A schools inspector visiting a remote part of northern England has a strange encounter with an errant boy pursued by a grim and unsympathetic schoolmaster. But do either of them really exist? Story begins at 00:01:20 Narrated/performed by Simon Stanhope, aka Bitesized Audio. If you enjoy this content and would like to help me keep creating, there are a few ways you can support me (and get access to exclusive content): * Occasional/one-off support via Buy Me a Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/bitesizedaudio * Monthly support on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bitesizedaudio * Visit my Bandcamp page to hear more of my performances of classic stories, and you can purchase and download high quality audio files to listen offline: bitesizedaudio.bandcamp.com/ * Become a Bitesized Audio Classics member on RU-vid, from $1 / £1 / €1 per month: ru-vid.comjoin
Ah yes, I think because I've released a few recently, including some re-mastered old ones, the notifications are sometimes a bit sparing. Glad you found it anyway!
@@BitesizedAudio I think you know she had a direct impact on my output. Yes, you have that kind of clout. Were it not for you and her at least one of my humble yarns would not have been conceived. Again thank you.❤
Hi Simon, i googled your name and as i thought,you are an actor. I did this because i thought there is no way just any old Tom,Dick or Harry could narrate a story so well. We all like to think we can read a story out loud but it's hard to do it well. It has to be ones job basically to be able to do it. Also being born with a voice suited to it helps. Don't hear many stories narrated by Joe Pasquale 🤣🤣🤣 Great stuff mate.Jon.SW England :)
This is the second or third time that have listened to this story. A disturbing but gripping ghost story about a heartless and brutal murder very effectively narrated. Many thanks Simon Stanhope Sir
Thank you kindly. I've done a few of her stories to date, you may already have heard them but in case you've missed any they're available in this playlist (which I'll add to as and when I record more): ru-vid.com/group/PLi95qAoufCZLXgj7Koe4qQr7vQUlywa67
@@BitesizedAudio Thank you! I'd listened to your Phantom Coach, and I'll have to go listen to the others! I looked her up online, and saw a few stories...but much of the fun of the stories is hearing your presentation!
I have only recently discovered your wonderful readings and authors who are frequently overlooked in this time. Thank you so very much for sharing your talent and wisdom with us all, Mr. Stanhope ❤😊
Superb narrative for an afternoon in full flow of a thunderstorm & torrential rain, here in S. E. Estonia, Thank goodness we don't all turn to the evil side when life & those around us do not meet our expectations.
Very nice, are you remastering your old ones? If so, very good to hear. I have and will be revisiting your stories forever, no joke. Can't wait to see what you bring over the summer.
Thanks Max. Yes, sort of... it's an ongoing project, but as and when I have time I'm re-releasing some of my personal favourites among the older recordings, adding an introduction etc, mainly in order to avoid future problems re monetization etc. And it's an opportunity to remaster/fix any editing mistakes and other errors where necessary as well. It's progressing slowly because I'm obviously focussing mainly on creating new content, so I just work on them when I have some spare time.
These old stories display so distressingly the casual cruelty of English schooling...I've always had a hard time enjoying a story when it rears its ugly head.
I know what you mean. There are some awful depictions of school life in the literature of this era and they made a great impression on me when I first read them too. It was satisfying when the horrible characters got their comeuppance though, like Wackford Squeers for instance
Thank you for this! So well read, once again with neatly distinguished characters with regional speech! A story with the oddness of various real reported experiences, but also with the attention to justice you mention in a comment under another of her stories - fascinating! Does the Rev. Mr. Frazer observe, or - with some of his remarks - contribute somehow? And what an intriguing source - happily scanned in the Internet Archive: Thirteen at Dinner and what came of it Being Arrowsmith's Christmas Annual for 1881! Among 'Similar Items' suggested at the bottom of the Archive page: Stories with a Vengeance: Bow Bells Annual (1883) and The Witching Time: Tales for the Year's End (1887) - there's clearly a lot I don't know about 1880s Christmas Annuals!
The story was very enjoyable until it became clear that the boy was intellectually disabled and his father hated him for it. That was more horrifying than the ghost.
This protagonist is kind of a prickly little shift, in a way. He does not like anyone based on their physical foibles, regardless of whether they turn out to be a murderist or not
