Tony, I've told you over and over that you can read the American stories, we Yanks love it. Your Chicago accent is by far the best, you may wish to steer clear of the various Southern accents.
Thank you for another great reading. Your timing was uncanny because I have Dorothy Sayer's story, The Professor's Manuscript (another Mr. Egg story), at the ready for a re-read. I thought if it's as good as I remember, I'd send a little note your way. . . Your stories have brought me hours of delight. Thank you very much.
The first Egg story I've encountered. Lovely reading, as always, Mr. Walker. Please give my regards to your hounds. One can never have too many Oxford stories.
There's a collection you can get on audio called "in the teeth of the evidence". The main story, about a dead dentist, is great. It then goes on to Egg short stories. Really excellent.
Perfect for a busy Sunday morning. Thankyou Tony. Much to do here now Silly Season has begun. Guests need feeding, Floors need cleaning, Gardens need weeding, Nights receding. A perfect, charming, story and crack. I always like to hear about Jasper, Ruby and Callie, (is that a Blake's 7 ref' name?). Have a lovely Sunday yourself.
I love Monty's rhymes! Just the fact that he makes them. His short stories are perfect length for you aren't they. Thanks as always Tony. Hidden from the storm 😊
When I read this story myself, DLS's little joke in the College name passed me by - Pentecost College is definitely, definitely not Trinity College, which is located on The Broad. (Trinity Sunday, in the Church calendar, takes place the week after Pentecost, or Whitsun as it was known). DLS was an Oxford scholar herself. She translated Dante's 'Divine Comedy' into English, using the same, complex rhyme scheme as Dante's. [Edited for floating comma, but might have introduced another].
Thank you Tony. Specialists are people who learn more and more about less and less, until eventually they know everything about nothing. I read that, somewhere.
Tony ( trust you won't object to the informality, not having met previously), you are a most engaging host! I have listened before, but your post-reading performance simply captured me this evening. I subscribed just now sheerly on the basis of your personality, although I agree that the story was fun!
We want the American detective stories, too, but we want YOU to read them. The others were fine (most of them), but we want you. Reading them in your own voice is fine by me.
Name of the Rose was published in 1980, some 27 years after DLS died. Oxford, which was a clerical (as in clergy/priestly) foundation does have that mediaeval air about it though, you are right.
Love your accent and voice, and that you're not AI, haha. Your postscripts are always interesting. Is there anything significant in Montague Egg's name?
SCUM- is the name of the Ray Winstone film Tony,it is a cult classic in Britain,"yeah well,carry on" as Ray (Carter)says as he "borrows" the snooker balls.
Hmm, I have an easier time believing it was the guest narrators people have objected to rather than American stories. I seem to remember one guest narrator who did only one story that both you and commenters enjoyed, but I remember most of the guest narrators (and one in particular who did two or three stories) who just didn’t work. It wasn’t that they didn’t have good speaking voices, but that the cadences were WAY off: long pauses between connected sentences/concepts, and short pauses between changes of scenes/topics that made the listening experiences disjointed. Overacting was also a problem with the guest narrators.
Swiss bosons in a December rain? Can't help but smile at that. And you surely can read "American" stories. We're suckers for a British accent. No guest readers required. ... or is it "English" accent? Oops - bozons. My bad.
yeah, there is no such thing as a British accent. The British accent has referred to by Americans actually means the received pronunciation version of the English accent. But it doesn’t really matter.
Can you do a story that doesn't include posh lads?😂 I know you don't consider yourself posh but you've certainly got the manner of speech down pat. Sometimes i can't tell the characters apart but still enjoy your work
It does seem strange to us now, but an awful lot of the older stories were set amongst aristocrats. I suppose the authors found they went down well. A bit like the ridiculous worship of so-called celebs and stars these days! But as soon as you see that word 'classic' you know you are in for the older stories.
yeah, most of the detective stories from the golden age were written posh. I get more leeway on the Ghost stories to be myself particularly the more modern ones or ones written by LTC Rolt.
Tony, I've told you over and over that you can read the American stories, we Yanks love it.
Your Chicago accent is by far the best, you may wish to steer clear of the various Southern accents.
Thank you for another great reading. Your timing was uncanny because I have Dorothy Sayer's story, The Professor's Manuscript (another Mr. Egg story), at the ready for a re-read. I thought if it's as good as I remember, I'd send a little note your way. . . Your stories have brought me hours of delight. Thank you very much.
Wonderful!
i’m sitting here this morning putting off getting up and taking the dogs for a walk . But I’m enjoying reading the comments.
The first Egg story I've encountered. Lovely reading, as always, Mr. Walker.
Please give my regards to your hounds.
One can never have too many Oxford stories.
Or too many hounds!
There's a collection you can get on audio called "in the teeth of the evidence".
The main story, about a dead dentist, is great. It then goes on to Egg short stories. Really excellent.
Ah! Weekend Tony Walker episodes are my favorites 🎉
I would really apreciate if you would read more books with this Mr Egg 😊 . He has some fun adventures 😅 .
Perfect for a busy Sunday morning. Thankyou Tony.
Much to do here now Silly Season has begun.
Guests need feeding,
Floors need cleaning,
Gardens need weeding,
Nights receding.
A perfect, charming, story and crack. I always like to hear about Jasper, Ruby and Callie, (is that a Blake's 7 ref' name?).
Have a lovely Sunday yourself.
Can you please explain why you mentioned Blake's 7
I love Monty's rhymes! Just the fact that he makes them. His short stories are perfect length for you aren't they.
Thanks as always Tony. Hidden from the storm 😊
When I read this story myself, DLS's little joke in the College name passed me by - Pentecost College is definitely, definitely not Trinity College, which is located on The Broad. (Trinity Sunday, in the Church calendar, takes place the week after Pentecost, or Whitsun as it was known).
DLS was an Oxford scholar herself. She translated Dante's 'Divine Comedy' into English, using the same, complex rhyme scheme as Dante's.
[Edited for floating comma, but might have introduced another].
I didn’t get the Pentecost reference so thank you 🙏
Thank you Tony. Specialists are people who learn more and more about less and less, until eventually they know everything about nothing. I read that, somewhere.
😂🤣🤣
There’s also the phrase ‘Jack of all trades, master of none’.
@@amayastrata4629 that would refer to the exact opposite sentiment proposed in the OP.
So true😊.
Tony ( trust you won't object to the informality, not having met previously), you are a most engaging host! I have listened before, but your post-reading performance simply captured me this evening. I subscribed just now sheerly on the basis of your personality, although I agree that the story was fun!
Thank Josie ! (if I may)
Excellent narration! Yes, I would love to hear any Raymond Chandler you've got.
Ah ! Nobody does cozy English exceptionalism as Dorothy L. Sayers does. Montague Egg. I mean ...;)
Thank you! I would love to hear you read more from Dorothy L Sayers
Very enjoyable, thank you very much👍🥂
Thanks, Tony, loving this in the USA
We want the American detective stories, too, but we want YOU to read them. The others were fine (most of them), but we want you. Reading them in your own voice is fine by me.
Excellent, Tony! Enjoyed the story. Especially enjoyed the end waffle. Woof to Ruby and puppy rubs. Thank you!
Ruby is a bold dog (in the Irish sense of bold)
Delightful presentation. Thank you.
Luvven the droppin of the gees😅
I wonder if Ms. Sayers idly picked up a salesman's handbook, started reading, then thought, "I could write a character around this."
Nod to you, Tony. Scratch for the dogs
This was fun. Thanks so much. Go ahead…read some hard boiled stories. Love them too.
Initialize reaction, im getting Name of the Rose vibes, 😇 🗡️
Name of the Rose was published in 1980, some 27 years after DLS died. Oxford, which was a clerical (as in clergy/priestly) foundation does have that mediaeval air about it though, you are right.
Love your accent and voice, and that you're not AI, haha. Your postscripts are always interesting. Is there anything significant in Montague Egg's name?
SCUM- is the name of the Ray Winstone film Tony,it is a cult classic in Britain,"yeah well,carry on" as Ray (Carter)says as he "borrows" the snooker balls.
yes!
You should definitely record American stories, along with good material from other languages!
but I’m gonna get an American to do it
Can you give the author?
Dorothy L Sayers
It's all over the place in Mr. Walker's post-story commentary.
Scum! (The film not the story!). I love college stories, thank you for sharing this one with us.
That’s it! Exactly what a horrible but compelling film
Great reading as usual. Do you have contact information for those of us that may have questions for you?
classicghostpodcast@gmail.com
Hmm, I have an easier time believing it was the guest narrators people have objected to rather than American stories. I seem to remember one guest narrator who did only one story that both you and commenters enjoyed, but I remember most of the guest narrators (and one in particular who did two or three stories) who just didn’t work. It wasn’t that they didn’t have good speaking voices, but that the cadences were WAY off: long pauses between connected sentences/concepts, and short pauses between changes of scenes/topics that made the listening experiences disjointed. Overacting was also a problem with the guest narrators.
I think that’s a really worthwhile comment and I’m grateful to you for making it
Swiss bosons in a December rain? Can't help but smile at that. And you surely can read "American" stories. We're suckers for a British accent. No guest readers required. ... or is it "English" accent? Oops - bozons. My bad.
yeah, there is no such thing as a British accent. The British accent has referred to by Americans actually means the received pronunciation version of the English accent. But it doesn’t really matter.
Was he mad or did he plan this in advance? Why not both?
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Can you do a story that doesn't include posh lads?😂
I know you don't consider yourself posh but you've certainly got the manner of speech down pat. Sometimes i can't tell the characters apart but still enjoy your work
It does seem strange to us now, but an awful lot of the older stories were set amongst aristocrats. I suppose the authors found they went down well. A bit like the ridiculous worship of so-called celebs and stars these days! But as soon as you see that word 'classic' you know you are in for the older stories.
yeah, most of the detective stories from the golden age were written posh. I get more leeway on the Ghost stories to be myself particularly the more modern ones or ones written by LTC Rolt.
that’s an excellent point, actually in the days before celebrities we had aristocrats.