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The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving, told by Edward E. French
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- Опубліковано 12 жов 2017
- Oscar nominated an Emmy Award Winning Special makeup Effects Artist Edward E. French reads sinister early American satire from Washington Irving, author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. The classic short story “The Devil and Tom Walker” is the dark and eerie tale of a foolish man’s greed, hypocrisy and ambition that leads him to make a deal with the Devil.
I remember this from 11th grade English. A funny story, my teacher, Mrs. Ashworth, when we were reviewing one line mentioning the quagmire (the swamp), she asked "What's a quagmire?". Then me and someone else started saying "Giggity, giggity, giggity", and Mrs. Ashworth said "NOT from Family Guy".
But fr, what is a quagmire
@@Not-A-Content-Creator It's pretty much a wet, boggy area of land.
@@TheNWClassA1218 giggity 😏
Our class did the same for our 11th grade American Lit class, but it was "Dicky Moe" at the beginning of Moby Dick.
@@observationsfromthebunker9639 Well, now I will search for "Dicky Moe" on-line ---- cautiously.
English and literature class always been my weakest subject when i was in school mainly because it never caught my interest. however my sophomore year when my class was on this story i actually enjoyed it. Every now and then i play the story again to bring back my high school memories. This was back in 2009.
Lol high school back in 2009, damn I got depressed....I was in high school back in '69
This is an absolutely phenomenal reading of a wonderful story.
When listening to your narration I am reminded of Vincent Price. Perfect for such a story. Thank you for reading this.
I love this story. Wonderful, spirited reading. Thank you.
i love that this is a scary story about greed and speculation. We should really bring these back.
Read this in high school and it has stayed as one of my favorite pieces of literature since.
Thank you Mr. French. I had no idea you would actually read a Washington Irving story when I suggest one on your last upload. Very well read, as usual. I am looking forward to your next.
It was an excellent suggestion Stutley-and now I have Washington Irving on the channel! Perfect story for Halloween and a timely commentary about our present U.S. economic woes...
Fascinating story and told in a natural way. It's more interesting when I'm not staring at the same picture but at the images behind my closed eyes.
THAT's the idea , James . Cheers. E.E.F.
The best narrator of all time! Thank you Mr. French!
How can I argue with your review? Thank you. I'll admit to "A" for effort......E.E.F.
Great story and reading was brilliant thanks
For posting it
Enjoyed it immensely.
I am here of my own free will, because I love a good story very well read....!
Excellent. Thank you.
Nicely read....you captured the tone of the story well.
Excellent rendering! Simply fantastic! Thank you!
reading this by myself would never have been this good, Thank you so much!!
Glad you enjoyed it, Wolf Bite! But I hope you're also reading for pleasure. Cheers. E.E.F.
Totally enjoyable narration & story. Thank you.
i know this story, yet you brought to life and made a new one. wonderful - as usual, many thanks.
i'm glad you read an old classic instead of a "modern" one. Hope to hear more classics from 18th and 19th centuries. :) Keep safe.
🎃I must confess Mr. French, that this is my 10th time listening to this tale and I never get tired of it! You certainly are a FANTASTIC bard!! Thank you!! 🖖🎃
!0 times! Thanks, Ricardo. You are a true Fiction Fantastique Fanatic! E.E.F.
Bravo, Mr French! Masterfully done! This was a great story for the season. It doesn't get much better than Washington Irving in the month of October. I also have to say I really appreciate your title illustrations, and the author and narrator bios at the end of each story. Thank you for your work.
A subscriber to this channel suggested Irving and I realized immediately I had to record it. Irving's writing really lends itself to being spoken aloud and really stands the test of time. EEF
edward french Good choice. His writing does have a certain rhythm for telling aloud.
Brilliant,thankyou
I enjoyed this reading. I had to read this for my English class, and it was quite enjoyable to hear you read. Thank you
Thank YOU for listening, Gavin. Nice to know I could help a student with his homework. E.E.F.
You have such a natural "voice" for narrating. I subbed and have listened to at least a dozen stories so far. I am a big Ray Bradbury fan -- so I welcome you to do more his works! Also a huge fan of H.P. Lovecraft! As I am sure many others are. Well enough of making suggestions, lol! Keep up the great work!
THANKS, Boris. E.E.F.
You're welcome Sir!
Invaluable for students strapped for time. Thanks!
Always nice to hear that. E.E.F.
POV: your listening to this at 1am and still going to fail the quiz u hav tmr
Exceptional reading. Irving would be grateful. And yes, a welcome hint of Vincent Price. And hint is enough.
Thanks, @joeharoutunian1805. I appreciate your kind words. Irving is a fun author to read aloud. E.E.F.
Who else is here because in the final episode of succession Tom mentions to Greg that he has made a deal with the devil (not with the siblings but with Logan, hence the fact that Logan already knew they were coming because Tom informed him) and this story is likely synonymous to what is going to happen in season 4
The visual connection between chopping down trees and collecting souls for the fire impresses me.
Beautifully presented, as usual.
I wonder how many hours go into these narrations, to make them sound as easy and natural as they do?
Many thanks.
Offshore- The process of creating the audio varies from author to author. The Devil and Tom Walker took about 4 days. I read/rehearse, make notes on the I-pad I read from and research unfamiliar words during this stage. On this one, I recorded it twice and then cut it together with the best "takes" from each session. I spend as little time as I have to wrapping the final audio narration up with a bow in the visual "titles"/credits material. Sound effects and music are a last and least important consideration. If I can't come up with something that works to enhance and not distract from the story in an hour then I won't use anything. I think I lucked out with the music for D&TW with the early American period piece "Captain Kidd." Cheers. E.E.F.
Thanks for the information.
The music does perfectly complement this excellent, cautionary tale.
Dear Offshore and Mr. French, thank you first to Mr. French for the phenomenal quality of your productions, and to Offshore second for asking Mr. French about his process and the time required. Thirdly, another thank you to Mr. French for the insightful reply. I speak to others of your recordings and the artwork you produce with high praise, and of your generous spirit, too.
amazing story and amazing voice. wonderful.
This channel is amazing.. Pls , Keep posting more short stories from variety of genres. Thanks for you existing work!!
Thar's nice to hear, Yash. These days I post stories on an irregular basis. I hope you'll subscribe so that you can be alerted when a new narration arrives. Cheers. E.E.F.
I did subscribe sir. I should say I hv become a fan. I checked you have tons of videos, I m checking all out. I am an aspiring film maker studying literature. If you can recommend few favourite under-rated, not so well known writers in your favorite genres, I would love to check them out.(under rated since I have checked out most of the famous and pop writers)
Yash- This channel is my little "laboratory," you might say, where I discover "under-rated" or not-so-well-known works along with you and whoever's listening. These are all stories I want to tell. Stories previously unfamiliar to me. I'm more of a fantasy film buff, so I notice a lot of films were based on ideas, themes and narratives of these stories. Many of the later recordings are by authors I was completely unfamiliar with. Thanks for subscribing. E.E.F.
remember reading this in 11th grade last year. one of the few stories i actually enjoyed reading in school
I appreciate you greatly sir
his voice is so soothing ngl
I wish they would make a movie and have it directed by someone like Tim burton like They did with sleep y hollow only more true to the source.
Great bedtime story
another excellent reading
Thank you tomtomshay. EXCELLENT writing helps a lot.
Washington Irving, the first great American storyteller. Nathaniel Hawthorne was the other though his stories weren't so whimsical. Then came Mr. Poe😱
Tremendous! 😊
Well done Mr. French
Excellent narrative.
Thanks for listening, Solaris Seven. E.E.F.
This was a great story...
Superb.
I'm here cz this is included in the short story course in college
This was a fantastic story tho
i'm in love. . . :}
If the war not confined to words ... The quagmire , i suppose, poor tom - properly pixelated by NOW, eh?
Excuse me, Mr.French, do you solely read and present short stories, or, would you consider reading an entire novel and posting one chapter at a time, almost like a series of short stories? I ask, because, there's a wonderful series by R.A. Salvatore called 'The Dark Elf Trilogy', telling of the life of Drizzt Do'Urden, and it'd be great to hear you read it. I have subscribed to your channel, not as "I've subscribed so do as I say", or something ridiculous... just so I can listen to more of your readings, and in the event you DO read The Dark Elf Trilogy, I can be notified. If you don't want to post the reading of it tho, I do still very highly recommend it as a personal read for yourself. It's an incredibly awesome book...
I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the suggestion. E.E.F.
thanks Edward e French
Watch is 2x playback if you can read anime subtitles
I like the voice better. Sir thanks a lot. It's clearer.
Not a slaver ,but yet a userer .... Not possible , TOM ... you trying to trap the "BOSS" ??? .... Hmmm
Slomski anyone?
who else is here for english 11
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