72746 ай бұрын
I love estate sales.😅
@factsoverfiction78266 ай бұрын
Lol, happy haunti-- er, hunting. 😉
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Enjoy! I hope you find some interesting pieces...
@saran.40016 ай бұрын
@@BitesizedAudio No fine China plates but i bought 6 cans of crushed tomatoes. I bet you could narrate my granddaughter cooking spaghetti and make it creepy.
@elisabethroos84186 ай бұрын
Thank you for this story, love it ❤
@barrycrump61896 ай бұрын
Thank you, Simon.
@patriciajrs466 ай бұрын
Thank you, Simon. I wish I was warm, cozy, and content. That would be nice. It's only 37 degrees this morning.
@luvuforeverjames6 ай бұрын
Thank you simon for a wonderful narration of this ghost story. I haven't tuned in to listening to much on youtube recently, I've been in a very dark place, but things are beginning to look a little brighter now and I am so glad i did, you are one of my favourite narrators....thank you
@leonorsantos93556 ай бұрын
A great story! Thank you!
@sonjawells42656 ай бұрын
This ia a great story. Thank you so much. ❤❤❤ You are so talented! 👏👏👏
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your support and kind comments, Sonja!
@cheriestolze6 ай бұрын
Yay!
@GrandOldMovies6 ай бұрын
Excellent reading, as always. I like how the story captures, in oh-so-genteel fashion, that rabid collector mania, in which even the grave can't hold them!
@aveg78996 ай бұрын
Loved this story... thank you
@aoifeocallaghan83516 ай бұрын
That was a pure pleasure to listen to .Thank you Simon that was a gem of a story .
@anidiquaojala18046 ай бұрын
really enjoyed this story, TY
@adriennedunne17486 ай бұрын
After that, I'd probably get rid of the rest of the criwn derby service too. 😮. Very good story Simon. Thank you so much.
@davehopkins19706 ай бұрын
Ha ha superb loved it another gem thanks Simon
@diannebalemi6334Ай бұрын
I love this channel,thanks very much Simon,the stories and your voice are just wonderful. I am crippled and you help fill my sleepless nights with great pleasure.
@4362mont6 ай бұрын
Another great tale well read!
@a.nhonig33116 ай бұрын
Yet another lovely story come to life with your very talented narration. Thank you so much! PS I would have definitely kept the plate.
@tinawelch300521 күн бұрын
fine china or cheap china, it is a treasure to whoever holds it. loved this story and your narration was spot on!!
@thomasreilly63626 ай бұрын
Another little gem before bedtime
@rosiemcnaughton99336 ай бұрын
Thank you, Simon! I've heard this a couple of times and probably read it too. Really enjoyed hearing you read it. I could almost smell the smell. 🤮
@mandolemite6 ай бұрын
Read this years ago. Glad that Miss Pym got away okay.
@user-on1oe2ds4i6 ай бұрын
I would of kept the plate. What a great story it wld of made! Thanks for all you do you have great voice for narration!
@tammyhanlon30576 ай бұрын
Superb! As always. Thank you so much.
@paulacnote6 ай бұрын
Always like before I even listen because i love your audio books but commenting to help the utube stuff 😊
@summersolstice8844 ай бұрын
Great story - - Lovely twist at the end - - Most Current authors and movies are so bloody and ugly and this one was a pleasure - - Thank you for the reading - - Well done!!!
@chimera84216 ай бұрын
I too would like to see a ghost. Thanks Simon, needed this tonight to take my mind off of the horrors happening around the world of late. 🥰
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Glad to help 😊
@Micktyb6 ай бұрын
Excellent thanks 👏👏
@user-ln3kh3ku4u6 ай бұрын
I so like this story .another gem thank u simon. ❤
@garybyrne58416 ай бұрын
I have to comment on how much i enjoyed that story, really good and kinda cozy, also the author is very beautiful. Im actually surprised in that so many of these Victorian ghost stories were written by women, a lot of these stories im familiar with, and its interesting finding out that so many have come from amazing female writers, unfortunately there seems to be a trend present day that only women can write good female characters, and vice versa. Which is ridiculous.
@Nsexpt6 ай бұрын
Very much enjoy these tales and your narration. From Canada
@kathleenellenford48166 ай бұрын
Thanks muchly !! from northeastern Illinois, for the enjoyable narration!
@evelanpatton6 ай бұрын
I always learn something new & hear a story as if from a first with your narration productions. Truly lovely. Are there other stories by this lovely writer that could fit for your channel? If so, it might be nice. Thank you!
@larsen80596 ай бұрын
Wonderful! Thank you!
@beverlyadams72056 ай бұрын
Ooh! That’s a good one! Thank you so much Simon. And… I would love to hear you read the Shakespeare piece that begins “ tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow”. It’s one of the few pieces I have memorized and I would love to hear you read it😄
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Ah yes, the Scottish play... it seems like my Shakespeare short was quite well received, so I'll keep that in mind as a future possibility
@beverlyadams72056 ай бұрын
@@BitesizedAudio thank you Simon. I’m looking forward to hearing your interpretation of this piece.
@stevenverhaegen87296 ай бұрын
Spooky, funny, and a bit sad top! 😄👍
@natcheztracefan6 ай бұрын
Very good, thank you 🙏
@hossenfeffer83836 ай бұрын
Superb as always.
@fiercest_calm5 ай бұрын
I really am enjoying your channel!
@kathwyatt68142 ай бұрын
As somewhat of a sucker for pretty china, and rather fond of Crown Derby, I sympathise with Miss Pym! She's such a likeable and relatable character, there should be more stories about her. Sixty years old is "elderly", though? Really?
@carolehobbs91346 ай бұрын
Thank you, beautiful voice and very welll read.😊
@BitesizedAudio6 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@cawiltu5 ай бұрын
Oh that’s a good spooky one 😱
@jackyhawkins18956 ай бұрын
Thank you very much 😊
@leonaheraty37606 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@user-gv4by8tv6l6 ай бұрын
Enjoy your content enormously.
@mngirl54376 ай бұрын
Ty Simon ❤
@minombreesminombre48784 ай бұрын
Good one!
@Twisties346 ай бұрын
oooh that was a good one
@THEPAGEBURNER19796 ай бұрын
I have 5 derby plates they’re just still in the stores.