@classicdetective your American accent is pretty good. Just don't try a southern. 😂😂 (mine is southern/hillbilly.- southern West Virginia, i just have the twang).
Professor X.X. VanDusen, the Thinking Machine! I remember reading the cell 13 story back when I was ten or eleven, in a paperback book my brother had. This was back in the sixties, when the only computers I knew of still filled a room. The idea that everyone would someday have one was the property of science fiction. The professor struck me as more cerebral than Sherlock Holmes, very much a human computer. I always heard his voice as being calmer, drier, less waspish. Thank you for putting him out there.
Lovely recording. The story has one flaw: An oil painting takes half a year to dry properly. Then add the varnish and you have another few months before it stops smelling. Well, he did say he saw it in Rome before it was bought, so he might have copied it there.
You’re probably right. This often happens with the writers that an expert comes along and points out the flaw in the story. I wrote a story about a saxophone and then somebody told me about the reed needing to be prepared.
Charming! I have worked for many years within the world of visual art as an archival framer and some restoration work. This was gorgeously familiar for me, and I didn't even gesso the answer to the crime. Thanks Tony. 😊
van Dusen reminds me of Dr. Thorndyke, in his style of dry detachment, calm reasoning. Your channels are new to me. I listened much to Hugh Fraser's excellent narrations of Christie's works. But eventually even Fraser could not compensate for the predictability and limited world view in Christie's works. Then I listened to Simon Stanhope for quite a while, but find his style overly mannered. You and Mr. Jasper do fine narrations. All mentioned narrators should be commended for the time and effort you spend researching and resurrecting otherwise forgotten literary gems. Much appreciated. Thank you.
John Myatt did quite well as a forger of fine art - although he did generally fake the more modern artists who probably didn’t use glazing techniques and didn’t have complex recipes for mixing their paints. Just about all his fakes were sold through Christies and Sotheby’s so they were good enough to fool a lot of people. He now paints ‘genuine fakes’ :)
Long ago I read somewhere the king of Thailand told the police not to pursue forgers because Thailand's heritage was being looted by foreigners and the forgers were slowing the loss of genuine artifacts. Never was able to verify it but I liked the logic.
Tony, please, please, please do all of the narrations yourself. Love your vivid, expressive, masterful word-paintings. Thank you!
I can’t do the american stories justice
@classicdetective your American accent is pretty good. Just don't try a southern. 😂😂
(mine is southern/hillbilly.- southern West Virginia, i just have the twang).
@@classicdetectiveI disagree, a modulated Brit accent is better than an over-acted, abrasive American amateur.
Professor X.X. VanDusen, the Thinking Machine! I remember reading the cell 13 story back when I was ten or eleven, in a paperback book my brother had. This was back in the sixties, when the only computers I knew of still filled a room. The idea that everyone would someday have one was the property of science fiction. The professor struck me as more cerebral than Sherlock Holmes, very much a human computer. I always heard his voice as being calmer, drier, less waspish. Thank you for putting him out there.
Excellent narration, Tony. Never heard of this story or author before. Thank you.
Thanks for listening
Lovely recording. The story has one flaw: An oil painting takes half a year to dry properly. Then add the varnish and you have another few months before it stops smelling. Well, he did say he saw it in Rome before it was bought, so he might have copied it there.
You’re probably right. This often happens with the writers that an expert comes along and points out the flaw in the story. I wrote a story about a saxophone and then somebody told me about the reed needing to be prepared.
Charming!
I have worked for many years within the world of visual art as an archival framer and some restoration work. This was gorgeously familiar for me, and I didn't even gesso the answer to the crime.
Thanks Tony.
😊
🙂
Glad you enjoyed:)
Lovely pun! Brought a smile.
van Dusen reminds me of Dr. Thorndyke, in his style of dry detachment, calm reasoning. Your channels are new to me. I listened much to Hugh Fraser's excellent narrations of Christie's works. But eventually even Fraser could not compensate for the predictability and limited world view in Christie's works. Then I listened to Simon Stanhope for quite a while, but find his style overly mannered.
You and Mr. Jasper do fine narrations. All mentioned narrators should be commended for the time and effort you spend researching and resurrecting otherwise forgotten literary gems. Much appreciated. Thank you.
I’m very happy to have you here.
Back to back Tony!!
That sounds odd but its fun.
Thoroughly Enjoyed. Thank you👍🥂
Ditto, Tony. Thank you.
The opening music hits the spot! I am loving this new channel! 🎉
Great narration!
Love the thinking machine
If the forger was able to condense the drying and varnishing time required to reproduce a convincing oil painting, he deserves £50 000
John Myatt did quite well as a forger of fine art - although he did generally fake the more modern artists who probably didn’t use glazing techniques and didn’t have complex recipes for mixing their paints. Just about all his fakes were sold through Christies and Sotheby’s so they were good enough to fool a lot of people. He now paints ‘genuine fakes’ :)
Long ago I read somewhere the king of Thailand told the police not to pursue forgers because Thailand's heritage was being looted by foreigners and the forgers were slowing the loss of genuine artifacts. Never was able to verify it but I liked the logic.
@angelachouinard4581 😁
Great narration.
Thanks!
Please Tony not American narrators 😢 i just can't get away with them,i personally listen because your narration is so good
Ther problem is that my American accent is not so good so if it's down to me then we are going to miss out on some great American detective stories
I have a collection of the Thinking Machine stories. So wish he'd taken another ship so there would have been more.
I won’t mind if you sing in this one. Just started so we shall see…. 😊
Tony, please, please do ALL the narration yourself. You have a mid-Atlantic voice. Please do all the reading.
I am very aware that I am not American though. I did this one? Check out Caspar's narration of The False Burton Combs. What a lovely voice he has!
Expect views to drop if you bring in another narrator.
Your fans are loyal to you, not the channel.
But perhaps im wrong.
That's my experiment. Jasper is very good.
@@classicdetective well, I'll listen to Jasper all day long!
I'm listening to @EncryptedClassicHorror right now. What fun!@@ropeburnsrussell
@@sleepy-folklore I'm such a dope.
I was thinking of Ruby's brother. 🌞
They're both nice to listen to!@@ropeburnsrussell