Tom Hiddleston Reading Literature Compilation

[@emilyhaught6724]

0:00 - I Love Thee 1:13 - Book of the Dead 5:35 - So Will Go No More A Rolling 6:21 - Funeral Blues 7:59 - From the Princess 9:10 - Sonnet 130 10:15 - Romeo and Juliet 12:28 - Dover Beach 14:34 - The Night Manager 19:23 - Farewell To His Magic 20:20 - Hamlet 23:03 - Leda and the Swan 24:09 - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock 24:34 - To His Coy Mistress 26:49 - Sonnet 116 27:51 - As I Walked Out One Evening 30:23 - The Red Necklace (a.k.a pure dirty talk) 30:42 - Love After Love 32:03 - Be Yourself 35:38 - May I Feel (a.k.a more dirty talk)

[@jaydensolovey]

Emily Haught thank you! I’ve been wanting to put the links for each specific piece in the description for so long but haven’t had the time, I’m so glad people have this now

[@Maizedoop]

May I feel i DONTKNOWHOWTOFEELAHHHH

[@lailaalmasalkhi3151]

god bless you

[@pinyapolicy]

oh god the last one--- i can't--

[@ame8710]

@@pinyapolicy the last one is pretty cute. He delivers it pretty well...😂😂😂

[@LB-zc9sz]

Ok so this is great but WHY IS IT THE SHREK FONT

[@JordanVanRyn]

Because Shrek is love. Shrek is life.

[@ferchii13]

TRUE XD

[@Drinaaasaurus]

😂😂😂

[@ironvlogger9712]

Cause we saw his his face.....NOW WE ARE BELIEVERS💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@xxscribbledragonxx9744]

Smh my head, uploader got me having to choose over Shrek or Tom

[@grimtheghastly8878]

Loki reading bedtime stories to Peter when he visits Asgard.

[@marchella9693]

iNCLUDING THE RED NECKLACE? OH HELL NAW-

[@yoursjuli]

@@marchella9693 I WAS GONNA SAY THIS TOO FHDJGJDHFJF

[@juchan9026]

Grim The Ghastly Ahhhh you deserves more likes, the scene is tooooo adorable

[@reynarodriguez9742]

More like him reading bedtime stories to me when I visit Asgard

[@jasai8132]

@@marchella9693 I WHEEZEEEEEEE BITCH I SAID-

[@emilyhaught6724]

Seriously, playing this helps me sleep. There's just something about Tom's voice

[@mayumiperez6328]

His voice is 100 times better than asmr. I think it’s the raspy-ness (idk how to explain) it’s like deep and British

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

it's very soothing and comforting

[@jasai8132]

@@mayumiperez6328 I would listen to the book 'The Red Necklace' and (IT TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD BOOK BTW) I fell asleep and woke up wondering when I fell asleep

[@annapoornarasam2299]

His voice is very soothing and sweet. Checkout Brawny King Fitness. His voice is deeper and soothing.

[@jamietallstone2646]

Emily Haught me too, it's insanely soothing

[@morgana3641]

Home alone at the apartment, wearing flattering formal wear, drinking tea, and eating a freshly baked cookie while having this on the radio is just heavenly.

[@heatherteasdale9229]

This is so oddly specific, yet I feel as though its probably very accurate.

[@lisaellis2593]

Exactly.

[@christinegatto7426]

Only one cookie?

[@jumpingship3001]

Cookie I love thee.

[@allybc]

I am a lifelong insomniac and have played this video every single night for the last 6 months as I fall asleep. I tried switching it up and going back to music or ASMR and I could not fall asleep. Turned this on and fell asleep within 10 minutes. The next morning I realized that I accidentally trained myself to only fall asleep to Tom's voice. Oh well, could be worse I guess.

[@lenkav3514]

Maybe I'll try listen this to fall asleep too.

[@emilyhaught6724]

It honestly does help, to the point where I fall asleep in the middle of "Book of the Dead" or somewhere near there. The first few times I listened to it, I had never heard anything past "The Night Manager" because I fell asleep so well to his voice.

[@akshaytiwari5085]

Someone so boring he makes an insomniac fall asleep. :)

[@navyabhat1209]

@@akshaytiwari5085 he's not boring excuse me.... it's his velvety voice tbh

[@michealaveselka6028]

I've always had trouble sleeping, only a few hours a night if I was lucky. Couple years ago Doctor advised melatonin as I was only getting a couple hours a week instead of a couple hours a night. Yet listening to this put me to sleep without melatonin for the first time in a long time without being completely exhausted.

[@palcada]

The shrek font just kills the vibe 😂

[@dainty.tricia]

Pal Cadaval you spelt improves wrong.

[@sweettoothj3375]

Im srry, the shrek font is killin it for me but i can ignore it lol his voice is what heaven sounds like ❤

[@katearcher8514]

I wish he could read Harry Potter, or Lord of the Rings, or Song of Ice and Fire... Something long enough to listen for days on end. Also, he's doing an impression of Hugh Laurie reading Roper's lines. I don't even think it's deliberate.

[@estersmejova]

I'd loooove to hear him reading LotR

[@justina9742]

he read high rise and it’s like six and a half hours of him reading

[@Jiffzzy]

He did read high rise, which was quite long. Disturbing at times, but a couple hours long none the less.

[@feanorian21maglor38]

@@justina9742 Saw him in the movie, and had read the book before, but never heard it. Must look it up. i have Octopussy and a dramatisation of Dracula with him as Jonathan Harker.

[@kaylamorrow1412]

@@feanorian21maglor38 He also read the whole book of The Red Necklace

[@katiemoore7917]

This is beautiful. BUT SHERK FONT WOW lovely and memey

[@asteriablack24]

I love how it's deep poetry and all, but then there's just the shrek font which is all that everyone is talking about.

[@positivelypetpartners]

The best voice in the business....without a doubt. I just can't say enough about him....he leaves me speechless. Just to sit with him and discuss literature would be the treat of a lifetime. He's too precious to defile with any carnal feelings...he is like a knight in shining armour to be loved and adored from afar. #tomhiddleston

[@coldyogurt8468]

I have one problem here, I can't decide whether I want him as a dad or a husband

[@Galemor1]

I want him to be the father of my children.. ;-)

[@aliceace8135]

He can be ur daddy but not ur dad hihi😂

[@bojidarabatanova4312]

Haha daddy😂😏

[@kaine9203]

Same XD

[@ThalytaG]

Jajjajaj 😂😂

[@library.collective]

Seriously though? Hearing Tom Hiddleston remind me that life is worth living and I am worth loving is everything I never knew I needed. (Be Yourself - 32:03)

[@dogsense26]

The Red Necklace, May I Feel!!!! Yes! Yes! Yes!

[@pestopastapepperoni]

why the shrek letters tho? 😂

[@osorineoguri]

lolollolololololol....

[@reynarodriguez9742]

10:15 TOM/LOKI: From 'Romeo and Juliet' Act 5 Scene 3 by William Shakespeare ME: (Sleepily) That's my favorite *Cuddles up next to Tom/Loki as he starts to read to me*

[@raquelbasilio79]

30:23 OMG THAT VOICE

[@tipppyy]

I WAS NOT READY

[@yaraf.1108]

I CHOKED ON MY APPLE OH GOD

[@HawkinaBox]

I died

[@suzykelly1042]

Okayyy... That's... I don't know what to say... 😶

[@e-pearlm]

My goah ikr 🙉🙊

[@kaylaphifer9940]

Sophomore year college, English Lit 2. May I Feel being played in a classroom of 30 people. Every girl and possibly some of the boys entranced by his voice. It was ✨BEAUTIFUL ✨

[@syawaliyaahmadnoordin8014]

Tom...ur voice is so amazing...wish i could hear it whisper to my ear...

[@emilyhaught6724]

Then skip to 30:23 and listen on from there 😂

[@leeannelasky9480]

Headphones might do the trick..... Partially. ;-)

[@MsJovi102]

@@emilyhaught6724 I wasn't ready for that ☺ I was using my headphones with the added base feature on and Wow

[@gossage273]

He is giving me a love of classic literature and poetry. Beautifully read.

[@rosaussie]

Magnificent! Amazing literature, among my favourites, and Mr Hiddleston’s soothing voice... that’s balm for my soul. Thank you!

[@e-pearlm]

My gosh 30:01 it scared me when he began to talk since i was so relaxed up until then XD

[@gachalokilaufeyson1284]

Aahh.... Bravo Thomas Williams Hiddleston, I love u, I love u, I love u

[@jaydensolovey]

Just an update ✨: I made this video when I was 19 and forgot I had the shrek font. When I was looking through the fonts I was like lol shrek and that was that. I now wish I hadn’t used the shrek font, but the OG video I edited is on a computer at my parents house and this video took an eternity to upload so I unfortunately do not have the spoons to change it. Please forgive the shrek font, I am now a seasoned and very✨ distinguished ✨adult who needs you to know that if I could I would change it 😭 but anyways, I’m so glad this has been enjoyed so much these past couple of years! I truly made it on a whim out of pure teenaged boredom. Much love 🖤✨

[@cosam-shop]

The red necklace killed my ovaries.

[@argusgoose8758]

Nicole Helios It killed mine, but they just crawled so far into me and died

[@diosha779]

This is the only thing calming me down when i have nervous breakdowns

[@kroberts1515]

I needed something calming and distracting.. and this is exactly that

[@yoshimimiyazaki2602]

I love thee I love thee

[@Charlie-z4f3d]

I can't get enough of his voice 💓

[@vincenzapolimeni8627]

Yes is just Amazing ❤

[@hey_alberta3494]

HIS VOICE IS THE REAL ASMR ANNNNND BOB ROSS TOO

[@IcyTrickster]

30:23 I WAS NOT READY FOR THAT OH MY GOD

[@annfl07]

I started watching the video but saw ur comment and went straight to the time mark. Thanks a million 😂👌🔥

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

Sonnet 116--I need Tom to read this at my wedding. Also, the vows.

[@skyline2841]

Ahhh.... love to hear his voice like this specially when he reads " the book of the dead " and also " romeo & juliet ". it feels like i was part of it.. good job mr. hiddleston

[@maryhales4595]

His delivery of "Oh my love, my wife" just kills me.

[@DevilSpeciality]

I can listen to his beautiful voice all day

[@exterc]

30:31 I WAS ALMOST ALSEEP AND IT MADE ME SCREAM

[@annaceciliatolentino9996]

This makes me love more being an English Major. 😍😍😊

[@neveenaj5331]

“Dont you dare stop” - said She 😭😭

[@hannahpaige8462]

I've never been able to sleep well but this helps so much his voice is so calming and it takes away my anxiety no joke

[@BUKCOLLECTOR]

Enjoyed your reading and your unique spin on the classical poets that had me totally engaged. I’m a poet who specializing in Japanese forms: haiku, tanka, haibun, kyoka, senryu. I hope you don’t mind me sharing a tanka and my haiku tribute poem to Bashō’s frog with commentary by the late AHA founder and poet Jane Reichhold who considered my Basho haiku among her top 10 haiku of all time! What an honor. Here’s the Bashō poem and commentary: Bashō’s frog four hundred years of ripples At first the idea of picking only 10 of my favorite haiku seemed a rather daunting task. How could I review all the haiku I have read in my life and decide that there were only 10 that were outstanding? Then realized I was already getting a steady stream of excellent haiku day by day through the AHA forum. The puns and write-offs based on Basho's most famous haiku are so numerous I would have said that nothing new could be said with this method, but here Al Fogel proved me wrong. Perhaps part of my delight in this haiku lies in the fact that I agree with him. Here he is saying one thing about realism-ripples are on a pond after a frog jumps in, but because it refers back to Basho and his famous haiku, he is also saying something about the haiku and authors who have followed him. We, and our work, are just ripples while Basho holds the honor of inventing the idea of "the sound of a frog leaping is the sound of water As haiku spreads around the world, making ripples in more and larger ponds, its ripples are wider-including us all. But his last word reminds us all that we are only ripples and our lives are ephemeral. It will be the frogs that will remain. ~~ And my tanka: returning home from a Jackson Pollock exhibition I smear my face with paint and turn into art ~~ -All love in isolation from Miami Beach, Florida. Al

[@ramc.c4861]

🇯🇵

[@jessicahedman3048]

His voice is so soothing !

[@Columbusmor]

Oh my God, I love his voice!

[@breedadees94]

Helpful with my unfortunate anxiety and lovely for my mind. Thank you!

[@cw5601]

I might be getting fired tomorrow. But this brings me comfort

[@niqhtmood]

therapy is too expensive. good thing tom Hiddleston reading it free.

[@farahs7791]

I Love Thee I love thee-I love thee! 'Tis all that I can say;- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day; The very echo of my heart, The blessing when I pray: I love thee-I love thee! Is all that I can say. I love thee-I love thee! Is ever on my tongue; In all my proudest poesy That chorus still is sung; It is the verdict of my eyes, Amidst the gay and young: I love thee-I love thee! A thousand maids among. I love thee-I love thee! Thy bright hazel glance, The mellow lute upon those lips, Whose tender tones entrance; But most, dear heart of hearts, thy proofs That still these words enhance, I love thee-I love thee! Whatever be thy chance.

[@aliceace8135]

I just remembered I have "The Night Manager" book in my mini-library. His voice will forever haunt me ._.

[@jessicahedman3048]

Let Tom be the next David Attenborough - I would never miss a nature documentary ever again! Perhaps also for like History channel?

[@gicicco567]

Jessica Hedman oh my god yaaaaaassssss!

[@Bavmorda]

Oh my gods that would be so perfect! 😍

[@karencorpus3031]

Sonnet 130 is my favorite of Shakespeare! And now to know I can hear it in Toms voice is heaven ugh thank u i owe you

[@honeypinkbetta184]

wow I love to hear him speak

[@jessicahedman3048]

His voice!!!

[@justinedr8693]

i was just listening to this calmly, almost falling asleep, when i realised it was the shrek font and burst out in laughter

[@maah.6270]

Tnx for sharing, I love his voice... Need more literature reading of him

[@yoursjuli]

i swear i came here for like, the clean stuff, and i saw may i feel in the time stamp list like "oh yeah haha, i remember that" but then i was like "the red necklace?? i don't remember that one??" and as soon as i heard that raspy *_"i"_* MY 2013 TUMBLR BRAIN LIT UP AND I STARTED MOUTHING THE WORDS I'M-

[@abadstroller]

His voice makes me feel things....

[@bluebawls]

30:26 *damn* i felt that 👀 Edit: i died on the last one oof rip me

[@ValsC98]

not me crying at the death scene from romeo and juliet

[@BUKCOLLECTOR]

Enjoyed your reading of those classical poets that had me totally engaged. I’m a poet specializing in Japanese forms: haiku, tanka, haibun, kyoka, senryu. I hope you don’t mind me sharing a tanka and my haiku, a tribute poem to Bashō’s frog with commentary by the late AHA founder and poet Jane Reichhold who considered my Basho haiku among her top 10 haiku of all time. What an honor. Here’s the Bashō poem and commentary: Bashō’s frog four hundred years of ripples At first the idea of picking only 10 of my favorite haiku seemed a rather daunting task. How could I review all the haiku I have read in my life and decide that there were only 10 that were outstanding? Then realized I was already getting a steady stream of excellent haiku day by day through the AHA forum. The puns and write-offs based on Basho's most famous haiku are so numerous I would have said that nothing new could be said with this method, but here Al Fogel proved me wrong. Perhaps part of my delight in this haiku lies in the fact that I agree with him. Here he is saying one thing about realism-ripples are on a pond after a frog jumps in, but because it refers back to Basho and his famous haiku, he is also saying something about the haiku and authors who have followed him. We, and our work, are just ripples while Basho holds the honor of inventing the idea of the sound of a frog leaping is the sound of water As haiku spreads around the world, making ripples in more and larger ponds, its ripples are wider-including us all. But his last word reminds us all that we are only ripples and our lives are ephemeral. It will be the frogs that will remain. ~~ And my tanka: returning home from a Jackson Pollock exhibition I smear my face with paint and turn into art ~~ -All love in isolation from Miami Beach, Florida. Ali

[@GraceRay-b9m]

He reminds me of why I fell in love with poetry if I need any reminder. His voice is the best antidote to this crazy world.

[@Ezarel]

His voice is the only reason why I now sleep relaxed, and with great peace.

[@Shannon_lee2107]

Ye I’m going to have to listen to this again.... I may or may not have fallen asleep... HIS VOICE IS SO SOOTHING!!!!

[@MsJovi102]

THANK YOU for the compilation of these lovely poems 😊

[@corinamcm206]

I LOVE YOU TOM!

[@tiffinwonderland7243]

Thanks for posting this! His voice is so soothing. This is just long enough to listen to before bed✌😀

[@jessicahedman3048]

so soothing!

[@4tuinn]

Except the beautiful voice Tom is speaking, as a non native english speaker I learned a lot of new vocabulary just by hearing that! excellent:D

[@HawkinaBox]

30:23 Is total ASMR roleplay! LMAO

[@katyholmes2151]

i needed this after a stressful day x his voice is so soothing

[@monicachambers4364]

To Tom I miss chambers hope that you will have someone by your sided...that will love you like i do.

[@mistermoonjelly]

The Shrek font has got me wheezing. Thank you- xD

[@ToryDart1066]

I love thee, Mr. Hiddleston. It’s ever on my tongue. -thy bright hazel glance..

[@bettymoser4323]

That voice, could melt iron, it just melt my ❤

[@Venuswritespoetry]

His voice brings me mental peace

[@alyssagoss9757]

This is great! I really enjoyed it.

[@SkittyBlackfire]

Bas Ehrmanns piece is called Desiterata, and this is a weird version of Tom's preformance: it's slowed from the original, echo is added and it didn't use to have the music behind it.

[@allys744]

I love the Shrek font in the video. Respect

[@Ilikelegoplanes]

This makes me sleepy ilysm tom

[@thefox6862]

I have to point out that prospero's farewell is not in the slightest from hamlet as written at 19.47. It's from the tempest. Otherwise a fine selection

[@brigantiablackbird]

His voice is wonderful in these readings. I'd love to hear him do a recording on a novel like Jane Eyre--I think he'd do a spectacular job.

[@annasoloweszyk5224]

His speech is the finest I have heard.

[@melindavermes5139]

I love his voice!

[@naeemaless774]

Book of the dead is my favourite it's beautiful it's like being on an adventure but in your dreams because Tom's voice is so soothing

[@dainty.tricia]

The Shrek font makes this 20000x better

[@W4VDragon]

The best ASMR.

[@forgotten_aditi5067]

35:38 extreme!!feeling awkward but can't control the urge to listen it again and again!

[@marthakkt]

i love him

[@BuyAvonFromDonna]

Sigh..... Please tell me again that you love me, because I love you!!! Thanks for reading for us -- you're a joy to hear.

[@jsouthwark]

Be Youself was beautiful. I really thought the voice filter added nicely to it.

[@Columbusmor]

Just sitting here trying to be able to breathe again.....

[@verasimic411]

Book of the Dead is Thibetan. It is called Bardo Thodol - Wikipedia. But Tom is so great...OMG! I dream of him almost all night, as Loki :))))

[@London250]

Oh, How I love listening to Tom read.........................=)

[@sinredsnuggs5565]

I feel asleep to this , I can't sleep unless he reads XD

[@odinson5290]

Egy szót sem értek belőle, de imádom hallgatni a hangját.

[@cmcgee564]

*Thanks. Had to turn my volume down all the way because of how loud the video started. WHILE WEARING EARBUDS-*

[@lilybreee]

okay but that shrek font is killing me

[@Noida575]

Thank you so very much for sharing. Loved it. ❤❤ Stay safe.

[@wovenlie835]

30:25 35:28 that's what you came for

[@brittanyc.4540]

ME: Oh, my God 😳.........💕💕💕

[@LuckyL0ki]

crying, feels... THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS

[@annanisa007]

I will listen this everyday, I need to improve my English 💪💪😍🤗🤗

[@shenellamarks8497]

I LOVE THEE TOO!!!

[@fatimakings2540]

After The Red Necklace I'm not pregnant, you are....