The Victorian’s did not need to do much to scare themselves what with their clothes and style of furniture’s with lamplight, They used to frighten themselves with ghostly images. I live in an old 1856 house and love to scare myself with imaginings as it still has the Victorian features. Please keep finding more stories and give more of your brilliant animations. This channel is perfect for us ! 🍷 Cheers!
Yes indeed. The Victorian era seems a particularly eerie time, and the style of the day lends itself well to the spooky atmosphere brought on by foggy nights and such.👻 Living in an old house with all the period features must be wonderful. This time of year, particularly so. From Halloween to Christmas and the New Year - Traditionally, it is a time for mildly scary tales (and Dickens🧐), and to enjoy them in the perfect setting is fabulous🍷. Thank you for your very kind words and support. I’m working on another upload now and hope to be quicker and more consistent with producing these video stories from now on😊.
@@scarystoriesbythefiresideOh yes; please do make as many of these scary stories with your equally spooky animations, as you can… We can’t get enough! Most appreciate all your hard work and great effort that it must take to produce these little treasures. We would like to be glutenous and watch/listen to all the episodes in one go.. but to prolong this pleasure, we will partake one episode per evening to make this last but it is taking great strength to limit ourselves. KEEP UP YOUR GREAT WORK Happy spooking.😱💀🗣️ and thank you.
With such terrific encouragement as this, I can assure you that I will do my very best to keep the tales a coming 😁 I really enjoy doing them and discovering new "old" stories that I can adapt. Thank you again for such a ringing endorsement. 🤡💀👻🧛♀️🎃
One of the great things about the Victorian interest in the paranormal is the demand for the stories was so great, it enabled many woman writers to get their works published. I think many more women writers were allowed to achieve publication due to this high demand. That's just how it seems to me. I could be wrong.
That's an excellent point. The demand for this type of fiction seems to have raced ahead of supply. How many short supernatural tales were written in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods always surprises me. This certainly created opportunities for women writers to get into print, which is great because we can reap the rewards by being able to read their work today, which might not be the case had things been otherwise.
Thank you so much and Welcome aboard! 🤗 I really appreciate your support. The season of the traditional Christmas Ghost Story is approaching and I'm hoping to increase the upload frequency as we head towards the new year. 😊
Excellent story! And excellent audio production of that story! I thoroughly enjoyed this and commend you (and the story author Lettice) on the quality represented here. Thanks to all those involved! Loved it!.
Thank you very much, that is kind of you. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I enjoyed making it and yes indeed, many thanks also to Lettice Galbraith whose imagination and skill provided the source material.
You're welcome Jody and thank you for listening and subscribing. I'm certainly going to be uploading more Lettice Galbraith stories in the not too distant future.
Thank you for saying so @rosiemcnaughton9933 😊 . Yes, thanks to some recent research we now know much more about "Lettie" than we did when I uploaded this video. There is even a mini biography and a photograph of her in a recent publication.
What an excellent writer Ms Galbraith was. This is the first story of hers I've heard and will definitely be looking up the rest of her writing. Such a haunting tale. Thank you for narrating this.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. You are most welcome😊 . I only discovered Lettice Galbraith a couple of years ago myself. It felt like finding buried treasure! Since I made this video, thanks to some recent research, we now know much more about "Lettie" Galbraith. Her birth name was Lizzie Susan Gibson and she was born in Hull. I'm currently working on another story of hers "A Ghost's Revenge" which I hope to upload very soon. Thank you for watching/listening.
Once again thank you @joeharoutunian1805 and I'm glad you enjoyed it! I know what you mean, I sometimes get a bit carried away with sound effects😁. With hindsight I wish I'd left it out.
@@scarystoriesbythefireside This is a fabulous story, and you could not have done a better job, brilliant!🌠Other narrators should learn from you. Not only is your voice pleasant, your inflections are intuitive and effective. Others either fall flat or go overboard into distracting camp. Bravo!👏🏻
Thank you ever so much @GoldenLass! 🥰 Your kind comments have made my day. I was worried I may have been "hamming" it up a bit too much, but my take was that these old Victorian yarns are melodramatic and need a similar treatment in the reading. Thank you once again for your nurturing and supportive feedback. 😊
@@scarystoriesbythefireside You are very welcome, I’m so glad! 😊 I’ve listened to a lot of these types of broadcasts, and I think your instincts and execution are spot-on. 🏆
Yes indeed, it is a shame that she didn't write more supernatural tales. However, since I made this video more has been discovered about Lettice Galbraith and a mini biography has been written detailing her life. There still remains an intriguing bit of mystery surrounding her though.
Wow. Great story, great narration with lots of vocal range which made the story even more interesting. Nice length of story for falling asleep with. I have subscribed, for sure. Thanks so much. You have a wonderful gift for reading stories!
I'm glad you enjoyed it @BlueFriend, and thank you for your kind words. Your channel looks lovely, and you are great at storytelling, so your compliments genuinely resonate with me. I'll certainly be watching more of your videos soon and have already subscribed. I am working on more content and hopefully will become quicker and more productive at uploading in the coming months. Thank you once again!
@@scarystoriesbythefireside I hadn't expected you'd check my channel and am so pleased you'd do that. Thank you! And I look forward to your next story. Have a great day, Scary Stories.
You are very kind Christine, thank you 😊. I'm hoping to put up a short one in time to celebrate Halloween followed by another Benson and one by Lettice Galbraith. I like the melodrama in the Galbraith tales. I'm planning to do many more beyond that and hopefully I'll speed up the output a bit. 😁🎃🎞🎬📽
@@scarystoriesbythefireside It would be wonderful to get more subscribers your way. There are a few UK channels that began around three years ago with only a handful, now they are in the tens of thousands. People love a good story with clear narration. All the very best to you. 😊👍🏼
@Christine Thornhill It would indeed be wonderful😊. Stories never seem to go out of fashion. We'll keep striving and reading and who knows🤞 . Thank you again and all my very best to you too. 🥰
Good job in the reading and I enjoyed the story. I teach literature and have become fond of Victorian horror stories (though they are not taught in my classes). The era was quite . . . strange.
Thank you @gwendolyn2001 😊. I've become a bit hooked on some these dark Victorian tales myself, particularly the more obscure ones written by the less famous storytellers. Indeed, it was a weird and interesting period.
@@scarystoriesbythefireside I never realized how weird it was until taking a course in Victorian lit in grad school. my undergrad class did not begin to cover the weirdness!
It came as a surprise to me too. I thought the supernatural writing would be all "realist" in the tradition of George Elliot and Thomas Hardy and then I began reading Rhoda Broughton, Louisa Baldwin, Lettuce Galbraith etc. I am kind of "quirky" myself, so I love the wonderful weirdness 😊. It must have been great to study the literature of the period in depth.
@@scarystoriesbythefireside As I noted, I teach a grad course in Victorian lit now, and my fascination with it continues. I tend to prefer ancient history, but because of their "quirks," the Vic still appeal to me. I have been described as quirky, eccentric, weird, so I guess birds of a feather do flock together.
That's a very good point. And I often wonder whether the writers of these old supernatural stories actually believe in ghosts. And how, in practical terms, these "spirits" may present themselves. 👻. Thank you for watching and listening 😊
I love your introductions and author biography. Please don't change your excellent style. Many Thanks!
Thank you ever so much for the kind feedback. 😊 I will certainly continue with the introductions.
The Victorian’s did not need to do much to scare themselves what with their clothes and style of furniture’s with lamplight, They used to frighten themselves with ghostly images. I live in an old 1856 house and love to scare myself with imaginings as it still has the Victorian features. Please keep finding more stories and give more of your brilliant animations. This channel is perfect for us ! 🍷 Cheers!
Yes indeed. The Victorian era seems a particularly eerie time, and the style of the day lends itself well to the spooky atmosphere brought on by foggy nights and such.👻
Living in an old house with all the period features must be wonderful. This time of year, particularly so. From Halloween to Christmas and the New Year - Traditionally, it is a time for mildly scary tales (and Dickens🧐), and to enjoy them in the perfect setting is fabulous🍷.
Thank you for your very kind words and support. I’m working on another upload now and hope to be quicker and more consistent with producing these video stories from now on😊.
@@scarystoriesbythefiresideOh yes; please do make as many of these scary stories with your equally spooky animations, as you can… We can’t get enough! Most appreciate all your hard work and great effort that it must take to produce these little treasures. We would like to be glutenous and watch/listen to all the episodes in one go.. but to prolong this pleasure, we will partake one episode per evening to make this last but it is taking great strength to limit ourselves. KEEP UP YOUR GREAT WORK Happy spooking.😱💀🗣️ and thank you.
With such terrific encouragement as this, I can assure you that I will do my very best to keep the tales a coming 😁 I really enjoy doing them and discovering new "old" stories that I can adapt. Thank you again for such a ringing endorsement. 🤡💀👻🧛♀️🎃
Masterfully delivered! First class entertainment! Thank you!
I'm really glad you enjoyed it and thank you ever so much for your kind comment. 😊
One of the great things about the Victorian interest in the paranormal is the demand for the stories was so great, it enabled many woman writers to get their works published. I think many more women writers were allowed to achieve publication due to this high demand. That's just how it seems to me. I could be wrong.
That's an excellent point. The demand for this type of fiction seems to have raced ahead of supply. How many short supernatural tales were written in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods always surprises me. This certainly created opportunities for women writers to get into print, which is great because we can reap the rewards by being able to read their work today, which might not be the case had things been otherwise.
Only just discovered this channel. Listened to 2 stories. Liked what I heard and subscribed. Looking forward to trawling through past stories. 😀
Thank you so much and Welcome aboard! 🤗 I really appreciate your support. The season of the traditional Christmas Ghost Story is approaching and I'm hoping to increase the upload frequency as we head towards the new year. 😊
what a wonderful voice!!! sort of reminds me of "salad fingers". im ever grateful for this reading, thank you!
Thank you for the kind comments, Oskar😊. My pleasure and I hope to be uploading some more tales soon.
Excellent story! And excellent audio production of that story! I thoroughly enjoyed this and commend you (and the story author Lettice) on the quality represented here. Thanks to all those involved! Loved it!.
Thank you very much, that is kind of you. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I enjoyed making it and yes indeed, many thanks also to Lettice Galbraith whose imagination and skill provided the source material.
Wow! That is an excellent story. I've never heard of this author, and I thank you for introducing her to me. I have to subscribe so I can hear more!
You're welcome Jody and thank you for listening and subscribing. I'm certainly going to be uploading more Lettice Galbraith stories in the not too distant future.
Very well done. Thank you for this great story. Wikipedia says that Lettice Galbraith's real name was Lizzie Susan Gibson.
Thank you for saying so @rosiemcnaughton9933 😊 . Yes, thanks to some recent research we now know much more about "Lettie" than we did when I uploaded this video. There is even a mini biography and a photograph of her in a recent publication.
What an excellent writer Ms Galbraith was. This is the first story of hers I've heard and will definitely be looking up the rest of her writing. Such a haunting tale. Thank you for narrating this.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. You are most welcome😊 . I only discovered Lettice Galbraith a couple of years ago myself. It felt like finding buried treasure! Since I made this video, thanks to some recent research, we now know much more about "Lettie" Galbraith. Her birth name was Lizzie Susan Gibson and she was born in Hull. I'm currently working on another story of hers "A Ghost's Revenge" which I hope to upload very soon. Thank you for watching/listening.
Very well read. Most excellent story and dramatization. Last special sound was hardly needed.
Once again thank you @joeharoutunian1805 and I'm glad you enjoyed it! I know what you mean, I sometimes get a bit carried away with sound effects😁. With hindsight I wish I'd left it out.
@@scarystoriesbythefireside that’s fine. I really hated to be critical at all as it was such a good production
No problem at all, I welcome the feedback and I completely agree. Sometimes less is more. Thank you again for your kind words and support
Well done! Enjoyed this.
Why thank you Annie 😊 Kind of you to say so and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent story and well narrated. Thank you so much!
Thank you ever so much Stephanie. Very kind of you to say so. My first attempt at narrating a story...it was a steep learning curve!😊
@@scarystoriesbythefireside This is a fabulous story, and you could not have done a better job, brilliant!🌠Other narrators should learn from you. Not only is your voice pleasant, your inflections are intuitive and effective. Others either fall flat or go overboard into distracting camp. Bravo!👏🏻
Thank you ever so much @GoldenLass! 🥰 Your kind comments have made my day. I was worried I may have been "hamming" it up a bit too much, but my take was that these old Victorian yarns are melodramatic and need a similar treatment in the reading. Thank you once again for your nurturing and supportive feedback. 😊
@@scarystoriesbythefireside You are very welcome, I’m so glad! 😊 I’ve listened to a lot of these types of broadcasts, and I think your instincts and execution are spot-on. 🏆
@GoldenLass you have made my day yet again! 🥰
That was great, thank you. Now subscribed 😊
😊 Thank you so much Clare. Great to have you aboard.
Lettice was, indeed, inordinately talented….How sad to both know so little about her-and to “lose” her talents so soon
Yes indeed, it is a shame that she didn't write more supernatural tales. However, since I made this video more has been discovered about Lettice Galbraith and a mini biography has been written detailing her life. There still remains an intriguing bit of mystery surrounding her though.
Perfect story perfectly told - I'm subscribed.
Awesome Ramey, thank you so much! Great to have you aboard.
such a credible story telling performance and a good tale. thank you. 🌷🌱
So nice of you to say so Alexa. Thank you 😊🎃
This had me at the edge of my seat, Well done 👍
Thank you again @zenamorgan1754. Some of these less famous old tales are really compelling. ❤
Wow. Great story, great narration with lots of vocal range which made the story even more interesting. Nice length of story for falling asleep with. I have subscribed, for sure. Thanks so much. You have a wonderful gift for reading stories!
I'm glad you enjoyed it @BlueFriend, and thank you for your kind words. Your channel looks lovely, and you are great at storytelling, so your compliments genuinely resonate with me. I'll certainly be watching more of your videos soon and have already subscribed.
I am working on more content and hopefully will become quicker and more productive at uploading in the coming months.
Thank you once again!
@@scarystoriesbythefireside I hadn't expected you'd check my channel and am so pleased you'd do that. Thank you! And I look forward to your next story. Have a great day, Scary Stories.
I hope you continue to entertain us with your stories. Thank You so much for this one 🙏🏼📖📚🌹
You are very kind Christine, thank you 😊. I'm hoping to put up a short one in time to celebrate Halloween followed by another Benson and one by Lettice Galbraith. I like the melodrama in the Galbraith tales. I'm planning to do many more beyond that and hopefully I'll speed up the output a bit. 😁🎃🎞🎬📽
@@scarystoriesbythefireside
It would be wonderful to get more subscribers your way. There are a few UK channels that began around three years ago with only a handful, now they are in the tens of thousands. People love a good story with clear narration. All the very best to you. 😊👍🏼
@Christine Thornhill It would indeed be wonderful😊. Stories never seem to go out of fashion. We'll keep striving and reading and who knows🤞 . Thank you again and all my very best to you too. 🥰
Hello!. just listened to your story and love your narration. So I subscribed😊
Why thank you so much Snap Dragon. Great to have you on board 😊
Wonderful narration! I enjoyed this very much!
Thank you so much! Very kind of you to say so 🥰
Nicely done. New subscriber 😊 Thank you
Thank you so much and great to have you aboard. 😊
A great story.
Thank you Neil 😊
Good job in the reading and I enjoyed the story. I teach literature and have become fond of Victorian horror stories (though they are not taught in my classes). The era was quite . . . strange.
Thank you @gwendolyn2001 😊. I've become a bit hooked on some these dark Victorian tales myself, particularly the more obscure ones written by the less famous storytellers. Indeed, it was a weird and interesting period.
@@scarystoriesbythefireside I never realized how weird it was until taking a course in Victorian lit in grad school. my undergrad class did not begin to cover the weirdness!
It came as a surprise to me too. I thought the supernatural writing would be all "realist" in the tradition of George Elliot and Thomas Hardy and then I began reading Rhoda Broughton, Louisa Baldwin, Lettuce Galbraith etc. I am kind of "quirky" myself, so I love the wonderful weirdness 😊. It must have been great to study the literature of the period in depth.
@@scarystoriesbythefireside As I noted, I teach a grad course in Victorian lit now, and my fascination with it continues. I tend to prefer ancient history, but because of their "quirks," the Vic still appeal to me. I have been described as quirky, eccentric, weird, so I guess birds of a feather do flock together.
It certainly seems we do 😊. Vive l'excentricité!
Excellent.
Thank you so much Felicity🥰
Good story
Thank you 😁
I feel that this arthur believes that the ghost life does not really happen, or if it does it is an elusive, slippery affair with may sheeted figures
That's a very good point. And I often wonder whether the writers of these old supernatural stories actually believe in ghosts. And how, in practical terms, these "spirits" may present themselves. 👻. Thank you for watching and listening 😊
Here I am...back for more 😗
Welcome back😊 And thank you ever so much for your support 🤩
Surely, its pronounced, 'let-TEECE" ??
Oh gosh, I hope so
Yes, it could well be. 😊