I love inspector Ghoti, this story was fun as well. Your accents are a delight, dont you dare stop doing them. I think Keating is a humor writer at his core.
Tony, I think you had almost as fun reading this wonderful story as I had listening to you reading it. Love your narrations and your after-story commentary. 👍
Thank you Tony,~ this was a Lot of Fun Indeed!! Brilliantly Narrated as Always, and we Enjoyed your Bletherings at the End!! Andrea and Family. ...XxX...
I think the character of Mrs Craggs owes more to Irene Handl, Beryl Reid and Pat Combs than anything else. Those East End ladies of fierce intellect, fiercer loyalties, and a no-nonsense humour. I can see any of them in the role and being utterly convincing. [Edit] Loveday Brooke, female detective, written by C.L Pirkis, who died in 1904. A wonderful, humorous and intelligent character - as was the author. Baroness Orzcy (writer of 'The Scarlet Pimpernel') wrote a series of detective stories featuring a female newshound with the "Man in the Corner" who worked out the puzzles with a piece of string. She also wrote the 'Lady Molly of Scotland Yard' stories (1910-1928). Dame Agatha's stories featuring not only Miss Marple, but Tuppence and a few free range detectives, was by no means the first. [Edit 2:] even Nancy Drew appears around the same time as Miss Marple.
I am guessing from that that you are American. If you were Irish you'd say ... not so much Irish, Austrailian .... not so much Australian. I'm crap at them all really but I'm just addicted.
I have to give this story a second thought as far as commenting goes because I was considering the date of the story was written and I don't know when that was but I must have assumed it was much longer ago than perhaps is reality because I am blown away at how ridiculous they are overseeing his library card or whatever the hell that is if I was assuming pre 911 and free a lot of other nonsense that would have required such strict security measures for a 100 possibly plus year old person and the fact that they are spending these minutes left of his life or fiddling around looking for a plastic card with a name on it there's such a thing as karma you know and I think he who makes a person that old fiddle around for a card is asking for trouble
I love inspector Ghoti, this story was fun as well.
Your accents are a delight, dont you dare stop doing them.
I think Keating is a humor writer at his core.
Thank you, great story telling❤
Ashridge AND a detective story in one day?? Yes, please, and THANK YOU! 🎉🎉🎉
I really love that we got the bonus effort of the accents I think it's much more plausible and I love a Melting Pot
Tony, I think you had almost as fun reading this wonderful story as I had listening to you reading it. Love your narrations and your after-story commentary. 👍
I did enjoy it.
Love listening to your after story telling conversation.
thank you
Thank you Tony,~ this was a Lot of Fun Indeed!!
Brilliantly Narrated as Always, and we Enjoyed your Bletherings at the End!!
Andrea and Family. ...XxX...
What a great story. I hadn't heard this one. Thanks!!
My pleasure!
Loved this one. Thank you. The accents were entertaining 😊
I think the character of Mrs Craggs owes more to Irene Handl, Beryl Reid and Pat Combs than anything else. Those East End ladies of fierce intellect, fiercer loyalties, and a no-nonsense humour. I can see any of them in the role and being utterly convincing.
[Edit] Loveday Brooke, female detective, written by C.L Pirkis, who died in 1904. A wonderful, humorous and intelligent character - as was the author. Baroness Orzcy (writer of 'The Scarlet Pimpernel') wrote a series of detective stories featuring a female newshound with the "Man in the Corner" who worked out the puzzles with a piece of string. She also wrote the 'Lady Molly of Scotland Yard' stories (1910-1928). Dame Agatha's stories featuring not only Miss Marple, but Tuppence and a few free range detectives, was by no means the first.
[Edit 2:] even Nancy Drew appears around the same time as Miss Marple.
Loved this story! Your ready was wonderful!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Being a member of the American Society of Philowhatsits, I am insulted that this story takes our academic pursuit so lightly, LOL.
Loved the accents
I'm a 72 year old female in the U.S. and, believe me, class distinction is obvious if you are aware. I really wish it wasn't so.
thank you for commenting
Your accents Are great👏👏👏🥰 41:34
Happy Thanksgiving to all. Turkey overdose !'m Enjoying this story . Thank you.
The accents were great.
Fun, love all ur accents, not so much American.
I am guessing from that that you are American. If you were Irish you'd say ... not so much Irish, Austrailian .... not so much Australian. I'm crap at them all really but I'm just addicted.
I have to give this story a second thought as far as commenting goes because I was considering the date of the story was written and I don't know when that was but I must have assumed it was much longer ago than perhaps is reality because I am blown away at how ridiculous they are overseeing his library card or whatever the hell that is if I was assuming pre 911 and free a lot of other nonsense that would have required such strict security measures for a 100 possibly plus year old person and the fact that they are spending these minutes left of his life or fiddling around looking for a plastic card with a name on it there's such a thing as karma you know and I think he who makes a person that old fiddle around for a card is asking for trouble
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The card was... card.
No, I remember library cards being checked when I was a student. very important
Yep.