A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins
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- Опубликовано: 30 мар 2023
- Step back in time to Victorian Paris, a city of mystery and intrigue, where danger lurks around every corner and secrets are hidden behind every closed door. In this podcast episode, you will be transported to the heart of the City of Lights, where a thrilling tale of suspense and intrigue awaits.
"A Terribly Strange Bed" is a little gem of a story, published in 1852 by the master of suspense himself, Wilkie Collins. The story follows the protagonist, who is bored of his usual respectable haunts and decides to venture into a low down gambling den, where he begins to win, and win, and win.
However, as the night wears on, our protagonist finds himself caught up in a web of danger and intrigue that he could never have imagined. The stakes become higher and higher, until he finds himself in a situation where his very life is at risk.
So, if you're in the mood for a thrilling tale of danger and intrigue, look no further than "A Terribly Strange Bed." This little gem of a story is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat, and remind you why Wilkie Collins is considered one of the greatest writers of the Victorian era.
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You know a story I love. It's ringing the changes. I always remember the samurai suit in the hall. Has for dracula this is how I'd deal with dracula. I'd drop some blood on a block of wood. And let drac sink his fangs into the block. Then ring up the pest controller to get him removed
I was on lockdown until 6pm last night with 14 four year olds!! I needed this so badly just to relax! Thank You!!!
Aw, geez. I am so sick of threats to society and innocent kids. There are ways to have thumbprint tech on guns. I know there are ways to do right by our children 😢
And, sorry. ::hugs::.
Lol …TENSE
FOURTEEN FOUR YEAR OLDS??! You deserve ALL the blessings and love! ❤
Now THAT'S scary!
❤ these stories and the way he reads them
I absolutely love the rain in the background and the way you change accents between characters. I also love hearing your thoughts and about the family after the stories !!! Keep doing what your doing!! Sometimes I go to sleep w the rain stories and then the longer ones or ones w chapters I listen to while I sew or float in the pool. I pay for RUclips and buy coffees etc so I don't hear the ads , so if people have an issue with ads then there are options so they don't have too. You are doing AWESOME ❤!! REMEMBER PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS GONNA FIND SOMETHING TO BITCH ABOUT!! NOT MY MONKEY , NOT MY CIRCUS!!! 😂❤😂❤ LOVE U TONY!!!
I'm still listening to the rain sleep stories. I love all your stuff! You could read the phone book!
Happy Early Birthday Tony! The post story talk made me smile really nice to hear about your thoughts on the stories and anecdotes. Please keep doing the post story chats!
P.S.
I finally got to finish hearing/reading the story, and I really enjoyed it. Good choice.
The way you got deep and intense at the end, I didn’t know whether to be scared or turned on LOL
Reminded me of the hiker/ Black Forest story, not too long ago. I like the adventury ones! “I’m the man who broke the bank at Montecarlo! Tea tummuly tum tea tum!”
+Brandon Berg it is like the Black Forest one. More a Victorian yarn
Excellent mystery. And I loved The Woman in White which is considered the first mystery novel in the English language.
I love the Woman in White!
Awesome story! Defeating the schemes of miscreants and n'er-do-wells.....nothing better!
Fantastic story and narration. Thanks, Tony!
Thr graphic during your comments is awesome. The guy, wearing a hood and with glowing eyes, reading a book amidst flames, is awesome.
Glad you enjoyed it!
First and only rule of gambling: The house ALWAYS wins--come hell or killer beds.
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Excellent story, breath-taking narration!
Thank you 🙏
Yay Tony thank you for that! Great story... Brilliantly performed as always
I think I’ve heard this story before, but it’s worth hearing again. Pretty sure you narrated it. An expat in Florida.
I read this story years ago but you really bring it to be life !
As always, just simply perfect.
I also love your ramblings at the end of the story. I look forward to them and you never disappoint me. 😉❤️
Just what I need on my long drive ahead!❤
Thank you Tony another great story
Ditto this time around. Thank you, Tony.
Thank you Tony
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Love this story!!!
Thanks!
I could listen to your voice all day long. Oh ya i do .thank you for your hard work. God bless
Most Excellent!
Enjoyed this
What a story! Squishing people by bed and drowning, that should be a warning to all the gamblers😂. Not sure about Scooby Doo analogy, but naughty Emperor Nero tried this method on his Mom, and she dodged both the lead ceiling and swam to shore, according to Svetonius.
Adorable French accent, Tony, you made my day 😊
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Thank you.
My french accent on rivals my Texas one :)
I like the pictures and the rain and your fabulous voice and stories😀
I know this story well, but your interpretation is the best I've heard. You bring the characters to life in a way I hadn't expected. 💜
+Violet Femme awww
I love Psychomania! First time Ive heard Tom Lathams voice in years!
Love this
HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY❣️
PS
Love the Wilkie! And I like the end music. One time you ended with a whole song at the end & that was WONDERFUL. I really like that experience. 🎉
I LOVE the intro and out-go music!
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Wilkie Collins also wrote Moonstone great Classic Novel
So fabulous Tony
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂
CRAPOLA DUDE! That last line scared me!
Happy birthday Tony! Enjoy your puppy! 🐶
Thanks
Sorry I didn't thank you immediately. Thank you very much!
I knew it would be a good story when I saw the author's name. Thanks.
Happy birthday! And good luck with the 5 puppies! 🤣🤣🤣
Happy Birthday!🎉
I am opposite. Love the pics and intro or outro. Black screens can make mr see things not there when half asleep.
Nice to hear another viewpoint on it :)
SleepyGrey is a fantastic name for a girl dog. You should definitely have SpotHead too, he obviously needs you, how can you resist that little woof and asking for a cuddle....they'll have each other to play with as well....ah go on you know you want to!
+Clare Wilde we got sore paw and sleepy grey and she’s turned out to be a firebrand and he’s still got a sore paw unfortunately.
@@ClassicGhost Whew, I'll tell my husband, we always call you 'that nice Tony Walker' so having puppies makes you That Even Nicer Tony Walker. Poor sorepaw! Now I'm worried about SpotHead though....
hahaha---the story was okay---your ramble was wonderful. I hope you'll consider writing a story about your shouty neighbor down the street.
+Star Dust I saw him the other day and he was perfectly well behaved
Mais dans cette histoire, il n'y avait pas de Scooby Snacks😏 De plus, deux chiots sont à peine plus de travail qu'un. Vous avez probablement besoin de la paire. Joyeux anniversaire, Tony❤️🎂❤️ J'espère que vous avez une journée et une année brillantes à venir.
Je suis vraiment content que vous ayez répondu en français. Continue de faire ça! Deux chiots :))
@@ClassicGhost You could have Italian. This week always has a decidedly Italian feel for me, Tony. Lemons by the bagful; fennel awaiting the ancient recipe with currants, pine nuts and golden crumbs; and of course, artichokes.
You should put the graphic on the screen during your chat on merchandise or coffee cups. I would buy them. I love that graphic.
Ah the ghost reading the book? Good idea
@@ClassicGhost indeed. Love it!!
Great as always!
Were those answers from GPT-4 (the newer version of ChatGPT)? My experience so far has been that GPT-4 is significantly less prone to making false statements.
Ps, Happy birthday!
+Mike Fischbein I have been using Gpt 4 to write the video description hee hee!
A solid anthology could be made about rooms designed for the murder of guests by criminals/gangs. "The Mystery of the Circular Chamber" by L. T. Meade & Robert Eustace (1898) is a case in point. So in its way is "A Night on the Borders Borders of the Black Forest," where travelers are robbed and murdered.
Murder for purposes of theft by innkeepers and proprietors also has a place in frontier folklore from Scotland to North America, where capital accumulation was initially difficult without resort to theft.
Thank you Jay. Nice to see you. Hope you are well.
The trouble with the rain noises is people think to are peeing in the wilted flower vase
Ok, I've heard this story before, and - maybe I'm just stupid - but I don't understand the crime. The mark wins all the gambling house's money, then the owner of the house plans to kill him and steal his own money back. Wouldn't the crime be more profitable if he stole money the guy had carried in from elsewhere?
I think most of their profit came from the gamblers who lost, and killing to steal back the "bank" just prevented catastrophic losses? 🤷♀ Or this is just further evidence that cunning and intelligence are not necessarily the same thing.
@@KristinChoruby Seems like a crazy elaborate crime. Why not just rig the game so everyone loses?
@@rebeccawoolfolk5377 My guess is that gambling establishments have to let people win at least some of the time, or word gets around and they lose customers (plus, intermittent reinforcement is a powerful incentive). The killer bed is definitely crazy elaborate, though--honestly, it's entire reason for existence is probably just to write an entertaining story! 😆 Then again, people would probably have said that H. H. Holmes's murder hotel was overly elaborate, but he made it anyway.
Loved hearing you read Collins, you’d probably enjoy No Name, it has a most excellent sympathetic scoundrel in it. Thanks for all the great readings, with and without ghosts 👍
I have tried and tried to give this a thumbs up, but the icon isn't working!
+Pamela Sonday-Swiger it’s the thought that counts. Thank you 🙏
I like pictures. But keep them dark in color. When a bright light comes on its distracting. But if they stay dull and dark it's not noticeable but if I'm sitting eating dinner or something. It's something to look at. That's the way I like it.
Glad you like it
Oh GOD you’ve GOT to take SPOTTY!!!!
I took Sore Paw (now Jasper) and Sleepy Grey (Ruby). Sleepy Grey is a firebrand as it turns out. Poor old Jasper's paw is still sore.
@@ClassicGhost oh that’s sooo exciting! My mom got her first puppy two years ago from my grandpa (who just past); it was her “free of cancer” gift (after a couple ablation surgeries the previous years). It was in time for my grandpa to witness the gift & share in little EMMIE’z AMAZINGNESS!
It’s my mom’s first, personally familiar animal (besides M.E. of course) and oh she was a dear as a little one. Those TWO GO EVERYWHERE together; they are two peas in a pod! And they are SOOO ADORABLE together! EMMIE following my mom is sooo cute! (She’s only ever gonna be 6lbs. So she’s little.
(I’m sorry you haven’t been able to get everyone onboard for a cat yet, but you NEVER KNOW…two dogs might just LOVE on a baby kitty from the get go. (And just to let Shelia know, I’ve never had a cat whose gone after the furniture who has access to: 1. a TALL- carpeted “CAT Stand- these usually come with areas to climb & get their nails down; 2. Selections of cardboard scratching posts (offered from get go); 3. Places they can jump up to without having to bump or “claw” upto UNLESS SPECIFICALLY (like the cat tower, for them. Also, IF you go with indoor/outdoor, they automatically have walkways, dirt, trees, & things to help keep their claws “in check”. Which leads me to my last & final insight: cats NEED to have their nails trimmed (NEVER DE-claw) and it’s as simple as playing with their paws from a young age, very thoughtfully (petting their fur on the top, touching their soft, puffy pads) & then just trimming the sharp ends of each nail (NEED ONLY DO THE FRONT REALLY, unless their back claws angle in, which generally they go out straight- but are also easy to clip if needed; it’s best to check because the nails can turn in on themselves & go into there pads!!! OUCH! That’s THE WHY of any “furniture clawing”.) I personally, use just the kid sized finger nail clippers, as they are sharper & you just cut the TIP of the NAIL ONLY.
Since you are having two dogs you WILL BE UNDERSTANDING the nail clipping (unless you plan to pay out for grooming as sometimes is easier if you don’t feel comfortable doing so… BUT REMEMBER, TOUCHING the puppies paws in a soft & usual schedule will help them feel less stressed when it comes time to GROOM.
Anyway…it’s just a thought…you know…their are WRITERS (famous ones) who SWEAR BY their cats contribution to the writing process.
For me, I’ve had rescues (currently) & from kitten & both provide a WHOLE DIFFERENT KIND OF QUIETUDE & SOFT PETTING on your lap & around your space…I can not compliment the addition of a cat/kitten into the home (if & when you might, could be, all on board for it).
Bless your new animal journey & enjoy the added walks & play outside…it’s a TRUE BLESSING ESPECIALLY as you get closer to retirement…& maybe even a cat at some later date when all is clan & there is more room & trust for a kitten to become a cat while maintaining ALL levels of your furniture. (Only a spray water bottle to squirt the kitten away from what you don’t want it to do will work WONDERS in defining “accepted” house behavior…anyway. Very excited for you all!
If I say Happy Birthday, it is four months late, but eight months early. If I say it every six months, it will eventually catch up with the right month.
By the way I sleep in a four poster bed. Well I would have to have it because I love ghost stories and my house looks like a ghost movie. Another ghost story from my childhood is believe called midnight express
Since butchers have killed people and put them in pork pies. The bed descending could be based on real events
Have you ever seen Fried Green Tomatoes?
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Cats do *not* ruin your furniture!
Get a kitten from a shelter and raise it with the puppy; they'll be great companions, and can travel together when they're older. 😊
You will stop Sleepy Grey from chewing your shoes, it's just as easy to train a kitten.
Get your self a kitty for your birthday.
Have a very happy day.
I do leave the adds on, even though they are ridiculous! Fair do's.
We are getting 2 puppies instead
That will be good for them, but still I hope that you will have your Pyewackett when the time comes.
Hope you had a great day with family and friends.
We are lucky,those of us whom can have other species as companions.
Rescued two tiny, terrified, starving kittens. Not only have they destroyed my vintage couch, but have broken vintage ceramics.So many things. I've had to put many beloved objects and art away. I have gorgeous lace curtains and fragile lace pieces. I will never see them again. I have a rescued dog. He was happy to snuggle with them until the male scratched his eye.
They also bring their prey into house, some dead, some still alive to be tortured until they are finally put out of their terror and pain..
I've had many cats in my life who've not been so destructive, but these two are demons.
However, they are so adorable when sleeping in each others embrace that all is forgiven. Until the next day
You spoil us! I Love this one!! You have amazing taste!! Well it’s similar to mine let’s say, who’s to say anymore/or ever….🙃 whose taste is good and who’s isn’t! ☮️💜🤍💜☯️
Soul birds of a feather flock together.
🙂
@@Story-Voracious66 that’s beautiful and yes they do!!🕊🤍🕊
Kate Bush?
Our taste is good :)
@@ClassicGhost yes 👏
Thanks!
Sorry I didn't thank you immediately. Thank you very much!
Thanks!
I started listening the story because my RUclips was on auto play, and what a beautiful surprise! Great story, great channel (first time came across), very talented reader, nice rambling in the end. Liked, commented, subscribed. Thanks!
Very glad to have you here