Music Hath Charms by L T C Rolt
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Music Hath Charms by L T C Rolt is a charming horror story from the early part of the 20th Century set on the wild coast of Cornwall. When your friend takes a cottage in Cornwall and invites you to stay, why wouldn't you? And he has developed an interest in music too!
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I do believe L T C Rolt & M R James would have been great friends. This is a well told tale & handsomely developed by the author. Tony's afterwords are enlightening.
Yes, I like this story. Whilst not too overt it nonetheless built to quite marked feelings of unsettlement. Creepy without being full-on creepy. Thank you very much.
I read your comment while a Lume commercial played. It matched perfectly haha
I grew up in Cornwall quite near that area, so I feel a nice connection to this story. Hope you do some more Cornish stories in future :)
From now on, I will always associate Cornwall with an air so soft it could only be Cornish air, and every time I experience a deliciously soft breeze, I'll think of Cornwall.
I haven't listened to this one yet but the author's name leapt out at me.
When I was a student of engineering more than half a century ago I had textbooks written by LTC Rolt and thought "surely not the same writer ?" but just looked him up and find it was the same man.
A modern renaissance man if ever there was one. It seems he wrote in many genres and perhaps I shall seek him out. We learn something new every day.
Yes it was him. One of the co-founders of the BRitish Waterways Trust (with Robert AIckman)
Thank you for all of your time and work invested in these readings, they are a blessing I am enriched by these stories that I might otherwise not have the time to enjoy.
Tony that was fantastic! I really enjoyed it! Thank you for investing in the book on behalf of us all! It is greatly appreciated! 🌟
Building such a great collection of ghost stories,you seem to be going from strength to strength.
Hope everyone shares these let’s get this collection the following it so richly deserves.✊♥️
Hey there. Thats a great comment. Im right behind you there :)
So good to hear Tony’s beautiful voice again I ADORED this story! I LOVE people inheriting houses… huge fan of Daphne D M , wish you’d read Jamaica Inn or The Scapegoat in instalments , fantastic reading!😍
Not impossible. I may do Rebecca
Oh, I really enjoyed this tale and I always learn so much about the history of the land & people of my ancestors (English, Irish, Welsh~+German & Chezch, as we Americans are a country inhabited by forging foreigners from other places to try their hands at more available land & freedoms. So short a past, so bloody a history, so disturbing a fall from presumed graces over indigenous graves.
Any how it came to be, I was born on the Puget Sound, surrounded by nature nurtured for years by peoples who cherished Mother Earth, so I am both an outsider & an insider to the privilege of being here, now. It is also with great generosity & gratitude that England still shakes a rattle!
All of the nuances of integrated information, factual connections, documented lineage, historical migration, patterns of collective & local culture so rich, and on islands (comparatively small)- it is so REAL. There is so much culture in local people having shared value(s), [per]versions of language, select preparation(s), social gather(ings), food availability & preparations, resource availability & distribution, customary clothing & wearable arts- even the housing holds historical value- these enrichments are somewhat lacking in the American West (a bit more found as you move east & west by the United States creationism having a bit more time, culture (albeit some ghastly human rights atrocities & accepted cultural behavior- the likes of which we are trying to deweave & create from best practice anew hopeful faith), social prestige’s abound in our country but often are transplanted from elsewhere by ways & means of migration & adaptation. The history of humanity is so entangled, without learned integration & historical patterned practices, often times it seems history can weigh one, or many, down, cracking the cultural vessel, causing it to leak & carry no water for quenching thirsts of future generating community members.
Anyway, It is a joy to listen & then learn from your podcast. There is such turmoil, blame, divisiveness, sickness, power struggles, & exploitation that remains focused on “evil” and separateness, IT TRULY IS A BLESSING. to hear of historical connections, cultural integrities, and human being creative, speculative, knowledgeable, accomplished, contributive, account-able, & count-on-able!
Your sharing & caring has a lot of value for others & it is gratefully received.
I wish you the greatest of blessings materially, spiritually, & mentally. For this is my only gift I can share with you at this time
How many of us have moved & faced the same problem with hideous wallpaper, though in my case was just straight forward changing of paper!😉
Hah, Rebecca is definitely set in Cornwall. Manderley is the quintessential Cornish manor house on the coast. Although we lived in Devon, my mother was Cornish and we holidayed in Cornwall every year. This was a really intriguing story, and very atmospheric. Although the Cornish play on their smuggler/wrecker history a little bit, there are some fascinating genuine stories that chill the heart about the poor sailors wrecked on the coast. Jamaica Inn is a wonderful Du Maurier novel and covers this very topic. I totally agree with you about the state of the world in general. I'm in the Hermit Kingdom and not likely to escape any time soon by the look of it. Thank goodness for your channel, I say!
"He's not really possessed...he just likes sherry." 😅 I will forever be waiting for the opportunity to use this in a conversation.
Ha ha
@@ClassicGhost I mean, it could be anything at all:
He doesn't have a bad haircut, he doesn't really have bad taste, she doesn't really wear too much perfume...😄
Thanks Tony! Another superb reading and follow-on description of the story. I truly enjoy your explanation of the names and language. Excellent as always!
A crackerjack selection, a treasure of a tale. It creeps... Perfect to listen by candle light
Really great this time around, Tony. Thanks again, so much!
My pleasure!
Very glad to have found your channel! As an audiobook narrator myself (American), I fully appreciate your skill at reading such stories, having heard a few today. Look forward to many more. I must say, the influence of M.R. James (or inspiration at least) is strong in this one. A pack with the devil it certainly must be, similar to the one famously depicted in the history of Count Magnus in James's story of the same name. And, the crouching figure with the Count is a similarity with this story too-as is the evil legend of both the wicked noblemen. A mezzotint is, of course, a whole James story, and finding a music box that, when played, begins to resurrect the evil spirits very much in the vein of 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You My Lad' and its Templar pipe. Even the hidden cupboard is a nod to the box found under the floorboards at the end of James' wonderful tale 'Number 13"-complete with its pact with the Devil. Far from being bothered by this, I am grateful for Rolt having captured James spirit so well this way, and added some fine writing of his own to create a unique tale with bits of James-ian clay! M.R. never wrote enough for me-so these close-in-spirit ones are a treasure to find.
I also hope, tho' it would be a considerable task, a reading of James' brilliant and charming children's tale "The Five Jars" would be a wonderful addition to your accomplishments, and I think would be much appreciated by many who may not know that small masterpiece of fantasy. It has elements of Ghostly 'dim presences', and is unfairly neglected. It is a superb Fairy tale, with James himself as the main character, who all happens to in a magic world. I hope you will consider doing it in some future time. All the best, and thanks again for your great channel and readings...
You know your M R James! what kind of stories do you narrate? Do you use ACX or Find A Way Voices? Just interested. I did a few but they were royalty split low sale and so a lot of work for no return.
Great comments, thank you. Just so you know, the expression is, "a pact with the devil", not "pack" as you have written. A pact means an agreement, a contract.
@@deegeraghty9426 If you knew how dependent I am on Grammerly, you would have sympathy for my incompetence in typing skill. There are just a lot of keys for two little fingers to push. Or, maybe I was thinking of the pack of pariah/devil dogs that the little girl made up to have supposedly chased the main character in Saki's wonderful classic THE OPEN WINDOW? Hoping Classic Ghost will read some of his masterpieces someday as well! All the best, and thanks for even reading my novel size post above......
I was too sleepy after listening to this last night to type coherently so I'm commenting in the AM. I loved this story. On Bosworth Pound is one of my top ten, so I was really happy to see another story by Rolt and was not disappointed. The way this story progressed made me think of Fullcircle, only rather the evil version. The subtle takeover of the occupants seems a theme in both, although it seems rather to be just the music box in this story and happens faster.. Isn't there a lot of folklore in England about calling up the wind with tunes and whistling and such? As soon as the box was described I thought it must be an infernal device. You made my evening with this.
Yes it is like Fullcircle. The spirit of a house changing the occupants. Glad you liked it.
Lovely performance again! Thanks, Tony.
In "Jeanne", the 'e' is silent (its function is to soften the preceding "g", as in English).
So it's soft g, "dz" as in "leisure", followed by "Anne"...
"Dz-anne", a softened "Jan" sound.
The old spelling 'Jehanne", feminine of Johannes, is the origin of Jan, Jean, Jane, Johanna, Joanne and a hundred other J names. 😁
As has been said, it does sound as if the use of "Jeanne, La Pucelle" (Jeanne d'Arc) was deliberately sacrilegious - at the least, mocking, since the locals clearly didn't think she was "the virgin" when they nicknamed her!
As always it's great to hear your interpretation and tr background information after the end of a fantastic story.
Excellent. Thank you!
I knew there’d be a video. Awesome, thanks, Tony.
This is one of my favorites! Ahh, I have so many favorites now.
Very entertaining story. Reminiscent of M R James.
Fascinating story and bonus jewel besides.... A friend here in Orlando Florida lives on Penrith Avenue and I've been meaning to look up the British sounding name... Lo and behold here's Tony with my perfect answer! Can't wait to tell him what you reveal about it sourcing from Cumbria! Thank you for a really beautiful telling... Though i would have enjoyed your translation of the ditty in French from the box. I thought i understood part, but not all. Always a pure delight to "meet you on Ghost Street"!
Very welcome Marcia. I know a lot of random things
Just ordered LTC Rolt’s book Sleep No More because of this excellent story. Thank you.
Theyre hard to find now . Mine is an old library copy
Thank you so very much! I greatly enjoyed that tale.
There are so many MR James Easter Eggs in this story.
What a great story, perfectly evocative without beating one over the head with excessive explanation. Thanks very much!
Loved this 💕
That was really great! Thank you so much!
I love Cornwall. And I love historic ghost stories.
Thank you for this, Tony.
You're very welcome. I enjoyed reading it
Marvellous story, masterful presentation, interesting, informative commentary. Thank you. Returned here from tv which has better sound. Lots of pumpken heads and thumbs upPlease continue as you do
The story was a soft horror, but it doesn't need the gore. I love the info you give about Brittan and Ireland. My ancestors came to the USA from both places between 1860 and 1888. These tidbits of life are fascinating to me. I only know a little about them, so this history you tell is wonderful. I am only 3rd generation American. My grandparents on both sides were first generation, but they never told us about their parents. So, thanks!
Loved it. Thank you
On occasion you have mentioned "Your grand old age". If I may be so bold, how old are you? I mean, you do not look ancient. Love your stories, best VOICE and narrative style of everyone I listen to. Also, I like watching you do them. Thanks
Howard, i am flattered! I am 60. We are only as old as old as we feel
@@ClassicGhost Thank you. 1948 was a very good year also.
A rather abrupt ending, but I liked it nonetheless. I do like stories that leave something to the imagination.
That was wonderful!
It was over too quickly for me...
Excellent narration, as always.
Thank you.
Ah, Music the sound of the Soul. A very special interest to me.Thank you for your beautiful, narration. Three of my favorite, things Music, Libraries and Scary Tales Lovely.
Rather grotesque, Gothic, Very atmospheric, both emotionally and environmentally,
I absolutely ADORE Dracula! It will be a treat to hear your narration.
Also what say you.to the narration of another often overlooked Bram Stoker GEM, Dracula's Guest? A very nice followup to Dracula. A short story, but well worth the read. Silly of me to think I am schooling you. Apologies.
Since I am a new subscriber, and have yet to view all your videos. Mayhap, I have yet to come across it.
BTW I really very much like Daphne Du Maurier, She also an overlooked Gem in the world of today. LOVE her mysteries!!!!! Thank You again Count Walker!
Ive done Dracula s guest too. You will
Find it on my vampire stories playlist.
Count eh? It has a ring to it
@@ClassicGhost It is very befitting of you. And I should have known you would have narrated Dracula's Guest. Thank You I LOVE Vampires.
Following the viewing of the entirety of your personal Scaries. The Vampire Scaries will follow. YOU are a SUPERB writer. Thank you again for sharing them with us, your Viscountesses and Viscounts Lol "Listen to them the children of the night.What music they make"
OH YEAH IT'S ME BOI ROLT
Should really check out the The Watcher By The Threshold 😁
You mentioned "Faust" and I'm wondering if you would consider reading it. Although more literature than ghost story, your talent might enjoy a real challenge and I can really hear you reading it.
Faust is a drama so it would be difficult for me to do. While I like it, when I do something non mainstream it flops. I did some Pushkin a while back that wasn’t the most popular. I could do it on my poetry channel but it only has 100 listeners
@@ClassicGhost I will look look for the poetry
I will look for your poetry channel!
@@4444marla classic poetry podcast !
45:39 The woman who is referred to as 'La Pucelle' is actually called 'Jehanne'? I expect someone else has already mentioned this, Tony, and I apologise if this is a repetition of what you already know, but 'Jehanne la Pucelle' was the name by which Joan of Arc called herself, meaning 'Jehanne the maiden/virgin'. The pronunciation of Jehanne is the same as 'Jeanne' in modern French. It the context of this story, the use of the name is presumably intended as sacrilege.
Aha! I think i missed that reference . Thank you :)
Wow
A quick question for you, Count Tony Walker . . . some of the job-title surnames are obvious to me (Baker, Cooper, etc.), but what kind of walker does Walker refer to? Is it like a shepherd of sorts? Or a long-distance messenger? Thank you!
Walking the fullers earth into cloth
@@ClassicGhost Ah okay, thank you!
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What do "Walkers" do? Dog walking?
Yes, "Jeanne" is pronounced "Zgenn."
Walkers walk the fullers earth into fabric in the old days. They were called fullers in the south of England
Hi Tony, Can you or any of the other Classic Ghost Family help me find something? I'm trying to remember the name and Author of an English ghost story. It was called something like the failed ghost, or ineffective ghost. It was about gentlemen sitting ,I believe , in their club. The main character describes how he saw a ghost but was not scared. The ghost doesn't disappear when seen but is frightened himself because he can't remember how to disappear. The main character tries to help him remember, which involves repeating a set of passes with his hands. He then is showing the passes to his friends all except for the last pass. His friends tell him not to do it. He is scornful and says nothing will happen but as soon as he completes the pass, he falls dead on the carpet. Does anyone remember who wrote this? It was a male Author but I can't locate it. Please help, this is driving me crazy!
Yes, I recall reading this. Hmm. I am thinking H G Wells but I am also sure that's not right. Someone else might remember
@@ClassicGhost Thank you anyway! The story popped in my head last night during my usual insomnia and now I'm obsessed with finding it. I thought it was Sir someone, my memory is going.
HG Wells-"The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost."
@@DeadlyKingdom Thank you.
H G Wells indeed it was, as Gordon Grice says. Wells wrote other tales of the supernatural, and also about what's been called "transcendental medicine". Best known of the former is probably The Red Room (denounced by my English master for containing too many of the well-worn familiar ghost-story tropes), while the latter category includes Story Of The Late Mr Elvesham, (which is very unsettling to read, even though it couldn't possibly happen ..... could it?).
You never translated the words in the music box.
Dance here, dance there. Play here, play there.
@@ClassicGhost Thank you! I enjoy your channel. Thank you for the great content.
Oops, it's 2022 ... or is it ...
I get mixed up
If sleep paralysis happens again, call out the name of Jesus Christ. His name has power and will stop that experience, even for non-believers.
Years ago, I got the sleep-p myself, but didn't know anything about it at the time. Something was choking me and I couldn't wake myself, nor could I move after waking briefly. It was pretty darn terrifying. I've since departed evil and have not experienced any sleep-p events. I'm not trying to scare or alarm you Tony but what is actually happening during sleep paralysis is harrasment by a non-corporeal spirit entity (demon). Or it could just be a symptom of sleep deprivation, dunno. Cheers
Hi Tony. I dabble in bad music, and I remember u saying u were into the music scene as an upstart. I’ve learned a lot about streaming services this year. You pay them to abuse your work🦨. Bbergster apple, RUclips, all the players. Love u to assess and critique! Brutalize it🐝🐝. I can’t even tittle the thing. Was trying to call it Barnburner…. Peace, u rakish rouge, berg
I wish I was rakish.