The Stranger Of The Night by Edgar Wallace

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  • Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
  • Edgar Wallace's "The Stranger of the Night," is a well-crafted supernatural thriller first published on 15 October 1910. Follow the tale of George Thomas, a troubled man armed with a hidden knife, as he encounters a mysterious stranger who seems to understand his deepest fears and desires. This stranger, a seemingly benevolent spirit, guides George through a night of profound psychological and moral turmoil, leading to an unexpected and thought-provoking conclusion. Let Tony Walker's evocative storytelling immerse you in Wallace's world, where the boundaries between reality and the supernatural blur in this riveting tale.
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  • @franken-pattern
    @franken-pattern 28 днів тому +38

    Is a holiday weekend without Tony Walker even a holiday?! I think not...!
    Thank you for making our Friday so much more fun 🎉

  • @MarianneOrent
    @MarianneOrent 28 днів тому +12

    Definitely a Tony Tribe member. ❤

  • @meganmcnelis7136
    @meganmcnelis7136 28 днів тому +11

    This reminds me of something I’ve been reading about lately: the “third man” syndrome, where someone feels an accompanying presence in emergencies or times of extreme distress. I like that Wallace left doubt at first about whether the man of the night was goading him into committing the crime or talking him out of it!

  • @lunablue745
    @lunablue745 28 днів тому +16

    I really enjoyed this. I like the angel-like figure who saves the man. Getting the man to realize he is responsible for his own actions, and then the opportunity comes along for the man to change his life.
    The words wax cylinders had a visceral effect on me. Reminded me of the movie "Crimson Peak." Scary!!

  • @AndreaDingbatt
    @AndreaDingbatt 28 днів тому +24

    Thank you Tony!!
    You are the Only channel where I hit the Like Button even before I listen!!😊❤

  • @garybernstein3527
    @garybernstein3527 28 днів тому +4

    Tony does have a great voice for reading. And of course you can fall asleep hearing a good story read by a good voice. But there's something of an ambiguous compliment in the phrasing, a good voice for sleeping.

  • @lisap.1826
    @lisap.1826 28 днів тому +6

    Good on you, Tony! I ❤ your work!
    Bravo for ignoring the haters 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. Deleting the negative comments deprives the scumbags of the attention that they seek.

  • @lesleykaygosson315
    @lesleykaygosson315 28 днів тому +7

    I liked this story. I will be looking for other stories and books by this author.
    Story ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Perfect Narration ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

  • @Gretschbeach
    @Gretschbeach 28 днів тому +8

    This was a good one. I liked the fact that he was led to fishermen. I also wonder if the “we’ll get a better man” line could be interpreted to mean the protagonist could become a better man.

  • @merlapittman5034
    @merlapittman5034 28 днів тому +8

    I really liked this story! It's just a lovely read and read by a master. Thank you!

  • @zeromt3577
    @zeromt3577 28 днів тому +10

    "...I dunno, that tough-guy act wasn't particularly convincing..." KIDDING! 😉
    I once heard it said that it takes seven complements to recover from the damage of a single criticism. I think, for me personally, the ratio 14-to-1 or even worse. For what it's worth, I really admire what you do and I'd be doing the very nearly same thing myself (although probably not doing it as well) if paying the bills didn't soak up so much of my time, energy, and creativity.
    Currently, my favorite genre is "occult detective," so I feel doubly lucky that you've got a ghost (and horror) podcast duelling with a detective podcast over which one gets to popularize great stories like these.
    Please keep doing what you're doing, Tony! You're a kind, friendly voice to all of us and an inspiration to many of us! Also, keep pursuing Shelia's crystal gongs! I know how she feels (in fact, stage fright is why I (so far) haven't recorded any vocal music) but seriously, if it sounds good and you've got decent mics, then record it! If it was calming, healing music the instant it was made, then there is a good chance it will "reverberate" through youtube (via replays, recommendations, etc.) and benefit an even greater audience.
    Sadly the naysayers never really had a chance to personally benefit from the creation. Their only joy of choice is schadenfreude. They are just the stony ground through which creative folks must trudge. They cannot move themselves, so their only hope is to cause a brief flash of misery to a passerby. That makes your defence the best choice -- just avoid them whenever you can, and, if they ever manage to get into your shoes, take a moment to shake them out of there, leave them in the dust, and resume your journey.

    • @lesleyrobertson5465
      @lesleyrobertson5465 23 дні тому

      I agree if people don’t like wat you doing them they should move on. We are all individual not robots. I admire u. I also love reading and I’m currently writing a novel. I’m thinking instead of getting it published I should just read it out in increments on a podcast

  • @Oregonthistle
    @Oregonthistle 28 днів тому +5

    Thank you! I’m definitely with you!😄

  • @amandalee215
    @amandalee215 28 днів тому +5

    Thanks for your hard work

  • @violetfemme411
    @violetfemme411 28 днів тому +7

    You literally brought tears to my eyes when you said how you would comfort Callie 😢💜

    • @lunablue745
      @lunablue745 28 днів тому +2

      😭😭Me too!!

    • @AndreaDingbatt
      @AndreaDingbatt 28 днів тому

      @@violetfemme411 Same Here!!
      Although when Jasper Mutt is Dreaming,,,,
      I'm sure he is chasing Dream Bunnies!!
      ( to make friends with them!!)

  • @Story-Voracious66
    @Story-Voracious66 28 днів тому +5

    If you could see my face!
    It's a bit 😮. Spooky...
    I was about to listen to this story, and listened to 5 minutes of ad's then thought, No. I'd like some music first, so I listened to the Fisherman's Friends. 😮
    Loved this story, it was a happy end and I like the idea of Angels walking with us.
    "Gabriel before me."
    "Raphael behind me."
    "Michael to my right."
    "Uriel on my left side."
    "In the circle of fire."
    Stay tough Tony. 🧡🧡🧡

  • @debbiekhune8645
    @debbiekhune8645 28 днів тому +9

    Thank you for another wonderful read. ❤ hope you had a nice 4th of July.

    • @LucicPower
      @LucicPower 28 днів тому +4

      He's British 😛, maybe Guy Fawkes day

  • @rosiemcnaughton9933
    @rosiemcnaughton9933 28 днів тому +5

    Thank you, Tony. Haven't heard this one before.

  • @walterfechter8080
    @walterfechter8080 22 дні тому +3

    This is a tidy little tale of the supernatural that is also food for thought - a morality tale, as you mentioned. I know of Edgar Wallace's work. I also knew Wallace had something to do with the film, "King Kong." Many thanks, Tony.

  • @TheRickie41
    @TheRickie41 28 днів тому +5

    Thank you, loved it.

  • @missholly7534
    @missholly7534 28 днів тому +5

    Loved this one! (As always!)

  • @furrypurry
    @furrypurry 28 днів тому +7

    An Edgar Wallace mystery, nice one Tony. I will sing the theme tune just before listening 😊

  • @marciedewolff9357
    @marciedewolff9357 28 днів тому +7

    Yippie! Thank you so much Tony!!!!!

  • @peterbianchi6219
    @peterbianchi6219 28 днів тому +4

    Found Tony just a few months ago (early 2024) at the detective stories and appear to be working backwards ... really enjoy his narration (more i think than the guest narrators). Only thing unwanted is those humble preambles to his interesting and amusing commentaries at the end. Always well done! I give small donations when I can. Hope you will too. ... and anyone who loves dogs is ok with me (well, most of 'em anyway).

  • @martiwilliams4592
    @martiwilliams4592 28 днів тому +4

    Just as captivating, thought provoking this time around. Thanks so much for all your hard work for us, Tony. Much needed and appreciated,

  • @333angeleyes
    @333angeleyes 26 днів тому +2

    This is why Tony's commentary at the end of the video is my favorite part! I honestly did not think it was an angel. I thought it was a demon or his dark inner conscious.

  • @donaldkelly3983
    @donaldkelly3983 27 днів тому +1

    Yes, "Classic Stories" sticks! Keep it going.

  • @donaldmccleary9015
    @donaldmccleary9015 28 днів тому +3

    Great story and narration!
    I continue to be baffled and angry about why the company owned by the failed astronaut did what they did to you.
    Thanks for doing what you do! You do amazing work! Thanks!!

  • @mydogonslow
    @mydogonslow 28 днів тому +3

    We’re with you! Love your channels!

  • @janparr2506
    @janparr2506 26 днів тому +1

    Me laughing at 3:15 am to you telling negative Nellie’s to get lost. Love it!

  • @along5925
    @along5925 28 днів тому +3

    This was very enjoyable! Great reading as usual. Thanks so much, from a member of Tony's tribe.

  • @BlueBamboo62
    @BlueBamboo62 28 днів тому +5

    What a great voice for sleep! Appreciate the story choices too.
    Thank you!

  • @michaelgreaves2375
    @michaelgreaves2375 28 днів тому +10

    First!... to be afflicted by the psychological torment and moral uncertainty of this tale?

  • @lesleyrobertson5465
    @lesleyrobertson5465 23 дні тому +2

    Just wanted to say Tony that I love listening to your UA-cam and podcasts and I think your idea about past lives and memories are real and still alive made me tear up. I thought about old friends and my cat tiger. I miss him everyday Ty

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  22 дні тому +1

      I'm just reading some plays by J B Priestley and he has some interesting ideas about time which seem very comforting.

    • @Shineon83
      @Shineon83 13 днів тому

      I’m sooooo sorry…. Same with my Sammy 😿

  • @lahainanoon5838
    @lahainanoon5838 25 днів тому +2

    Thank you Tony, you are a true gem and talent, and I love and appreciate your work.

  • @tricivenola8164
    @tricivenola8164 28 днів тому +2

    Good for you, Tony, standing up to Amazon. I wish more people would. I've loved your channel since I found it early this year, and now I love it even more!!

  • @user-xj9gf9le9n
    @user-xj9gf9le9n 28 днів тому +3

    Hi Tony i think your sorry,s are great so thank u from CMC.

  • @jenniferlevine5406
    @jenniferlevine5406 28 днів тому +2

    Yes- new you! Me too!

  • @chimerat8012
    @chimerat8012 28 днів тому +1

    I liked your reading VERY much. Great literature is not always a requirement for enjoyment.Imagination can soar regardless of the structure.Thank you.

  • @tokatulu
    @tokatulu 28 днів тому +2

    I’ve spent too many hours in the Lands Between.
    I haven’t allocated enough time for my tale teller!

  • @angelaroberts2803
    @angelaroberts2803 27 днів тому

    Thank you Tony for all the information about Edgar Wallace.

  • @tzaph67
    @tzaph67 10 днів тому

    Great story Tony! I already listen to Classic Detective stories and will definitely chase up the Classic Stories too. Please don’t take negative comments seriously - people love to complain. Your channels are excellent - I was over the moon when I first discovered you a couple of years ago. You bring a lot of joy. I really enjoy your analysis/ chat afterwards too. Take care xx

  • @user-wv2tl2yh9k
    @user-wv2tl2yh9k 28 днів тому +4

    Thank goodness I was able to get on here with you and the guys. Hey from Virginia usa

  • @stalinlovsciafbifakemsmzio6674
    @stalinlovsciafbifakemsmzio6674 23 дні тому +1

    Hey Tony, catching up on your stories, just listened to… The TELEPHONE, da dum daaah!!! - They’d have NEVER gotten away from the bloody thing TODAY, if only they knew, lol. I expected him to have not been there when the dude came to disconnect and she called out, thought he’d have been a ghost. Cheers!

  • @lindadarveau1031
    @lindadarveau1031 28 днів тому +4

    I was listening to another podcast and at the end I wished there was the explanation/ critique of the story like you do.
    Thinking I must be thick headed because sometimes I need that explanation.

  • @carolsabo3408
    @carolsabo3408 27 днів тому

    You are the best! Thank you for reading these stories.

  • @katherinedrexler2310
    @katherinedrexler2310 13 днів тому

    Hello Tony, we always enjoy your narrations and your comments and side stories! Keep it going❤

  • @andrewedwards2734
    @andrewedwards2734 24 дні тому

    Thank you Tony for all that you do! Long-time listener/subscriber here from Dallas here. I love the fact that you wrap up every story with an update on your life (I'm about to graduate from nursing school, so I especially loved hearing about your time spent as a nurse) and I've learned quite a lot from your literary analyses as you discuss each story in-depth (lives of the authors, comments on style, your thoughts on what makes a short ghost story successful...) Again, many thanks, and best of luck going forward!

  • @norayoder3189
    @norayoder3189 20 днів тому +1

    Has it been five years?! Lordy❤

  • @Ladymar
    @Ladymar 25 днів тому

    I really enjoy the particulars about the authors of the stories and what may have motived them. It makes for an enjoyable, personal listening experience. You are a step above your competitors.

  • @gmurph6499
    @gmurph6499 27 днів тому

    Wonderfully read. Thank you ❤

  • @dodiekoehler
    @dodiekoehler 12 днів тому

    I am happy to say, I'm a member of your tribe.

  • @annesavoury2091
    @annesavoury2091 23 дні тому

    Hello Sir. Thank you for your delectable stories. I especially enjoy the chats at the end. It's as if we were sitting by the fireside together. Never mind the gainsayers...all their taste is in their mouths!!❤

  • @sugarfalls1
    @sugarfalls1 26 днів тому +1

    Wow - the Stranger of the Night sounds like a "must hear"!! Btw, that short story that viewer (Van de something) recommended was so scary and GOOD! lol I really liked it! I forget who the author was but if you can read more of that person, I'd love it! A big fan from across the pond! Love you, Tony!! Wow, great East End accent!! You do great accents, btw! I am very impressed!

  • @millief4763
    @millief4763 21 день тому +2

    I like what you do 😊
    Don‘t listen to criticisms: your stuff is perfect.

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  21 день тому

      thank you . i try to deleted them now

  • @jonathanpashley4845
    @jonathanpashley4845 28 днів тому

    Tony ignore the trolls. Your podcasts are great carry on the good work and thanks.👍

  • @julierobinson3633
    @julierobinson3633 28 днів тому +3

    Got me with that one, I was sure it would turn out HE was the ghost and had earlier drowned himself in the river. I think a few signs hinting that were deliberately planted?
    You made me howl with the comment about giving out free rum being a bad idea - as the policeman told you... Great comic timing.

  • @amgroves76
    @amgroves76 26 днів тому

    Good story, agree with you about the mention of profession would have been better at the beginning, more a full circle route. Great chat too

  • @jjjjjjjjkigghh8662
    @jjjjjjjjkigghh8662 27 днів тому

    You are my favorite! I would love to hear The Oakleigh Ghost (1900) by Annie Armitt

  • @technomickdocumentalist2495
    @technomickdocumentalist2495 28 днів тому +4

    First . 🙏

  • @stardust949
    @stardust949 27 днів тому

    LOL~!! That is EXACTLY what I thought---and in exactly that tone of voice, Tony---your "new-fangled detective stories channel" !!! This story was 'meh', but I always enjoy your finessed interpretation as narrator as well as Our Man's Ramble at the end. Thank you.

  • @andrewbeale6072
    @andrewbeale6072 25 днів тому

    Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Markheim' is very similar, but more dialogue-heavy and more ambiguous about the nature of the stranger.
    Is the shanty you're thinking of 'The Gallant Frigate Amphitrite'? The name Valparaiso made me think of the line 'Farewell to Valparaiso, farewell for a while.'

  • @norayoder3189
    @norayoder3189 20 днів тому +1

    Tony Walker making Americans comment with a British accent since 2019😘

  • @thurayya8905
    @thurayya8905 27 днів тому

    Actually, he doesn't explain anything to the other man/angel; he just jumps right in and speaks to him as though he already had.

  • @kristinacable
    @kristinacable 26 днів тому

    ❤❤

  • @chbend8220
    @chbend8220 28 днів тому +1

    What story is the "locked drawer" clip from? It sounds neat.

  • @imh9524
    @imh9524 17 днів тому +1

    I think that the problem is that the nay-sayers say things that we already tell ourselves, so it's more likely that we will believe them that all the people who make positive comments. I suppose that means that we must practice saying lots of good things about ourselves so that we eventually believe them.

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  16 днів тому +1

      Thank you . I’m immediately deleting them now and i am finding that they skip from memory much more easily

  • @garybernstein3527
    @garybernstein3527 28 днів тому +1

    I have read a little bit in these comments about your troubles with Amazon and audible. I understand the expense of having good lawyer. I wonder if you could get the writers guild intervene for you even if you are not a member. Also there's an organization completely non-profit and idealistic called Writers Beware that opposes any kind of scam or unfairness against writers. They have taken action and Chief Fair outcomes in many cases. I think your problem might be in your belly but I couldn't say for sure. You should ask them.

  • @THEPAGEBURNER1979
    @THEPAGEBURNER1979 26 днів тому

    Tony it’s the save

  • @garybernstein3527
    @garybernstein3527 28 днів тому +1

    Do you think it possible did the stranger is not an angel but Jesus himself, the Lamb about which he had just been waiting on the sign of the wall?

  • @amandine512
    @amandine512 26 днів тому

    I wish you would link your other channels in the description. 😁

    • @ClassicGhost
      @ClassicGhost  26 днів тому +1

      they are at the bottom of the page on youtube

  • @mijiyoon5575
    @mijiyoon5575 27 днів тому

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @mijiyoon5575
    @mijiyoon5575 27 днів тому

    🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰

  • @sparklemotion8377
    @sparklemotion8377 28 днів тому +3

    I hope you keep the though guy attitude because I felt offended that you gave more weight to negative comments than the people who appreciate your stories and explanations. It's a free masterclass after a free story