The Traitor, a Detective and Spy Story by Somerset Maugham

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  • Опубликовано: 24 май 2024
  • In "The Traitor" by W. Somerset Maugham, the protagonist, Ashenden, is a British intelligence officer during World War I who is tasked with investigating an alleged traitor named Caypor. Caypor is an Englishman living in neutral Switzerland with his German wife and is suspected of passing information to the enemy. Ashenden befriends Caypor under a false identity.... I won't reveal more here....
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  • @mataform
    @mataform 21 день назад +11

    I am an actress and I am truly dismayed that Ai is doing our jobs for us when we have worked hard to train, often struggle to make enough money to continue and do every other jobs, to have our livelihood removed and not done very well by AI. There is no real feel to this and the voice becomes robotic and flat in part. But I love Maugham's stories nevertheless.

    • @neuralsurfer
      @neuralsurfer  21 день назад +1

      I understand but these are real people who contributed and have had their voices augmented for scale. Also thousands of dollars are spent out of pocket for such. No one is used who didn’t consciously submit.

    • @eshiestrik2756
      @eshiestrik2756 21 день назад

      There is no way that this was AI! There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
      AI is emotionless and doesn't have the flow of words that this Reader has. Pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English grammar perfect! ❤

    • @unigweobinna4627
      @unigweobinna4627 День назад

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  • @novascheller5957
    @novascheller5957 18 дней назад +2

    I love how stark and simple Maugham’s endings are.

  • @NannyOggins
    @NannyOggins 25 дней назад +16

    interesting story. I dislike the AI because of the weird stresses and sentence breaks but its a free book so we have to endure it.

    • @eshiestrik2756
      @eshiestrik2756 21 день назад

      There is no way that this was AI! There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
      AI is emotionless and doesn't have the flow of words that this Reader has. Pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English grammar perfect! ❤

  • @brendabiffibaldovino8306
    @brendabiffibaldovino8306 7 дней назад +2

    Thank you very much for sharing 💙💙💙

  • @ainternet239
    @ainternet239 Месяц назад +8

    It’s a shame that hardly anyone writes prose of this quality anymore

  • @AlgorithmEngagementEntity
    @AlgorithmEngagementEntity Месяц назад +8

    Brilliantly shared.

  • @annemaxwell9975
    @annemaxwell9975 Месяц назад +28

    Great stories. Just realised read by AI. German pronounced as, with a G for golf and Ally pronounced as in Alley! Lol

    • @ibdalia69
      @ibdalia69 29 дней назад +10

      Thank you, I don't do AI, I believe in payment for humans.

    • @LulasSong
      @LulasSong 29 дней назад +3

      ​@@ibdalia69
      ♥️♥️♥️

    • @guidofaria6721
      @guidofaria6721 24 дня назад +3

      That's why I found something strange at times. Lol

    • @eshiestrik2756
      @eshiestrik2756 21 день назад +1

      There is no way that this was AI! There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
      AI is emotionless and doesn't have the flow of words that this Reader has. Pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English grammar perfect! ❤

    • @stevecharman8420
      @stevecharman8420 19 дней назад +1

      Yes, certainly AI but fairly good. It gets very ragged around the 26:34 mark. However it's ridiculous for people to complain about the non-payment of a human to read when they're getting a free service.

  • @Buce-ku9vx
    @Buce-ku9vx Месяц назад +1

    Love the graphics! Thanks

  • @Grace.allovertheplace
    @Grace.allovertheplace Месяц назад +3

    Thank you 🙏

  • @harbinger2838
    @harbinger2838 Месяц назад +3

    A superb story.

  • @margaretcook560
    @margaretcook560 Месяц назад +16

    There is no expression in this narration. Is it AI?

    • @ibdalia69
      @ibdalia69 29 дней назад +3

      Yes

    • @paulaeppley3569
      @paulaeppley3569 26 дней назад +4

      @@ibdalia69I can’t stand AI. 😡

    • @ibdalia69
      @ibdalia69 26 дней назад +5

      @@paulaeppley3569 I now say that I am leaving becausr of AI.....apart fron nauseating delivery I believe a HUMAN (remember them) shoud have a paying job...otherwise we will all be reduntant .🤔😘

    • @eshiestrik2756
      @eshiestrik2756 21 день назад +1

      What are you talking about? There is heaps of expression!
      IT IS NOT AI!!!
      There is no way that this was AI!
      There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
      The narrator has the required flow of words that this person has.
      His pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English accent and ENGLISH grammar is perfect! That is what makes it such an interesting story ❤

    • @VickersDoorter
      @VickersDoorter 7 дней назад

      @@eshiestrik2756 So Cuckoo pronounced as Coo-coo, ally as alley and German as gerr-man? What kind of perfect English is that?

  • @eshiestrik2756
    @eshiestrik2756 21 день назад +1

    For all those stating that the narration is AI, without proof and maybe not listening all the way through, IT IS NOT AI!!!
    There is no way that this was AI!
    There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
    THE narrator has the required flow of words that this person has.
    His pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English accent and ENGLISH grammar is perfect! That is what makes it such an interesting story ❤

    • @irissustainableplanning6713
      @irissustainableplanning6713 20 дней назад +2

      As an English person, I assure you that no English person prounounces Ally as Ali.

    • @stevecharman8420
      @stevecharman8420 19 дней назад

      Heaven knows why you're insisting it's a human voice when it's so obviously not (can't you hear all those glitches?). Nevertheless, we're all here listening so obviously the AI voice doesn't put us off.

    • @carolthomas8528
      @carolthomas8528 11 дней назад +2

      Of course his grammar is perfect - he’s “reading” Somerset Maugham ‘s words QED ! The voice is expressionless and much pronunciation and intonation is totally wrong .

    • @carolthomas8528
      @carolthomas8528 11 дней назад +1

      @@stevecharman8420 You’re absolutely right . Nowhere else can I find such a comprehensive collection of these stories so it’s Hobson’s Choice isn’t it ?

    • @VickersDoorter
      @VickersDoorter 7 дней назад

      @eshiestrik2756 - Take the time to real the channel description. It explains the use of AI augmented human voices and that they pay $1000 a month to use it. It is pretty good nontheless, even if the intonation and metre is a bit duff on occasion. There are also giveaways such as pronouncing Basel "Bars-le", ally "Alley" and Cuckoo "Coo-coo". No reasonably-educated native English speaker would make those errors.

  • @judithtrigg1694
    @judithtrigg1694 Месяц назад +1

    Loved the hitchcock film.thank you for this.

    • @lauragranger9813
      @lauragranger9813 День назад

      which hitchcock was this?

    • @judithtrigg1694
      @judithtrigg1694 День назад

      Secret agent starring John Gielgud and Peter lore.​@@lauragranger9813

  • @lindarodman5014
    @lindarodman5014 22 дня назад

    Delighted with the stories, curious about why AI. No starving actors about there?

    • @neuralsurfer
      @neuralsurfer  22 дня назад +1

      Every voice here is a real person who has authorized their use via augmentation.

    • @eshiestrik2756
      @eshiestrik2756 21 день назад

      There is no way that this was AI! There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
      AI is emotionless and doesn't have the flow of words that this Reader has. Pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English grammar perfect! ❤

  • @dqvu5591
    @dqvu5591 Месяц назад +1

    Who is the narrator please!

    • @paperback10
      @paperback10 Месяц назад +1

      AI

    • @ibdalia69
      @ibdalia69 26 дней назад

      If you liked it I hope your way of life is taken over by ai....with respect.

    • @eshiestrik2756
      @eshiestrik2756 21 день назад

      ​@@paperback10
      There is no way that this was AI! There is far too much expression and warnth in the voice.
      AI is emotionless and doesn't have the flow of words that this Reader has. Pronunciation, punctuation and annunciation is read in the right places, and his English grammar perfect! ❤

    • @paperback10
      @paperback10 15 дней назад

      @@eshiestrik2756 it is AI

    • @MND139
      @MND139 13 часов назад

      @@eshiestrik2756 Read the description, he tells you all about it!

  • @carolhill9934
    @carolhill9934 19 дней назад

    Very greasy

  • @paulleverton9569
    @paulleverton9569 24 дня назад

    Fantastic writing, and pretty good narration. W Somerset Maugham begat Graham Greene, and Graham Greene begat John le Carre.
    To be perfectly frank, there's no one stepping up to fill the shoes left empty by the death of John le Carre.
    Mick Herron writes entertaining books but lacks the storytelling ability of the young Frederick Forsythe or le Carre's examination of human motives
    Tom Rob Smith was recommended to me so I read CHILD 44. Poorly written plagiarism (THE KILLER DEPARTMENT/CITIZEN X) with plot holes that infants could spot. Total gimmick.

    • @pdavis55
      @pdavis55 9 дней назад

      It has been stated that not only Graham Greene (a great writer), Ian Fleming owes W. Somerset Maugham as well. Indeed R reminds me of M.

  • @LocutorBritanico
    @LocutorBritanico 21 день назад

    AI load of rubbish.