John Charrington's Wedding | A Ghost Story by Edith Nesbit | A Bitesized Audio Production
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- When John Charrington decides that he is going to marry May Forster, the prettiest girl in a twenty mile radius, he declares that nothing shall prevent him getting to the church on time...
A new, original recording of a classic public domain text, read and performed by Simon Stanhope for Bitesized Audio.
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Although best remembered today for her children's stories, including The Railway Children, Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) also wrote several novels and numerous short stories for adults, many of them with a horror or supernatural theme. She was born in London, but after her father's death, when she was just three years old, she spent her formative years travelling with her family, living for periods in France, Spain, Germany and various parts of the south of England. She married Hubert Bland, a bank clerk, in 1880. She was several months pregnant at the time of the wedding, and they went on to have four children together; she also subsequently adopted two children born to her husband as the result of affairs. The Blands were both active in Labour politics, and were co-founders of the Fabian Society in 1884. She lectured on socialism and politics, and wrote political essays, sometimes in collaboration with her husband under the name Fabian Bland, although she was less active in this area as she grew more successful as a writer of fiction.
'John Charrington's Wedding' was first published in the September 1891 edition of the periodical 'Temple Bar'; it was subsequently reprinted in 'Grim Tales' in 1893.
Recording © Bitesized Audio 2020.
What a horribly wonderful tale. Mr. Stanhope, I do believe your voice is from a bygone era sir. Bravo!
Thank you!
A superior story rendered by a superior reader. 👍
Extremely kind of you to say so, thanks Bob!
What a joy to listen to you read, you bring a fresh voice to these old favorites that won't be bettered so as always my thanks RNK
Very kind of you to say so Bob, thanks as always for your support
AAAHH YES!!!! Another story by Edith Nesbit. These are GOOD!!!
Thanks Michael. Yes, she's great isn't she? I hope to do more of her stories before too long
Yes they are. There is something oddly comfortable about knowing we have all listened to this today!
I can see that I have watched this before, sometimes I fall asleep because I love your voice and if I am tired I’d like to put it on feel comfortable and sometimes I have to go back the next day and find out what happens, but if I have an early start then I don’t because I forget so I’m glad that you recommended this so I can find out what happened in the end! This is why I don’t always leave comments because I don’t want you to be too busy replying because I look at your channel a lot more than you think!☮️
I just can't get enough of these. I now have to watch as you post because I'm all caught up!
Glad to know that! More coming soon I hope (lockdown etc permitting). Thanks Mark
keep posting please!!! these are excellent
I'll do my best! Thanks Foof y
No other readers brings out the shudders from these stories the way you do! A phenomenal talent, sir! E. Nesbit is one of my favorite writers of ghost stories, so I was delighted to hear this one. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your very kind and generous comments Nancy, so glad to know you enjoyed it!
I love Edith Nesbitt as well. So glad for this channel I have discovered so many female writers that I've never heard of before.
Great story. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for listening Ruth
Thouraghly enjoyed this one.
I'm so ready to be spooked out on Halloween! Give it to me with your best shot! Wink wink!
Good evening Simon.
Took you with me.
Listening your gorgeous voice.
Good night!!!🇷🇺🇬🇧
Dear Simon kindly ask you to write me the correct word.
What is the name of the Picture we see when youtuber put the title of new video( first main page we look at).
Awaiting your soonest reply.
This was extremely tragic. He terrified her to death somehow.. This author is cold blooded but dang if this wasn't a great tale.
Yes indeed, it's a dark one, this...
Thanks so much for a great reading of one of my favorites!
You're most welcome! Thanks for listening
This is great. Gracias.
Thanks Vincent
Brilliantly thrilling short story. Wonderful example of the genre. Thank you.
@shantibel Thanks for listening and taking the time to comment, glad you enjoyed it
Good story get me to the church on time hahaha
Yes indeed! Thanks Johnny
Broad daylight and a ghost was able to go into a church and get married. That is plausible. But in the prim and proper British society a man disheveled with dust on him being allowed to walk down the isle is beyond belief!
Thank you for sharing this one. What a great story.
I'm really enjoying the stories that you read 🤗
I'm glad, thanks Daygon
A haunting story. You are so very good Mr. Stanhope, thank you.
Truly terrifying! Another excellent performance.
@alannothnagle Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
Brilliant as ever but more so, I'm listening to this as my Halloween treat but I could have sworn you had already featured this particular story. Edith Nesbit and Amelia Edwards are rising up on my list to reach E. F. Benson. Whether this was your first rendering of it or not (maybe so as I came to you so to speak a bit late) this be the goods. So perfect for tonight too. Thank You for making may locked down Halloween more tolerable.
Thanks HerrCrankzy - you're right, I had previously done this one, it was one of my very first. I'm uploading remastered versions of a few of my earlier stories to fix glitches in the audio and/or editing. (Although in this case I re-recorded it as the original master was corrupted.) There are one or two others I want to replace when I have a moment, but my main focus will still be on new stories... more coming soon!
One of her best! Well done again Simon
Thanks Benjamin, much appreciated
I was given this to watch in class and I love the storyline!!!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you Lucy
It's a sad, rainy Sunday here in Ohio. Somehow, I managed to choose a story entirely befitting the day.
Excellent reading, as always. It is a treat to find one I haven't heard before. Thank you.
Thank you, glad to know you enjoyed this one, it is indeed a melancholy little piece
Excellent. Thank you. 😍
You're welcome, thanks Catherine
New sub .......absolutely loving this channel x
Glad to know that, thanks so much for listening - and subscribing!
Best yet!
Thanks Tim!
Well done Simon! Ty as always 👍
You're welcome Teda R, good to hear from you, hope you're well
@@BitesizedAudio Yes we are, PTL! ⛪ I hope the same for you & yours. 🙏✌😘 fr Nashville
Thanks Simon! 😊
This is such a good one! I love your reading of it.
Love... Thank you!
Thank you, thank you!!! Happy Halloween 🎃🎃🎃
Thanks Mary, and to you!
I always find it interesting when an author of a particular sex speaks through the voice of the opposite sex. And does it so well, as in this case. Thanks for dropping in for high tea. The story was scrumptious, and your narration superb. 😊
Thanks Rachel, I like high tea - did you have scones with jam and cream? On your main point: yes, I agree, I'm always interested in that aspect too: as well as Nesbit, several of the female ghost story authors of the Victorian age (most notably Amelia Edwards and Charlotte Riddell) used the same device, with a first person male narrator. Of course, in many cases the stories were originally published anonymously, so the readers wouldn't even necessarily know that the writer was female, which adds a whole new dimension to it. Do you know the work of Iris Murdoch? One of my favourite modern (well, relatively - she died about 20 years ago) novelists. She does a similar thing, and gets inside the head of a middle aged man remarkably well (I think, anyway).
Bitesized Audio Classics, thank you for your in-depth response. Interesting and helpful! I will read up on Iris Murdoch. And your comments on women authors (writing under pseudonyms, and why) of course, make perfect sense.
Bitesized Audio Classics, oh yes, scones, jam and cream!
Wonderful spooky story read so eloquently too.
Thanks for listening, and for your kind comment
Dear Simon, I am still reading.That is a gorgeous novel to wake up in the morning and to read it these grey November's days!!!Manymanythanks.🇷🇺
Dear Simon, we read it again with my granddaughter Luba.She will write you about her impression.Cheers.🇬🇧🇷🇺
I had to listen to this for class and another one of your stories, thank you for reading them!!!!!
Wonderful, glad to know it was useful. Thanks for your comment Sonia
Wow
Brilliantly read, thank you
Thank you Annette, appreciated
Two minutes⚡immediately, I have subscribed.
Your voice sounds wonderful. Just right for these stories and me.
Thank you Sir.⚘
11/05/20 NYC
Thanks for subscribing Nancy, and for your kind feedback! Best wishes
@@BitesizedAudioYou're very welcome.⚘
2:47 "In Brixham every one who was anybody knew everybody else who was any one."
Happy Halloween!
Same to you!
"The train was late, of course, for we are on the South Eastern." Nothing changes.
Wonderful Story Sir Brilliant, Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for your support!
Thank you for this Amazing Story so incredible. A Masterpiece Bravo !!
Thank you, Mr. Holmes!
Wonderful
This is the most beautiful story i might say so
A rather sad one, though...
Good one!
This one is a good one. Are you re-doing all audiobooks?
Thanks Tnika. No, not re-doing all of them, just a few of the very early ones, mostly to correct mistakes I made in the original editing process. Mainly I'll be focussing on producing new stories, but aim to update some old ones occasionally along the way as and when I have time
great as always Simon.. it's been a week now..I hope there is another story soon
Thanks Razan Kalifa. Yes, more coming soon... hopefully later this week, barring unexpected interruptions!
Satisfyingly creepy!
Thanks Vincent
This is the best of Nesbit's ghost stories I think. A genuine, well-played sense of horror although the narrator always annoys me a wee bit (I don't mean you of course Simon, lol) - he comes across as a bit arrogant or something. Anyway, another great video thanks!
Thanks for clarifying Jade, you had me worried for a moment!
The narrator has a pleasant voice
Good afternoon,dear Simon.Thank you for your uploading.I am Luba.I am 11 years old.I have read this book.Good evening.🇷🇺
Hello Luba, thank you for listening to the story. Best wishes to you!
My pleasure.Luba.
I'd like to have this again from the clergyman's perspective...
I mute the ads and don't even look at them.
so sad and creepy and romantic 😭
So far, the spookiest Victorian story I have read in the past 30 + years is ""Whistle and I will come to you" by M.R. James. Really I do not have a second favorite since most are forgettable to me. Any recommends?
Hmmm, it's difficult to answer that as I really have several favourites and it's hard for me to narrow down to one. Also, one person's "spookiness" may leave someone else unmoved. Speaking personally, probably my favourite Victorian ghost stories is 'The Upper Berth' by F. Marion Crawford, there's quite a lot of humour in it but the confrontation with the ghost is original and fairly scary. I also still remember the chill I felt when I first read E. F. Benson's 'The Room in the Tower'. Another personal favourite is 'The Phantom Coach' by Amelia B. Edwards; it's got quite a long slow build-up, but the dénouement in the last 10 minutes is quite hair raising. For something with a bit more depth than your average Victorian ghost story, 'The Shadow in the Corner' by Mary Elizabeth Braddon packs quite a punch. Not the scariest story in itself, but poignant and thought provoking. In terms of MRJ, I do like Oh Whistle very much, but if I had to name my personal favourite of his stories it would probably be 'A Warning to the Curious', or maybe 'A View from a Hill' (you see, my favourites keep chopping and changing all the time, I can't narrow it down!)
Wow that’s was kinda creepy lol thanks!
Yes, quite a chilling one this! Thanks for listening and taking the time to comment, much appreciated
💜🙂
talk about foreshadowing lol