The Gardener by E F Benson

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  • Опубліковано 15 січ 2025

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  • @kerrieross3425
    @kerrieross3425 Рік тому +6

    You have now become my reward, after finishing my assignments, which, unfortunately means I don't get to hear you much anymore, I better work harder and faster :D. It gives me something to work towards.

  • @deirdrelegg1160
    @deirdrelegg1160 Рік тому +6

    Wow. This reminds me of the stories we used to listen to on the radio as kids. I especially loved hearing a page being turned in the background and the words ! Classic writing was an art form so thank you. Food for the ears😊

  • @jeanetteshaw4573
    @jeanetteshaw4573 Рік тому +23

    It's always like Christmas when your stories pop-up! So excited🎉🎉🎉😊

  • @AmandaLee-in2yl
    @AmandaLee-in2yl Рік тому +8

    My weekend starts here thank you for all your hard work

  • @tracibrown6431
    @tracibrown6431 Рік тому +3

    Thanks!

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  Рік тому

      Sorry I didn't thank you immediately. Thank you very much! Thanks Traci

  • @rzarco01
    @rzarco01 Рік тому +23

    Beautifully done, Tony, just beautifully done. You hit the nail on the head in your post narrative monologue when you describe the story as "cozy" with just enough Gothic chill to make it interesting. What a great choice and a lovely read!

  • @jessisage4708
    @jessisage4708 Рік тому +5

    Oooh! Love Benson and you reading well anything!

  • @allysonlewis1576
    @allysonlewis1576 Рік тому +7

    I love EF Bensons writing. You bring these stories to life beautifully. Thank you

  • @wmritchey1101
    @wmritchey1101 Рік тому +4

    I've missed these books (I've never read but should have! ) thanks

  • @RuthToddColorado
    @RuthToddColorado Рік тому +6

    Perfect timing! Thank you!

    • @lunablue745
      @lunablue745 Рік тому

      Yea! A wonderful weekend gift! Still waiting for some snorkeling.🐾😁

  • @shadownet3d
    @shadownet3d 4 місяці тому +1

    Great reading as always. Thank you!

  • @reneelascala5050
    @reneelascala5050 Рік тому +7

    Just the thing to keep me at the moonlit evening’s efforts: mincemeat, orange curd, candied peel-all from scratch🎄🏡❤️With proper mixed spice too😊

  • @GeorgeBletchly
    @GeorgeBletchly 2 місяці тому

    This was a great story, beautifully read. Thank you for all your hard work.

  • @Westeross
    @Westeross Рік тому +2

    Beautifully read - thank you 👍🏻🇦🇺👍🏻

  • @joycebowen8958
    @joycebowen8958 Рік тому +5

    I am loving it ❤ Also... the thumbnail picture reminds me of Rasputin the mad monk.😆

  • @martiwilliams4592
    @martiwilliams4592 Рік тому +3

    Elegant, gripping also this time around. Again, Tony, Masterful. Thank you.

  • @lyndabrennan4560
    @lyndabrennan4560 Рік тому +2

    Nice, thank you x

  • @TheCrone
    @TheCrone Рік тому +3

    Oh yeah , perfect!

  • @connieohara7301
    @connieohara7301 Рік тому +21

    I love ❤ your channels sooooo much. I can't get enough. I've listened to every story on every channel multiple times. Thank you for all of your hard work. Need more LATE NIGHT RADIO please. They're my favorite because it's just you talking.

  • @veradennis7502
    @veradennis7502 Рік тому +4

    Like Kitty below, it was great to hear a 'new' Benson story! Plus - that's a brilliant old photograph, and perfect for this tale.

  • @MartiWilliams-r2z
    @MartiWilliams-r2z 3 місяці тому

    Vivid,expressive narration, thank you, Tony. Much appreciated.

  • @snowysnowyriver
    @snowysnowyriver Рік тому +3

    Excellent! Thank you! You have a voice made for narration of classic tales. 😊

  • @cavecavecavecave5295
    @cavecavecavecave5295 Рік тому +2

    Beautifully narrated, a joy to listen to.

  • @Thomas-wn7cl
    @Thomas-wn7cl Рік тому +2

    When I first listened to you channel, I was not too keen on the podcast aspect. Well, it has really grown on me and I enjoy both part quite bit. Thank you.

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  Рік тому +1

      Glad you do. Some people don't but that's fine too. I don't go round their houses and use tongs to force them to listen.

    • @Thomas-wn7cl
      @Thomas-wn7cl Рік тому

      @ClassicGhost Your psychological, historical, philosophical, and social observations create a very articulate description of the world we inhabit.

  • @PippaAT
    @PippaAT Рік тому +3

    A 'budget' was a term for a large amount of writing, so I imagine she had a pile of letters to post.
    I enjoyed this story.

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  Рік тому +1

      I didn't know that! Thank you.

    • @PippaAT
      @PippaAT Рік тому +1

      It was also the name of a small leather bag, so a lady might say, "I have written an absolute budget of letters, and must needs get it in the mail."

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  Рік тому

      @@PippaAT very interesting!

    • @DevonExplorer
      @DevonExplorer 11 місяців тому +1

      Ah, that's interesting. Thanks, PippaAT. I did think it might have been because, as the wife of a landowner, she would have the household accounts - or budget - to deal with. Great to learn something new. :)

  • @stardust949
    @stardust949 Рік тому +7

    I loved your description of a "cozy", not too horrifying---and the same, but slightly different. Pretty much, yes. Lately I've had to walk away from so many different shows because I can't withstand them, for whatever reason. This story was pretty good. The whole 'planchet' thing brought back memories of when I'd do Ouija board when I was young. Playing about with The UNKNOWN. *spooky laughter*

  • @michaelfagan1823
    @michaelfagan1823 Рік тому +1

    Tony thanks very much for these downloads best wishes Micky F😎🙏☯️

  • @annicoyne2983
    @annicoyne2983 Рік тому +1

    excellent narration, great story too.

  • @Michael-qm3xe
    @Michael-qm3xe Рік тому +1

    Thanks Tony

  • @beckymartin1810
    @beckymartin1810 Рік тому +1

    Good story and the analysis was enlightening. Thanks Tony!

  • @susanotway7875
    @susanotway7875 Рік тому +1

    A great one! Thanks Tony.

  • @TheCuttingBureau
    @TheCuttingBureau 8 місяців тому

    It was interesting to hear your thoughts on science, by the way. It's yet another example of how I appreciate you commentary.

  • @Robert-A-R
    @Robert-A-R Рік тому +1

    This sounds like it’s gonna be a good un. Asante sana

  • @leonaheraty3760
    @leonaheraty3760 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you Tony! 😊

  • @joannemorris4451
    @joannemorris4451 Рік тому

    I'm liking E.F. more and more. The picture is creeepy. Thanks

  • @susanmercurio1060
    @susanmercurio1060 Рік тому +3

    Okay, Tony, you deliciously terrified me!
    Thank you!
    I would rather have you read the stories to me than to read them from the book.

  • @Cat_festation
    @Cat_festation Рік тому +1

    Highly descriptive and immersive; I truly enjoyed this one.

  • @Seven-Planets-Sci-Fi-Tuber
    @Seven-Planets-Sci-Fi-Tuber Рік тому +7

    Hi, discovering your channel.. So many great stories and authors! Clark Ashton Smith and authors from Weird Tales magazine wrote great stories. I searched your vids for Seabury Quinn to no avail. If you don't know his stories, they're perfect for your channel. Another great source of stories is Alfred Hitchock's countless anthologies with silly names, but some stories are just excellent. Cheers!

  • @MrsWilberforce2
    @MrsWilberforce2 Рік тому +3

    Loved this one! It was super creepy and super entertaining! Great choice! (All these exclamation points!)

  • @violetfemme411
    @violetfemme411 Рік тому +2

    Ohhhh yeah! 💜

  • @paskj1
    @paskj1 Рік тому

    Thanks

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  Рік тому

      Sorry I didn't thank you immediately. Thank you very much!

  • @deegeraghty9426
    @deegeraghty9426 Рік тому

    Thank you for this ghost story.😊

  • @vanillasuncherries
    @vanillasuncherries Рік тому +1

    Excellent job Tony!!❤

  • @roxyabrooks864
    @roxyabrooks864 Рік тому +4

    This is an unexpected post-holiday treat! Thank you for your wonderful stories!

  • @donaldmccleary9015
    @donaldmccleary9015 Рік тому

    Great story and narration! This story has Benson written all over it.
    Thanks!

  • @hughoxford8735
    @hughoxford8735 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant. Inexorably has the emphasis on the ex.

  • @Boogie_the_cat
    @Boogie_the_cat Рік тому +11

    Oh yeah! This'll be tonight's bedtime story.
    I'm happy to hear another Benson story i was not familiar with.

  • @angelaroberts2803
    @angelaroberts2803 Рік тому

    Well read tony.Thank you.I enjoy your talk after.

  • @geraldinestone2274
    @geraldinestone2274 11 місяців тому

    What a wonderful discovery to find your channel. This is the first video I have listened to.
    I look forward to working my way through the other videos.

  • @babs675
    @babs675 Рік тому

    Do love your chat at the end of each story. ❤

  • @gunners8487
    @gunners8487 Рік тому

    Fabulous reading, thanks for bringing this tale to life, Tony.

  • @lowrispooner2279
    @lowrispooner2279 Рік тому

    Wonderful thank you so much

  • @katyvdb5993
    @katyvdb5993 Рік тому +1

    Very enjoyable, and I like the way the end is tinged with pity and compassion.
    I wonder if you are familiar with E F Benson's 'Lucia' novels? In those, he has a wonderful time being very, very funny at the expense of his characters who dabble in the occult, including the planchette ('Lucia in London'). A completely different approach from his many ghost stories!

  • @dougalbutchy2596
    @dougalbutchy2596 Рік тому

    Most enjoyable, thank you!

  • @kathleenellenford4816
    @kathleenellenford4816 Рік тому

    Beautifully done!

  • @lsb9073
    @lsb9073 Рік тому

    Thanks for the story
    Just a detail, around 3:29
    InEXorably ✔️
    InexORably X
    😊

  • @THEPAGEBURNER1979
    @THEPAGEBURNER1979 Рік тому +4

    Thanks Tony 😂

  • @lisap.1826
    @lisap.1826 Рік тому

    40K subscribers 🎉🎉🎉! Congrats Tony! ❤

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  Рік тому

      you noticed! i was asleep when it happened. i’m a bit dazed by it all

  • @anjavonpfeil4312
    @anjavonpfeil4312 Рік тому +1

    Nicely read. It sounded like you were relating your own story.

  • @scottde-walden2760
    @scottde-walden2760 6 місяців тому

    I can’t believe I’ve never seen your channel Tony ,wonderful work ❤
    Couple I can’t find on your channel
    Canon alberics scrap book
    Rats !
    A neighbours land mark
    All would be amazing with you reading them 🎉
    Keep up the excellent work

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  6 місяців тому +1

      I haven’t done that one yet :)

  • @moviedude1850
    @moviedude1850 Рік тому

    This one has the creepy factor. Absolutely love it!

  • @meese9140
    @meese9140 Рік тому +6

    The old timey sexism KILLS ME 😂These dudes: we must not let Margaret know we suspect the house is haunted it would frighten her.
    Margaret, who communes with the dead nightly: you guys will never guess the fucked up murder suicide Lord Ashfield just told me about! Isn’t that crazy?
    You KNOW that were she alive today, she’d be one of those gals who eats lunch while watching forensics files 😂

  • @sujataorang9090
    @sujataorang9090 Рік тому

    Quality content + consistency, loving your channel ❤❤

  • @BrendaBrennan-r4f
    @BrendaBrennan-r4f Рік тому +1

    Just joyened you all

  • @KristinChoruby
    @KristinChoruby Рік тому +2

    Oh no, Planchette returns!

  • @PathiosProductions
    @PathiosProductions 6 місяців тому

    The image really caught my attention

  • @ropeburnsrussell
    @ropeburnsrussell Рік тому +1

    Just to aide your market research, i will listen to a chapter a week, but i wont invest 4 hours or more at a clip.
    Thats only me, of course.
    I liked this story, sort of standard script but quite well done.
    I will never use a planchette,ever.

  • @SC-jh9qp
    @SC-jh9qp Рік тому +1

    I was expecting a Jump-Scare right at the end there.

  • @Alkimza
    @Alkimza 4 місяці тому

    🎶Murder by the ocean,
    Murder by the sea,
    Murdering a black bird,
    Don't murder me! 🎶

  • @Rickkennett143
    @Rickkennett143 Рік тому +3

    Hasn't Hugh Grainger turned up in other Benson stories?

    • @SC-jh9qp
      @SC-jh9qp Рік тому +2

      The Bus Conductor.

    • @EnCryptedHorror
      @EnCryptedHorror Рік тому +3

      He's in a few I think. "And No Bird Sings" is also Hugh Grainger.

    • @thurayya8905
      @thurayya8905 Рік тому

      Thanks! His name sounded very familiar, but thought it was just me.

  • @JennyLane8666
    @JennyLane8666 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for introducing me to "old E. F.", he has become one of my favourites. That was Perfectly Splendid!

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  Рік тому

      Splendid. I dont think he’d go as far as spiffing

  • @thurayya8905
    @thurayya8905 Рік тому +2

    Margaret's budget may be for charity work and unpaid, as a good upper-class wife might dabble in for the thanks of the neighborhood. I'm not quite sure why Hugh doesn't want his wife to know what has happened. It can't be to protect her, as she has the best handle on the spirit world. It seems to me that he feels like it would give her the upper hand in the situation and he is more uncomfortable with that than the ghost.

  • @meganmcnelis7136
    @meganmcnelis7136 Рік тому

    I've only known a planchette to be moved without any kind of mechanical power, so it's interesting to hear him call it a "machine." Perhaps he's referring to it being "powered" by a supernatural force? 🤔

  • @eleanorbacony
    @eleanorbacony 3 місяці тому

    the ghost doesn't talk because his cut throat prevents him?

  • @ThomasAllan-up4td
    @ThomasAllan-up4td Рік тому

    This stuff would bore anyone to a mind-numbing standstill..if not to death.
    Too wordy.

  • @mrblaxto
    @mrblaxto Рік тому

    Reading is too cheerful for my taste, loses its creepiness for me. I feel it's a real pitfall of some narrators to inject too much personality into stories, I don't care for it.

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  Рік тому +1

      Noted. Thanks for
      popping by and sharing your opinions

  • @connieohara7301
    @connieohara7301 Рік тому +3

    I love ❤ your channels sooooo much. I can't get enough. I've listened to every story on every channel multiple times. Thank you for all of your hard work. Need more LATE NIGHT RADIO please. They're my favorite because it's just you talking.

    • @Su-Jo
      @Su-Jo Рік тому

      Same! I listen to Late Night Radio over and over again, it's that good!

  • @scoutrifle6827
    @scoutrifle6827 Рік тому +1

    Thanks!

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  Рік тому

      Sorry I didn't thank you immediately. Thank you very much!

  • @Bebecat477
    @Bebecat477 Рік тому

    Great story. I enjoyed it immensely. Thank you.

  • @allisonjones3064
    @allisonjones3064 8 місяців тому

    Thanks!