There is a reason this is such a classic. You can read it as a child and understand it, even enjoy it. And as you grow up, at looking at it again you notice so much more. I look forward to read this again as an old man.
I absolutely love the way he reads this book. It makes me feel the actual story. I have already read the book, but this time i'm reading it while listening to Charlton Heston. His reading is perfect, and it makes this book all the more beautiful.
Don't take this the wrong way but... I absolutely love this narration because it puts me to sleep in minutes! It's the perfect ASMR experience. I have listened to it hundreds of times. I really appreciate you posting it!!
I feel compelled to cry, for the fish, thr old man, the boy, and myself, even the author. All of us swallowed up by the depths of life, existence, eternity.
This was my first time hearing the story, I cried my eyes out, it felt as though the ocean was washing away the years of his life, that he had the wisdom to endure his hardships and the desire to make the leviathan that is death acknowledge him was overwhelming. The book drowned my heart and filled my lungs with something new.
I enjoyed listening to well narrated story The Old Man and the Sea. Some of the sentences like ' Man can be destroyed but not defeated ' are still ringing in my ears.
@@daviddawson1718 yes, a great actor, a Shakespearean in his youth, a wonderful orator. You can disagree, which is fine, but your expletive is rather a weak retort and rejoinder
@@daviddawson1718 "Take your stinking opinions off me, you damned dirty Dawson!" hahahaha! Okay, you're right, he was definitely NOT one of the greatest actors ever, but he did alright in Ben-Hur.
josh manson thx so much i had to read this in the last week of summer va k and i found this i normally read a 200 page book in 2 weeks so i want to hug u
Charlton Heston. His reading is perfect, indeed!! What a classic for a story. Love it love it love it. I will never stop listening to Mr. Heston reading this book.
Thank you for sharing, I personally cant read well as I am a major dyslexic. I am in a IEB school in South Africa which required me to read 7 novels by matric. If you as a reader are reading this and you have children or even yourself that cant read or hate reading, listening to audiobooks such as these or even just playing it in the car on a long trip certainly does help. I listened to this while doing my Business project. Even though I was focused on the project I still took in the book as my self conscious was noticing and listening to the story. I ended having a A in English. So if you are looking for a solution to people not being able to read, rather just listen. Believe me it helps.
Tristan: When I was young, I never took notes. I listened to every word that came out of the teacher's mouth and remembered. Now nearly 90, I have trouble reading but listen to audiobooks every day. If you train yourself to listen, you can improve your memory and so learn as well as people who read well. I can still remember things I heard 60 years ago. Keep up your efforts to listen well.
I never loved this novel, maybe because I was forced to read it in grade 9. I readily acknowledge it's brilliant flow and excellent characters. However, I LOVE this recitation! I've listened to it 5 times this summer and it gets better and better. Funny, it took Moses/Judah Ben-Hur to enable me to love Santiago. Thanks Josh, I needed this.
"He was too simple to wonder when he had attained humility but he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride." Beautiful quote...
thank you so much. i have autism and adhd and it is very difficult for me to read without anybody reading along for me. i need to have read this book by the time school starts next month or i would be kicked out of my honors classes. :)
I actually had to read this in middle school. We couldn't go online and listen to an entire book. It's nice that we have technology and the net, especially for those who are learning disabled but is causing the human brain cells to atrophy. There is nothing like reading. Reading is truly an act of mindfulness. It opens doorways to places in the mind that could not otherwise be accessed. Namely the imagination.
I have 5 days left until school, and I'm only on page 50. When I saw this video, I imediantly thought, "Well forget this! I'm gonna do it the easy way."
Phew just phew. After listening in this in the dark in and out of sleep. I winced at the pain as the line cut . I switched the lamp on and looked at my hands no cuts I looked deeply at them again they are now old ,full of lines.Thank you for introducing this to me
Thank you Josh... I have read/listened to this classic by Hemingway numerous times over the years,but never tire of the wonderfully descriptive narrative. A fresh and new friend always awaits me in its pages. God bless you!
'm now turned 13 and aa grade above and they assigned it for freshman and i read it and did not like it so i decided to listen to it and now its one of my favorites...
I love everything about this upload. So much so that I relisten every couple months. From the story itself, to the way Charlton reads it, to the quality of the audio. Thank you so very much for posting it.
I look at it from a different perspective. Think of it as the grizzled old man still having the mental fortitude of a man half his age. Battling the giant fish. It takes courage and it takes salt. Old may you be but dead you are not and the old man fought with vigor until the end. That’s why I love this book
I read Tortilla Flat a couple years ago. A short book. A pain in my ass to get through. I hated it but I refused to give up. This book… along with CH’s voice reading it is very good. I’m glad I can back to Hemingway!
I liked it more than i liked Sun also Rises..i was hooked from the opening sentence,Pardon the pun. Charlton's acting here is beyond my vocabulary. Finished it in one sitting. Thanks for the post
One of the best videos of the modern age. Thank you kind gentlemen for creating such a masterpiece. Truly one of the most breathtaking books I've ever read in my entire life. Later on, becoming one of the best films of its time You're a real gee.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaand done! Thank you so so SOOOOOOOOOOO much for this! My class needed to read this and I understand things better when I hear them! Thank you again!(hehe! I'm ahead of the whole class now! :D)
My name is Raechel (mom's account) and I have to read this for my 11th grade American Lit class. Don't really like Hemingway but I like this one. Weird!
I read this book back in 2004 an I remember it like it was yesterday. But I have to say this Gentlemen made me feel I was in the boat fighting an Wrestling with this Monster fish 😢 Thank you stranger for taking the time to read This awesome story.🙏🏼
sullivanshiloh 'For whom the bell tolls,' is another of EMH greatest writing's. Like this, the listener/reader truly sees deep inside the heart of the main character. Becomes part of your psyche after awhile; the oceans, the mountains, the cities, and in the country, Hemingway is the thinkers best friend....
I saw the original movie when I was probably the age I imagine the boy to be - 11. It was long and torturous, but unforgettable. I tried to read the book years later but it was too tedious and too grim. 36 years later, past midnight and tired but unable to sleep, I listened to this story again. And the movie in my mind was much clearer now than it was when I was the boy. Hemingway was an artist who painted the most breathtaking pictures on the palette of the mind, using only the simplest of colours. Every time I read his stories, I'm reminded that the was Old Man was the maser after all. "Fish," he said softly, aloud, "I'll stay with you until I am dead."
He was sorry for the birds, the small delicate dark terns that were always flying and searching but never finding. The birds have a harder life than we do except for the robber birds and heavy strong ones. "Why did they make birds so delicate and fine as those sea swallows when the ocean can be so cruel?" She is kind and beautiful, but she can be cruel. And it comes so suddenly, and such birds that fly, dipping and hunting with their small sad voices are made too delicately for the sea.
So much better than To Kill a Mockingbird, for me. Why? To Kill a Mockingbirds main character is plain mr nice guy... never changes... this book has character development based on self reflection of the main character. Maybe im too harsh or wrong yet teasing the reader with a character named Boo that really was lame.
@@jaymorpheus11 The main character in the novel to kill a mockingbird is not really Atticus Finch, but his daughter Scout, who is also the narrator of the story - her character arc changes considerably over the course of the story.
This story by E. H. was truly written at his peak. Listen to each sentence. A masterpiece of writing by a true genius. 10 years later he shotgunned himself.
Thank you so much for the wonderful reading. Your voice seems fit for this novel. It was such a pleasure to listen to your recording. It makes reading much more enjoyable. Thank you again!
One of the few books I can read and reread. Is the story about man's battle against nature or against himself? Yes, and Hemingway describes the battle with succinct beauty.
My tenth graders are reading this right now and I had to explain that to them. I was like, do you really think the old man would be able to grab dolphin out of the ocean with one hand!?!?
This has to be one of the best audiobooks ever. Heston is terrific! Hemingway is not too shabby either.
There is a reason this is such a classic. You can read it as a child and understand it, even enjoy it. And as you grow up, at looking at it again you notice so much more. I look forward to read this again as an old man.
I absolutely love the way he reads this book. It makes me feel the actual story. I have already read the book, but this time i'm reading it while listening to Charlton Heston. His reading is perfect, and it makes this book all the more beautiful.
Heston’s version is ok but I prefer Donald Sutherland’s version on audiobook
shut up dumb nut
@@noahmoix1345 which one is the nut?
@@ieajackson5518 Noah is
Heston was beautiful at everything. Godly man.
The greatest fisherman’s tale ever told. I think of this on the sea often
Right up there with Moby Dick!
Don't take this the wrong way but... I absolutely love this narration because it puts me to sleep in minutes! It's the perfect ASMR experience. I have listened to it hundreds of times. I really appreciate you posting it!!
Yes, Heston's voice does create an ASMR effect. It's like Bob Ross all over again. lol
That's the beauty of Audiobooks ❤
Same! Hemingway is practically narcotic for me! I'll never know how it ends.
I feel compelled to cry, for the fish, thr old man, the boy, and myself, even the author. All of us swallowed up by the depths of life, existence, eternity.
FINALLY!! Someone who gets it!!! Someone who sees the message behind the vehicle of story
Marry me!
@@trentwilson7507 fucking simp
@@hudsonsizemore7594 fuck you, dude.
This was my first time hearing the story, I cried my eyes out, it felt as though the ocean was washing away the years of his life, that he had the wisdom to endure his hardships and the desire to make the leviathan that is death acknowledge him was overwhelming. The book drowned my heart and filled my lungs with something new.
You're kind, thanks for reading my comment, I love talking about the books I read
one of the ultold benefits of youtube: to listen to the classics to while away the time in a most pleasurable way.
Mark Ganus, you become more correct every day.
Hear hear!
Librivox>pornhub..... just
Mark Ganus
Wish I knew years ago as it's a lovely way to spend time
@@hard2getitrightagain314 uxo
I enjoyed listening to well narrated story The Old Man and the Sea. Some of the sentences like ' Man can be destroyed but not defeated ' are still ringing in my ears.
One of the greatest actors and speakers ever Charlton Heston I cannot believe I just stumbled on this
Haha, "greatest actors " bullshit, however I have no trouble thinking that you stumbled on most anything.
Angel banbby
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@@daviddawson1718 yes, a great actor, a Shakespearean in his youth, a wonderful orator. You can disagree, which is fine, but your expletive is rather a weak retort and rejoinder
@@daviddawson1718 .i
@@daviddawson1718 "Take your stinking opinions off me, you damned dirty Dawson!" hahahaha! Okay, you're right, he was definitely NOT one of the greatest actors ever, but he did alright in Ben-Hur.
Listened to this driving today. Thank you for sharing it! Great version.
Glad you liked it..thanks for the comment :)
josh manson thx so much i had to read this in the last week of summer va k and i found this i normally read a 200 page book in 2 weeks so i want to hug u
Truly a Classic. get mp3 version@ tinyurl . com \ pnwnq6z . remove spaces.
Logan Chambers same
charlton heston brings santiago to life in a way that is better than anything i ever could have dreamt up. thank you very much
Charlton Heston. His reading is perfect, indeed!! What a classic for a story. Love it love it love it. I will never stop listening to Mr. Heston reading this book.
Heston brought all of the magic, sincerity, and tragedy to life like none other could. perfect!
Thank you for sharing, I personally cant read well as I am a major dyslexic. I am in a IEB school in South Africa which required me to read 7 novels by matric. If you as a reader are reading this and you have children or even yourself that cant read or hate reading, listening to audiobooks such as these or even just playing it in the car on a long trip certainly does help. I listened to this while doing my Business project. Even though I was focused on the project I still took in the book as my self conscious was noticing and listening to the story. I ended having a A in English. So if you are looking for a solution to people not being able to read, rather just listen. Believe me it helps.
Tristan Wilson listening instead of reading ..... does that not help you with your reading skills?
Tristan: When I was young, I never took notes. I listened to every word that came out of the teacher's mouth and remembered. Now nearly 90, I have trouble reading but listen to audiobooks every day. If you train yourself to listen, you can improve your memory and so learn as well as people who read well. I can still remember things I heard 60 years ago. Keep up your efforts to listen well.
@@wendyzelaya182 he has a diagnosed disability. Would you say the same thing to a blind person?
Listening to this on 02-02-2020!!! A wonderful narration by Mr. Heston. Enjoyed this very much! Thanks for posting this.
lol li
aye... that's my father birthday!!
I understand better when I listen and read at the same time. I’m following along in my book as I listen to you read. Thank you so much!
Such a great reading. I imagined the old man speak exactly like that. Thank you for sharing!
First class narration from Charlton Heston. That's how you bring a story to life.
I never loved this novel, maybe because I was forced to read it in grade 9. I readily acknowledge it's brilliant flow and excellent characters. However, I LOVE this recitation! I've listened to it 5 times this summer and it gets better and better. Funny, it took Moses/Judah Ben-Hur to enable me to love Santiago. Thanks Josh, I needed this.
One of the greatest pleasures in life is a great tale, well told
"He was too simple to wonder when he had attained humility but he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride."
Beautiful quote...
Wow! This part came on as I was reading your comment..
Getting my steps in while I listen... Weight loss goals coming along nicely :)
The best way to do it!! I’m proud of you! 💙
Aw congrats! I hope it goes well, and do not get discouraged bc ik it will be hard, but the results are really worth it!💙💙
How’d it go
this voice makes me feel so comfortable
Man am i glad i found this. I can't sleep and don't want to read or watch TV and wake up the old lady. This is perfect! Thanks
Mr. Hesston is rivaled in narration by,only, the likes of Morgan Freeman - this audio book was a truly wonderful experience. Thank you
Heston not Hesston sorry for the misspelling
I don’t know guys Tom selleck is a hell of a narrator.
There are many wonderful narrators out there....just keep listening to books and you will see
Michael Caine. or Joanna Lumley.
Fantastic, fitting voice for such an amazing novel by Hemingway. Thanks for helping me start and finish this book in just 2 hours for summer reading!!
Literally me rn
thank you so much. i have autism and adhd and it is very difficult for me to read without anybody reading along for me. i need to have read this book by the time school starts next month or i would be kicked out of my honors classes. :)
I finally saw the movie. True to the book and so fantastic. If you can find it please see it.
Superb.
Powerful. 👍
I actually had to read this in middle school. We couldn't go online and listen to an entire book. It's nice that we have technology and the net, especially for those who are learning disabled but is causing the human brain cells to atrophy.
There is nothing like reading. Reading is truly an act of mindfulness. It opens doorways to places in the mind that could not otherwise be accessed. Namely the imagination.
A book of triumph loss and handling adversity through the human spirit. Wonderful book and great a reading by the narrator
Thank you this helped me get passed my summer reading in 3 days thank you
Sameee!!
Hannah Suarez lol my test is today and I’m listening to this starting today 😂
I have 5 days left until school, and I'm only on page 50. When I saw this video, I imediantly thought, "Well forget this! I'm gonna do it the easy way."
Less than 24 hours till school and I’m halfway through
Haa. ✌️
Phew just phew. After listening in this in the dark in and out of sleep. I winced at the pain as the line cut . I switched the lamp on and looked at my hands no cuts I looked deeply at them again they are now old ,full of lines.Thank you for introducing this to me
I enjoyed listening to this story. E. Hemingway and ... C. Heston..... Great! Thank you.
Great story, I've always loved this story and Heston did such a fine job with the Narration.
Good way to pass time in a pandemic.
@Tom H g you b999998
yes
not only during the pandemic
Good way to retain ones sanity at work, especially when their colleagues can't STFU and do their job quietly.
Thank you Josh... I have read/listened to this classic by Hemingway numerous times over the years,but never tire of the wonderfully descriptive narrative. A fresh and new friend always awaits me in its pages. God bless you!
Listened to it all in one sitting. One of the best stories of all time
Kara Bauer omg calm down
its a great book
'm now turned 13 and aa grade above and they assigned it for freshman and i read it and did not like it so i decided to listen to it and now its one of my favorites...
... not that great
I love everything about this upload. So much so that I relisten every couple months. From the story itself, to the way Charlton reads it, to the quality of the audio. Thank you so very much for posting it.
Just toured the Hemingway house in Key West Florida. It was the inspiration for me to listen to this masterpiece.
I just love the fact that this whole story takes place on a skiff. Good shit!!
Thank you this helped me read this whole book in one night
Thank you for this. It's so well written and eloquent.
Heston is magnificent as the old man!
listened to it twice in a row.
Thank you for posting. I remember listening to this when I was a kid. Its a great novel.
Such a sad book , maybe because I am getting old and know I am getting weaker too .
Yes, age is a challenge, my friend
I look at it from a different perspective. Think of it as the grizzled old man still having the mental fortitude of a man half his age. Battling the giant fish. It takes courage and it takes salt. Old may you be but dead you are not and the old man fought with vigor until the end. That’s why I love this book
Me too
I read Tortilla Flat a couple years ago. A short book. A pain in my ass to get through. I hated it but I refused to give up. This book… along with CH’s voice reading it is very good. I’m glad I can back to Hemingway!
I simply love this book ive read it before and love listening to this the most :) Great Narrator for this book
I liked it more than i liked Sun also Rises..i was hooked from the opening sentence,Pardon the pun.
Charlton's acting here is beyond my vocabulary. Finished it in one sitting. Thanks for the post
One of the best videos of the modern age.
Thank you kind gentlemen for creating such a masterpiece. Truly one of the most breathtaking books I've ever read in my entire life. Later on, becoming one of the best films of its time
You're a real gee.
That's awesome, Jesus Christ, I couldn't even explain what I feel after listen this radio, masterful wotk
Are you praying?
I enjoyed listening to this great story.
same daddy mel
this dude reads faster then me and I need this for class tomorrow your a life saver this is the first time ive needed a audiobook
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Goooood audio for listening!!! I'm Chinese and now I'm training English listening.
Try something from a more current time if you want to continue
@@mackenzieh6612 well, I understand, I watch a lot of new videos on youtube and now I have no fear
What an incredible "short" story- probably one of my favorites.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaand done! Thank you so so SOOOOOOOOOOO much for this! My class needed to read this and I understand things better when I hear them! Thank you again!(hehe! I'm ahead of the whole class now! :D)
Same man
Same here
My name is Raechel (mom's account) and I have to read this for my 11th grade American Lit class. Don't really like Hemingway but I like this one. Weird!
Why are my hands hurting so badly now ? lol. It's all in my head. I think
That what I’m doing now lol
I read this book back in 2004 an I remember it like it was yesterday.
But I have to say this Gentlemen made me feel I was in the boat fighting an Wrestling with this Monster fish 😢
Thank you stranger for taking the time to read This awesome story.🙏🏼
Best book in my whole high school's curriculum
Wonderful book! Thanks for sharing!
Great voice, I was in the boat with the old man...
very cool,thank you,cool photo too,I came home from work hurting last nite,sat down and enjoyed this very much,Heston is perfect for this,Richard
Best audiobook I ever listened too, thank you!!!
sullivanshiloh
'For whom the bell tolls,' is another of EMH greatest writing's. Like this, the listener/reader truly sees deep inside the heart of the main character. Becomes part of your psyche after awhile; the oceans, the mountains, the cities, and in the country, Hemingway is the thinkers best friend....
Thank you for the Charlton Heston upload- this was helpful for a student....
Love these Audio books - Can get my jobs done & listen to the Classics ! -
Thankyou for sharing ! - S B - U.K.
They are a pure gift to me too my friend. Cambridge U.K.
Great voice
can't understand the thumbs down. i finished this in two sessions and it was marvellous and Heston's voice is magnificent,
Thanks for the upload :)
i read the whole book with your audio record together.. thank you very much! this was very helpful for me for the right pronunciation! 👍
I saw the original movie when I was probably the age I imagine the boy to be - 11. It was long and torturous, but unforgettable. I tried to read the book years later but it was too tedious and too grim. 36 years later, past midnight and tired but unable to sleep, I listened to this story again. And the movie in my mind was much clearer now than it was when I was the boy. Hemingway was an artist who painted the most breathtaking pictures on the palette of the mind, using only the simplest of colours. Every time I read his stories, I'm reminded that the was Old Man was the maser after all. "Fish," he said softly, aloud, "I'll stay with you until I am dead."
The movie was no good. The book was a million times better.
Beautiful comment, thank you.
Best read audio book ever. Great story too
Hemmingway deserves his peerless reputation. Wonderful.
thank you for posting this. Such a beautiful, melancholic story.
Indeed it is my friend , sublime!
I have a test on this on Friday thanks for the help🙏🏾
Great word craftery..Heston brought it to life..The harmonic conversion of two great artists ..zeitgeist with electric chills.🎇
Thanks for making my life easier ‼️
You’re welcome
Thank you kind sir for getting me through this book for school
Thanks man ! love your voice it's deep and very clear.
this is my favorite novel.
That's Charlton Heston narrating.
there is a difference between uncultured and uninformed
the book is sooooooo boring how do you like it
Dewritos
Some are both my friend.
MORON! IT'S AN ACTOR READING.
Nice job on narrating. Good book as well.
He was sorry for the birds, the small delicate dark terns that were always flying and searching but never finding. The birds have a harder life than we do except for the robber birds and heavy strong ones. "Why did they make birds so delicate and fine as those sea swallows when the ocean can be so cruel?" She is kind and beautiful, but she can be cruel. And it comes so suddenly, and such birds that fly, dipping and hunting with their small sad voices are made too delicately for the sea.
Literally my favourite passage
Kelly oxo thanks for reminding me why books are so important, they transmit and freeze a thought once created in a human mind to be shared
So much better than To Kill a Mockingbird, for me. Why? To Kill a Mockingbirds main character is plain mr nice guy... never changes... this book has character development based on self reflection of the main character. Maybe im too harsh or wrong yet teasing the reader with a character named Boo that really was lame.
Majestic prose or what!
@@jaymorpheus11 The main character in the novel to kill a mockingbird is not really Atticus Finch, but his daughter Scout, who is also the narrator of the story - her character arc changes considerably over the course of the story.
I love your reading so much . Thank you for making this I actually feel the story while singing
this saved me 2 weeks before school started. it was my summer reading book.
What a story, beautifuly narrated.
I have to read this over spring break and corona break
Yuuupppp
I have to read this for junior summer reading but I didnt have the book so thank you for this!!
🧡💕💙ThankYou For Sharing
2nd time listening... thank you. I truly LOVE this.
Thoroughly enjoyable. Thanks for the upload!
RIP Charlton Heston and RIP OP's Grandad Barry.
Taylor too
god bless your heart and soul for this.
This story by E. H. was truly written at his peak. Listen to each sentence.
A masterpiece of writing by a true genius. 10 years later he shotgunned himself.
what's after he
Simple writing by a newspaper man . NOTHING genius about this tripe.
I really love this story, and I love this crazy old man haha great very good
Thank you so much for the wonderful reading. Your voice seems fit for this novel. It was such a pleasure to listen to your recording. It makes reading much more enjoyable. Thank you again!
It is not the voice of the uploader. Charlton Heston was a popular actor of the Classic Hollywood era, especially in the 1950s and 1960s.
Please never delete this 🖤
Can't read this without dreaming of the lions.
Dream on old man.
Dream on.
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One of the few books I can read and reread. Is the story about man's battle against nature or against himself? Yes, and Hemingway describes the battle with succinct beauty.
Worth mentioning the dolphin he kills and eats is not a mammal dolphin but "dolphinfish" or "mahi-mahi" Plenty of hints and clues to this.
I had to explain this to my girlfriend but he makes it pretty clear when he describes the fish
Absolutely clear lol you kinda have to be a fisherman to catch on to that one.
Thank you, I had no idea and was sort bummed out!
My tenth graders are reading this right now and I had to explain that to them. I was like, do you really think the old man would be able to grab dolphin out of the ocean with one hand!?!?
Great book and great version. Thanks a lot
Hands down my fave book!!!
Much appreciated upload, as “the old man and the sea” has been on my list of books to read/listen to for a long time. ✌️🎣
Just amazing, i loved it!! i've heard following the book it was just perfect, great narrator
I was struggling to complete the novel, but not any more. Thank you 😀😀😀😀😀
The way it's written, I could actually smell the old man at the first parts.
This one is my favorite. Thank you. Love it the first time I listen to it ten years ago.