What a wonderful thing to stumble across and almost forgotten favorite character and then add a wonderful and well spoken voice reading it! A nice little treasure!
I'm Aussie. I love listening to British accents doing narrations. I listen to you going to sleep. I listen to you driving to work. I listen to you relaxing. I listen to you crafting. Says it all to me.❤❤❤❤
I'd rather hear an American story read in a British accent, than a British story read in an American accent. Illogical, perhaps but there it is. Your accent and voice are very pleasant to listen to, and that's the main thing.
I like your accents because you do them incredibly well which highlights good listening & observational skills....am so beyond bored of whiny trolls making you feel bad for a hard earned skill that enriches your story telling
I really like this one! It begins immediately ominous. Turns tragic and sad, then some humor and exciting drama. It reminds me of the dear late Dame Angelia Lansbury and her show, "Murder She Wrote." But good on Angela, her character may have been older and single, she certainly didn't lack for suiters!💖
I enjoyed this story very much and your narration. This kind of mystery, where we see the crime happen, was used very successfully by one of my favoriteTV detective shows, Columbo. Thanks for the story and your commentary!
I LOVE Hildegard Withers stories!! Wish you'd do more of them! BTW, there were about 5 or 6 movies made in the 1930s with the fabulous Edna May Oliver as Hildegard and James Gleason as Inspector Piper. They are extremely entertaining and tons of fun to watch.. Turner Classic Movies plays them every so often.
You have a gifted voice and a lovely accent. It’s impossible to please the whiners. Don’t give it a second thought. Thank you for your time and effort in bringing this story to us. I much appreciate it ☘️
I almost didn't listen because I thought it was going to be an American voice, so happy I was led down the listening path by your voice. It was just what I needed to bring me out of the blues...Thank you.
Your English accent is fine. I for one enjoy listening to your voice in whatever accent. Your readings are very well done. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Your accent is fine. If you find a blockbuster west coast accent or New York accent on another voice actor, fine. Otherwise, I think you know your fans here like your voice and we are good with your voice reading a story set in LA-San Francisco-New York. Anyone complaining needs to go away and contemplate their own life.
No, no, no! Please do not denigrate your American accent. It's flawless! I get such a kick listening to you narrate something using it, (especially these vintage, "noir" detective pieces), knowing that it's another manifestation of your storytelling skills.
I am particularly loving your cozy chat at the end of the story, this Canadian early morning at 20 below zero. I love this detective and I love your thoughts on her. One response I had to your cozy chat (among many but I'll keep this brief) was that with Inspector Jap, I have the feeling that he's mostly very competent and just incompetent on the cases where he needs Poirot. I think some of the early stories portray him reaching out just on occasion. :) However, well-observed on the trope, I think many of us have noted how ludicrous it occasionally is that the police can't get anything right and the amateur does. I guess the fact it's a bit of nonsense just lets us enjoy it. Interesting notes on accents, and, love your normal voice best
You worry too much. You'll never please everyone so do whatever makes you happy. In my opinion, there's absolutely no need to match accents to stories. I just want them read to me by someone with a pleasant voice. And your voice is perfect for that no matter where the story takes place. Everyone should just be grateful it's not AI.
Excellent - got me through the mindlessness of painting a room. I’d like to give a shout out for Sergeant Cuff in The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1868), who got it a bit wrong. A real classic. Many thanks.
I was delighted to come across a Hildegarde Withers story. James Gleason and Edna May Oliver were great in the three early 30's movies. I believe TH-cam suggested this to me because I search out those movies and also good mystery stories. Your narration is wonderful. You have a new fan. Thank you.
Excellent. I had seen the HW movies and was greatly impressed by this reading. I like your added information about info about author history. As a slight American correction, the city of Albany is pronounced All bany.
I enjoyed this so-much, as I do all of Your readings; in My opinion the choices You made to not try to use an American accent, but to use speech patterns typical of film-detective in the ‘film noire’ genre, worked wonderfully! …Great work!!! I’m so glad to have stumbled onto another of Your story podcasts, as I’ve enjoyed Your Ghost-story channel many times. I would suggest that one way to help this channel grow would be to mention it, during Your comments on the other channel; though I’m certainly happy to share links to this one.😉 Many-Thanks for bringing this Author and female Character to Our attention; I’d not heard of her them before, and will gladly look for more! ‘Take-Care’!
I really enjoyed this! As for accent, any accent can be an American accent. We are a country of immigrants with HUGE varieties of regional dialects. That's just part of what makes us who we are. Use whatever accent you think will enhance the story. 😊
I just stumbled upon you, for me you spoke just right. I do not like when a male narrator's go too high and squeaky when speaking in the woman's part. Not too fast, but fast enough i did not fall asleep. The book you read from, concluded nicely, i do not like when i still have questions left unanswered, or if i guess the solution too quickly. Voices from the past, Margret Rutherford would be Top of my List, i bet would have been wonderful, to listen to her reading mystery books.
You can sing! ❤ 💯♥️ And I loved it! I never used to bother with American stuff and now I like it and likewise when it comes to movies! Both British and American plus European (well I adore French film’s) and after that either Norwegian or all Scandinavian trendy crime films or a good gothic Italian horror! Period drama and modern….. my taste has expanded and I can’t explain why, although occasionally, I will get in the mood of something quite specific! Sometimes you just know exactly what you want and other time’s you accidentally come across a gem! You Tony are a gem too! 🌟🌟🌟✨✨✨✨✨
Thanks for the chat afterwards. I agree about accents. Readings are better with the appropriate one. I could read Dorothy L Sayers or Georgette Heyer but not any of Rebus or heaven forfend Under Milk Wood. Is there any chance of A Blunt Instrument by Georgette Heyer at all? 🙏
accents employed in dramatic presentations, tend toward overly dramatic. maybe we americans prefer comfy stereotypes. your speaking voice is very natural. never caused any distraction to the story.
Yes, thank you, LOVE the English accents you do &, I don't get irrate if you do a US accent, but I have to say I am so relieved you have decided not to do them... there are just sooooo many & mostly they are awful & in the least, awful to listen to. I am an Australian in case that matters ... Have a chuckle about that!
Yes, where is the fearless Tony Walker who personalizes the storytelling experience by being AUTHENTICALLY REAL- “flaws” & all; though, as a long subscriber, I get upset that those few complaints (who need to go elsewhere) are kind of “spoiling” the example/sample of your talents. It’s less the accent & more the cadence & intonation that REALLY MATTERS! When I come to your channel, I WANT to hear your level of storytelling- & truth be told NOT JUST EVERYBODY has the “storytelling it” factor! Tony Walker DOES! Cheers, 🍄
I enjoy your "normal" narrating accent. As an American, I probably would have been caught up in listening to you practice a "New York" accent and would not have enjoyed the story as much. I would much rather hear your reading voice and imagine the setting - wherever in the world it might be - than deduce it from the accent you are using. That being said, I do enjoy the stories you read in vernacular. I have no idea where exactly in the UK (is that still an ok name to use?) the accent calls home, but I have confidence that you do.
Narration was great, and you can carry a tune! In the after story narrative, it seemed you made a distinction between English and British. So dumb Midwesterner question, what is the difference?
I’m hope I’m putting this across correctly. So many detective stories set in Europe for example, are read by English actors and I think they are so much better that way. Perhaps with comedy one could use the local accents effectively. One thing that will make me stop listening is an American narrating an English classic such as any Agatha Christie novel. Why don’t we hear many Georges Simeon stories ? Maigret is such a great fictional detective . Your accent is great, don’t listen to any naysayers.
Listened for the first time today. Loved the story, but....sorry to say, my head was reeling. Especially when listening to that very interesting 'conversation' at the end. You took off like an express train, like you couldn't wait to finish. Please SLOW DOWN. I'm English, born and bred, so the accent wasn't a problem. But as the story progressed, my mental image was that of a gobbling turkey. I don't 'dislike', but I'm sitting on the fence regarding a 'like'. Slow down dear boy, Slow down. Think about your listeners. (You can take this post down after you've read it, as I wouldn't like to influence new listeners. But please, take heed. Don't sacrifice quality over quantity. You have a lot of talent.)
Love your voice and accent Tony. I can’t listen to American readers, they’re too blustery, twangy and annoying. Please read all your posts yourself! I’m Canadian, so in between two worlds here
Ha, ha, you're such a good sport! We could go on about Woolfardisworthy, Cholmondeley et al., but I totally balk at saying "sin-jin" for "St. John."@@ClassicGhost
What a wonderful thing to stumble across and almost forgotten favorite character and then add a wonderful and well spoken voice reading it! A nice little treasure!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm Aussie. I love listening to British accents doing narrations. I listen to you going to sleep. I listen to you driving to work. I listen to you relaxing. I listen to you crafting. Says it all to me.❤❤❤❤
I'd rather hear an American story read in a British accent, than a British story read in an American accent. Illogical, perhaps but there it is. Your accent and voice are very pleasant to listen to, and that's the main thing.
I agree
I never gave the accent a second thought and I'm American. You are such a good reader. I love Hildegarde and hope there are more.
I like your accents because you do them incredibly well which highlights good listening & observational skills....am so beyond bored of whiny trolls making you feel bad for a hard earned skill that enriches your story telling
thank you
Well said, Silvana!
I loved your story telling and your singing voice was fantastic please don't change ❤
Txs very much, love the Penguin Pool murder, admire Hildegarde, this sort of story, now called a cozy mystery has become an industry of its own
You are my favorite narrator and I love your accent👍😊thankyou. Also the comments about the story add another level of enjoyment
Thank you too!
Accent is presise and pleasant -- spot on. You are a credit to your language teachers.
I really like this one! It begins immediately ominous. Turns tragic and sad, then some humor and exciting drama. It reminds me of the dear late Dame Angelia Lansbury and her show, "Murder She Wrote." But good on Angela, her character may have been older and single, she certainly didn't lack for suiters!💖
I enjoyed this story very much and your narration. This kind of mystery, where we see the crime happen, was used very successfully by one of my favoriteTV detective shows, Columbo. Thanks for the story and your commentary!
Thrilled to see you began another channel! Love your reading style and mysteries, so no brainer for me.
Lovely to have you along
I LOVE Hildegard Withers stories!! Wish you'd do more of them! BTW, there were about 5 or 6 movies made in the 1930s with the fabulous Edna May Oliver as Hildegard and James Gleason as Inspector Piper. They are extremely entertaining and tons of fun to watch.. Turner Classic Movies plays them every so often.
I totally agree. I'm also an Edna May Oliver fan. Love the movies (with Edna May, not Zazu Pitts or Helen Broderick).
I'll check it out!
@@canuckyukyuk9164Agreed. Love Zasu in just about everything else she did but Edna May *IS* Hildegard Withers, lol!
You have a gifted voice and a lovely accent. It’s impossible to please the whiners. Don’t give it a second thought. Thank you for your time and effort in bringing this story to us. I much appreciate it ☘️
I loved this! Great voice and cadence and a great story!
Thank you
Tony, i loved it ! Ive been waiting for the masters voice, and what a story! Right up your alley. Best to the dogs
Thank you :)
Loved it.... & you can sing! 😮☺️
Not in a sustained way but thanks 🙏
I almost didn't listen because I thought it was going to be an American voice, so happy I was led down the listening path by your voice. It was just what I needed to bring me out of the blues...Thank you.
Your English accent is fine. I for one enjoy listening to your voice in whatever accent. Your readings are very well done. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
You’re welcome 😊
This was a new one for me, thank-you!
Glad you liked it!
Love this tale also this time around. expressive, vivid, masterful narration. Much appreciated, Tony. Thank you.
Your accent is fine. If you find a blockbuster west coast accent or New York accent on another voice actor, fine. Otherwise, I think you know your fans here like your voice and we are good with your voice reading a story set in LA-San Francisco-New York. Anyone complaining needs to go away and contemplate their own life.
Well said!!
No, no, no! Please do not denigrate your American accent. It's flawless! I get such a kick listening to you narrate something using it, (especially these vintage, "noir" detective pieces), knowing that it's another manifestation of your storytelling skills.
I love your voice. Please don't worry about anything, your story telling is excellent!
#1 I listen BECAUSE of your natural voice . #2 What a hoot. Atlantic city is the American Riviera. Especially since Donald Trump "developed " it.
Are you Tony walker?
Love your voice and your treatment of the story! Keep up the good work!
I am particularly loving your cozy chat at the end of the story, this Canadian early morning at 20 below zero. I love this detective and I love your thoughts on her.
One response I had to your cozy chat (among many but I'll keep this brief) was that with Inspector Jap, I have the feeling that he's mostly very competent and just incompetent on the cases where he needs Poirot. I think some of the early stories portray him reaching out just on occasion. :) However, well-observed on the trope, I think many of us have noted how ludicrous it occasionally is that the police can't get anything right and the amateur does. I guess the fact it's a bit of nonsense just lets us enjoy it.
Interesting notes on accents, and, love your normal voice best
Your narration suited this story & enjoyed this!
Thank you so much!
Read in your own voice, please! It’s lovely. I enjoy listening to you read no matter what it is. ❤
You worry too much. You'll never please everyone so do whatever makes you happy. In my opinion, there's absolutely no need to match accents to stories. I just want them read to me by someone with a pleasant voice. And your voice is perfect for that no matter where the story takes place. Everyone should just be grateful it's not AI.
Loved it!
I'm really loving ❤ these! Thank you soo much!!!!!🎉🎉
You’re very welcome
Glad I accidentally stumbled upon this treasure. What I have already covered is good. There is quite a bit more to enjoy.
Welcome aboard!
Very entertaining story, no jars to be heard, the opening had me hooked! The poor canary got a rough deal....
And... YOU SING!!! 😁
Great narration...and a great read...enjoyed it much...thanks! knitted a sock whilst listening..
I’ve got another story coming so you can knit the other
@@classicdetective 😹 🧦
EXCELLENT! Love the story and your narration ❤❤❤❤❤
Excellent - got me through the mindlessness of painting a room. I’d like to give a shout out for Sergeant Cuff in The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1868), who got it a bit wrong. A real classic. Many thanks.
They all get it a bit wrong. They should leave it to the amateurs now, like the Facebook Detectives.
I was delighted to come across a Hildegarde Withers story. James Gleason and Edna May Oliver were great in the three early 30's movies. I believe TH-cam suggested this to me because I search out those movies and also good mystery stories. Your narration is wonderful. You have a new fan. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent
This is an excellent story and it is read very nicely
Thank you for sharing
Excellent. I had seen the HW movies and was greatly impressed by this reading. I like your added information about info about author history. As a slight American correction, the city of Albany is pronounced All bany.
Thank you
Absolutely wonderful 🎉🎉
I enjoyed this so-much, as I do all of Your readings; in My opinion the choices You made to not try to use an American accent, but to use speech patterns typical of film-detective in the ‘film noire’ genre, worked wonderfully!
…Great work!!!
I’m so glad to have stumbled onto another of Your story podcasts, as I’ve enjoyed Your Ghost-story channel many times. I would suggest that one way to help this channel grow would be to mention it, during Your comments on the other channel; though I’m certainly happy to share links to this one.😉
Many-Thanks for bringing this Author and female Character to Our attention; I’d not heard of her them before, and will gladly look for more!
‘Take-Care’!
very welcome
100 viewers in the first hour. 94 of them had broken fingers😂. Hit the "LIKE" button, people!
I really enjoyed this! As for accent, any accent can be an American accent. We are a country of immigrants with HUGE varieties of regional dialects. That's just part of what makes us who we are. Use whatever accent you think will enhance the story. 😊
Thank you
Than you, Tony.
I enjoyed the story very much. As some others have said, ignore the haters. They always seem to think they know what is best for everyone. They don't.
I appreciate your
support
Your voice and tempo are excellent. Nothing too overdone.
Thanks
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Thoroughly enjoyable as usual. Accent no problemo 😊
Thank you! 😃
I just stumbled upon you, for me you spoke just right. I do not like when a male narrator's go too high and squeaky when speaking in the woman's part. Not too fast, but fast enough i did not fall asleep.
The book you read from, concluded nicely, i do not like when i still have questions left unanswered, or if i guess the solution too quickly.
Voices from the past, Margret Rutherford would be Top of my List, i bet would have been wonderful, to listen to her reading mystery books.
Very well done. Kind of like Columbo detective
Wait til the next one
Very good.
Thanks!
I prefer your own voice and accent than a put on or even an authentic American accent..
You can sing! ❤ 💯♥️
And I loved it! I never used to bother with American stuff and now I like it and likewise when it comes to movies! Both British and American plus European (well I adore French film’s) and after that either Norwegian or all Scandinavian trendy crime films or a good gothic Italian horror! Period drama and modern….. my taste has expanded and I can’t explain why, although occasionally, I will get in the mood of something quite specific! Sometimes you just know exactly what you want and other time’s you accidentally come across a gem! You Tony are a gem too! 🌟🌟🌟✨✨✨✨✨
Thank you!!
IMO Everything sounds Better with a British or non american accent! I'm an American & stand by my opinion!
Loved Hilgard Whithers, E.M.Oliver, and ? Detective Piper. Both were crogady and great chemistry.
Nice singing voice
great
Agreed. Your accent was not a problem at all
Thanks
There are 10K views but only 5.7K subscribers? Hit subscribe people! This guy is good!
Thanks for the chat afterwards. I agree about accents. Readings are better with the appropriate one. I could read Dorothy L Sayers or Georgette Heyer but not any of Rebus or heaven forfend Under Milk Wood.
Is there any chance of A Blunt Instrument by Georgette Heyer at all? 🙏
I think it's possible as she died in 1974
Then however I see it's 331 pages long. So... It's too long. Sorry.
@@classicdetective thank you so much for even checking. I wasn't expecting that! Maybe I should do it myself? Boh
accents employed in dramatic presentations, tend toward overly dramatic. maybe we americans prefer comfy stereotypes. your speaking voice is very natural. never caused any distraction to the story.
Yes, thank you, LOVE the English accents you do &, I don't get irrate if you do a US accent, but I have to say I am so relieved you have decided not to do them... there are just sooooo many & mostly they are awful & in the least, awful to listen to. I am an Australian in case that matters ... Have a chuckle about that!
I only ever did one story with an Australian accent on the classic Ghost podcast. I did attempt another by Hume Nisbet, but I gave up
@@classicdetective Send me a link, don't think I have heard you do Aus accent... we are varied, though not compared to UK😆
@@annicoyne2983 th-cam.com/video/iRlRGFahUEM/w-d-xo.html
You missed the moonstone, which I think is by Wilkie Collins
It is.
Yes, where is the fearless Tony Walker who personalizes the storytelling experience by being AUTHENTICALLY REAL- “flaws” & all; though, as a long subscriber, I get upset that those few complaints (who need to go elsewhere) are kind of “spoiling” the example/sample of your talents. It’s less the accent & more the cadence & intonation that REALLY MATTERS! When I come to your channel, I WANT to hear your level of storytelling- & truth be told NOT JUST EVERYBODY has the “storytelling it” factor! Tony Walker DOES! Cheers,
🍄
Nice of you to say that . I deleted
that nasty comment anyway and will
soon forget it
I enjoy your "normal" narrating accent. As an American, I probably would have been caught up in listening to you practice a "New York" accent and would not have enjoyed the story as much. I would much rather hear your reading voice and imagine the setting - wherever in the world it might be - than deduce it from the accent you are using. That being said, I do enjoy the stories you read in vernacular. I have no idea where exactly in the UK (is that still an ok name to use?) the accent calls home, but I have confidence that you do.
I think we still call it the UK. Who knows what it might be in the future? We shall all be dissolved in the rain at this rate though
I had to up the speed on this.
Really funny because someone else commented I was going too fast. But maybe you're referring to that and joking!
Narration was great, and you can carry a tune! In the after story narrative, it seemed you made a distinction between English and British. So dumb Midwesterner question, what is the difference?
Short answer: At present, Britain includes nations in addition to England.
Exactly. I do t believe there is a ‘British’ accent as such
@@classicdetective So many English accents. By contrast, we Canadians have only a few.
Woohoo ❤❤
Who thought of the name "Mrs. Blankensop" first, Agatha Christie or Stuart Palmer? Ed. Sorry, I guess it's spelled Blenkinsop.
I worked with a woman called Blenkinsopp. Theres a village of that name not far from where i live
I’m hope I’m putting this across correctly. So many detective stories set in Europe for example, are read by English actors and I think they are so much better that way. Perhaps with comedy one could use the local accents effectively. One thing that will make me stop listening is an American narrating an English classic such as any Agatha Christie novel. Why don’t we hear many Georges Simeon stories ? Maigret is such a great fictional detective . Your accent is great, don’t listen to any naysayers.
I have listened to a ,out of Maigret stories. They are out there.
I’ve done one Simenon on here but he is great
Listened for the first time today. Loved the story, but....sorry to say, my head was reeling. Especially when listening to that very interesting 'conversation' at the end. You took off like an express train, like you couldn't wait to finish. Please SLOW DOWN. I'm English, born and bred, so the accent wasn't a problem. But as the story progressed, my mental image was that of a gobbling turkey. I don't 'dislike', but I'm sitting on the fence regarding a 'like'. Slow down dear boy, Slow down. Think about your listeners.
(You can take this post down after you've read it, as I wouldn't like to influence new listeners. But please, take heed. Don't sacrifice quality over quantity. You have a lot of talent.)
I need to reply to this comment to make it go away from my feed
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... but it's pronounced "Awl" bany, not "Al" bany.
Yes. you’re not the first to point that out
Love your voice and accent Tony. I can’t listen to American readers, they’re too blustery, twangy and annoying. Please read all your posts yourself! I’m Canadian, so in between two worlds here
I am doing nearly all the stuff myself now.
I love you, but Albany, the capital of New York State, is pronounced ALL- bany, not a flat A.
Yeah but if i lived there I’d call it Albany.
If you lived there, you'd be pronouncing it the American way, with the "Al" part of "Albany" as ALL. Trust me!
@@classicdetective
no i would refuse . I would remain Cumbrian
Ha, ha, you're such a good sport! We could go on about Woolfardisworthy, Cholmondeley et al., but I totally balk at saying "sin-jin" for "St. John."@@ClassicGhost
@@footfault I’m only joking obviously. I would fall in with the crowd