The Haunted Organist of Hurly Burly | Rosa Mulholland | A Bitesized Audio Production
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- The Hurly family of Hurly Burly have at last found some peace after years of suffering under a terrible curse. But an unexpected visitor arrives from Italy, with a strange story that suggests their troubles are not yet over...
A new, original recording of a classic public domain text, read and performed by Simon Stanhope for Bitesized Audio.
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Rosa Mulholland (1841-1921) was born in Belfast and began writing at a young age - she submitted material for publication from the age of 15, and her first big success was the poem 'Irene', which appeared in The Cornhill Magazine in 1862, under the pseudonym "Ruth Murray". She used the same pen name for several of her early novels, poems and stories. She became acquainted with Charles Dickens, who admired her work and greatly encouraged her in her writing; he published some of her short ghost stories alongside his own in 'All the Year Round'. Many of her short stories and novels first appeared in 'The Irish Monthly'. She married John Gilbert, a Dublin historian, in 1891, and became Lady Gilbert when he was knighted in 1897; she was widowed when he died suddenly from a heart attack the following year. They had no children. Mulholland continued to write into the 20th century, with much of her work aimed at young readers. She died in Dublin in April 1921 and is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.
The original publication date of 'The Haunted Organist of Hurly Burly' is slightly uncertain. It is most often cited as dating from Mulholland's 1891 collection 'The Haunted Organist of Hurly Burly and Other Stories'; however, it would appear that it was actually written some 25 years earlier than this. The story is listed as appearing in 'All the Year Round' in November 1866, making it one of the author's very earliest works. It also appeared in 'The Irish Monthly' Vol 14 No. 159, in September 1886. The first known publication in book form appears to date from 1880, as part of a collection of Mulholland's early stories.
Recording © Bitesized Audio 2021.
I was organist in a small church for twenty three years. When I practiced late at night I could feel a presence. I felt uneasy with it until the oldest member, a kind man of 91 years, died after he went home from Christmas Eve service. After his death I no longer felt uneasy late at night in the church. I would always say as I left, "Good night Tommy. Hope you liked the music. "
Being an organist myself, this is a special treat. 👍
Glad to know that, thanks @arkaisk2
That was beautifully spooky. Thank you Simon for another jem. 😊
I throughly enjoy older stories of hauntings!
Glad to know that. Thanks for listening, and taking the time to comment
I love every story you share with us. Your voice is perfect. I have listened to each story several times. What a talent! Thank you!
A cursed haunted organ a possessive demonic entity an amazing tale beautifully read. Thank you for these great offerings.
You're welcome Victoria, thanks so much for your kind support
This "sounds" promising! So glad to see more material! Thank you!... and it was music to my ears! A wonderful story and reading, as always! Thank you.
Thank you 👏👏
Another winner brought to life by
Mr. Simon Stanhope! Thank you Simon, a treat for the ears & eye of the mind.
Simon, I'm running out of superlatives. What an utter joy it is to discover a new audio awaiting me. Never disappointed. Always a thrill. Thank you so much. ❤
So glad you enjoyed it Bob, thanks as ever for your generous comments
The authors never ran out of superlatives. What fun
Here! Hear!
Margaret's a silly bint. Where else would Lisa be lol
I was thinking the same....would have been the first place to look before bricking up the door.
Not as daft as the others who should have destroyed the organ years ago.
An Author that’s new to me. I like that you give a short biography and history.Wonderful reading as usual for this poignant supernatural tale.
Thanks Bridget, glad to know my descriptions are useful!
Woohoo. In bed tonight with Simon.
Thank you for sharing. This is an interesting and haunting tale.
Doggie and I heard faint organ music. Really. That was truly haunting, and little Lisa was such a sad victim.
How spooky. Thanks @linus0804
Thank you..:)
This story was new to me Thank you so much for not only your wonderful reading but also of the diligent research finding these treasures to delight us all RNK
Omg, I love you. What did we do to deserve you? My son is going down for a nap in about an hour and this is exactly what I needed!
Glad to be of service! Thanks Vyshka
It was awesome, btw! I’m so sad about poor little Lisa though. What a jerk that dude was. That lady (and the mason) were kinda culpable too though, not checking the room was empty. I like how they waited to take it down until AFTER it does all the damage. I mean, it would have made for a pretty short story, but I would have taken an ax to that thing the second it started causing problems.
Perfect timing. Ha!
Seems Charles Dickens assisted & helped many writers get started; especially woman. That's good that he was not mingy w/ his help the way some talents are these days.
He developed an ear for the way women wrote, it seems, insofar as he saw thro George Eliot's cover at once. I suspect quite a few other Victorian men did the same, in spite of all those discreet aliases and initials - and the current belief, which I read in a newspaper only last week, that Victorian women writers had to disguise their gender because all scribbling women were regarded as likely to be whores. More likely wives and mothers with Victorian-sized families to feed.
At first, l thought this was a story about Matt Hancock.
Then, l read it again and realised that it wasn't titled "The Haunted Onanist"...
Your narration, as always, just makes this tale all the better. A bit of a laugh: Hurly Burly reminded me of part of a verse from Manfred Mann's "Blinded by the Light" about Early Pearly and his curly wurly. 😁
Her Curly Worley surely
I really liked this one! The descriptions really bring you in - making you like the setting and characters. Also I love this creepy story. xD
A charming story but why in the world was the organ not simply destroyed? The strong narration is all that holds the plot together, so kudos to you.
Oh, boy...something to look forward to when I get off work tonight.
Getting rid of the organ early on would have saved them much trouble.
Poor Margaret! Only sensible one in the bunch.
Thank you as always. :)
Brilliant Reading . Pausing, sense stress and modulation always perfect 👍🏼 a pleasure to listen to you ! 🙂
Thank you
Thanks Gerry, appreciated!
i am so sorry, everyone else is so affeced by this story and all i can think about was to chop that organ to pieces, smash the ivories to dust, and make a huge bonfire out of it all. then take all the ashes and sprinkle them into a river little by little, letting it all be annihiated and swept away forever. . .
Well, I suppose that *might* work...
Good story. Thank you!
Diabolical! The moral of this tale is surely that even when most enthusiastic about creative hobbies, one must not forget to excorsise.
😁
A mellifluous reading!
Thank you Simon for this very good story. Just the right length and your performance keeps me fully engaged. Lovely. 😊
Who disliked this? Fight me!
Thanks for your support Alan, much appreciated!
@@BitesizedAudio You're most welcome. I listen to your audiobooks as I fall asleep which results in some curious dreams.
@@AlanAstle 😆 Your comment made me laugh.
Disappointing ending.
Very well done. Captivating narration and story!
Thank you kindly!
Another forgotten classic, perfectly performed!
Lisa's steady 'habit' reminded me of Septimus Harding's in Trollope's The Warden (not least as interpreted by Donald Pleasance) - but what a 'dark' turn that took!
Arkaisk, you are so right. What a delightful Story. My Fingers got itchingy/twitchingy, too, whilst listening. I hope I won't end like little Lisa.😬😉
Greetings from a fellow organist from Germany.
This is my 3rd one tonite.
I enjoy these stories so,
so damn much. But each,
time I hear him say those two words "" hurly-burly ""
"" I shit you not ""
I smile, think, remember,
Then, I just begin the laugh.
" Thank you ever so much "
This had me completely gripped from the beginning, excellent. Thanks.
Perfect! A new story for a snowed in day! Thanks for introducing another author unknown to me.
Stay warm! Thanks Angela
Storm raging outside , lying in bed listening intently . Lovely.
Another Gem.
Thank you.
Wonderful. I'm glad it was only a storm, not the distant rumble of an organ....?
I would have just smashed up the organ in the beginning. But that wouldn't be such a good story...
Well done Simon, enjoyable story.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Rachel
Thank you so much!
I would have renamed the house something more peaceful!
Dear Simon Stanhope keep up the good work. And stay healthy.
This was the only one that frustrated me! it seems so obvious that you would destroy the organ not lock up the room but then I guess there wouldn't be a story
Another absolutely fantastic production
Another interesting story, there is something about these stories that make me want to listen to them over and over again. 👻👻
Thanks Space Hound!
Love... Thank you!
Omg, Margaret had so many chances of doing the most simplest thing. So did his parents. Poor Lisa.
Exactly! First send for the holy man who fixed the problem recently, second, destroy the organ. Bricking up the room is a bizarre choice, and not looking properly for the girl before doing so is just stupid, given they knew the strength of the compulsion by then. The author was having a bad day, I fear, when this was written. 😀
@@Jen-cc9xk Most likely written to make it more dramatic, lol
@@catherinep2034 lol, probably. Didn't work on this little bunny. In fact, why didn't the parents destroy the organ years ago...oh right, cuz no story if they did that...lol.
@@Jen-cc9xk Yep, that was my thought.
As ever a sheer delight in every way - thank you!
Not a convincing town name.
It's a strange one, to be sure, but there are actually some very odd real-life village names in the UK... Bachelor's Bump in East Sussex, for example, or Nether Wallop in Hampshire...
my favorite storyyy til now! Amazing! So sorry for Lisa!
What a genuinely creepy story! Very good.
I feel sorry for the girl tho.
Listening from the ukwales❤
Beautiful. Thank you Simon 💖
Not a story that I enjoyed as much as the other stories, but that is just my opinion as I see by comments that everyone else does and I now to your opinions . Must be me being so spoiled by at least 90 percent of the ghost stories in which I have listened to. When I found the channel then I confess to becoming addicted to the point of not taking up my usual pastimes, being only eagerly listening to these awesome stories. I love the Victorian writings which included Bronte and Austen back in my teens and have searched them all out and thought I had exhausted them all until I found this channel a couple of months ago. Please dont run out for a long time, because then I have to contend with modern day books with the romances full of explicit sexual writings that should be left out. Draw the curtain on as they did back then. Leave it to the readers imagination . I like the romance mentioned in these stories so much better with only mentioning of dear wife and being in love. What could be better than to hear the men speak of their lovely little wives. Love them. Thank you so much for the entertainment.
@Keekee hawk Thanks for your comments. I have to say this story isn't one of my personal favourites of the genre either, though I think it has some points of interest and the concept is quite original. I'm aiming to cover a wide range of authors and stories, and a good mix of the familiar and the less well known, but I try to be quite selective: trawling through the archives I've found a fair few forgotten stories, and upon reading them them I come to think they may have been forgotten for good reason! It's always rewarding to rediscover hidden gems though.
Why didn't they just destroy the organ?
British people must be fine with ghosts ruining their houses. Here in America that organ would have been either burnt, beaten to splinters or sold on Marketplace. The room would have been fine after that and no little Italian girl would have had to suffer.
Thank you for sharing. I’ve gotten into the bad habit of listening to these now during the day!!!! I need to stop that so I don’t run out too fast. Just one a night is what needs to happen!!!
I'm recording new material as fast as I can, but you're bound to catch up with me eventually at this rate!
Wonderful as usual, thanks!
10:32: "you must play all night". I wonder how near the neighbours live. Not too close hopefully!!
Indeed! Though it does sound like rather a large house, eith no doubt extensive grounds, which will help...
Enjoyable as always. Thank you.
Really enjoyed the story
Thanks Irena
What a title this one has! Hmm . Click .
Great story thank you for sharing it I enjoyed it and have subscribed to your channel as well
Thanks for listening - and subscribing!
This ghost story reminded me of a family story…
I wanted very much for our 4 children to learn to play the piano, however my husband flatly refused. Apparently his younger brother was the only child of his family to be given music lessons. My husband justified his anti-piano position by recounting the torturous hours he endured when his brother was practicing.
As it happens my brother-in-law, now in his late 60’s, is a very accomplished organist.
My children are very accomplished, but not in the least bit musical. Dad was right… again 😌
How interesting. We didn't really do musical instruments in my family, although my brother taught himself the guitar. Not a very noisy instrument to be disturbed by him practising. Then we inherited a piano when I was about 11, and I taught myself for a bit before having a few more formal lessons, but I had to give up at the age of about 15 due to pressure of school work and other things... the result is that I can play the piano a little, but not a lot, enough to amuse myself but not well enough to play "properly". Which I regret, really... I do wish I'd had an opportunity to start learning when I was younger as it seems so much easier to learn when you're aged about 5-10!
@@BitesizedAudio I think it must be wonderful to create an atmosphere by playing music, be it piano, or guitar. Your actor’s voice is, as your thousands of followers will attest, is your most loved talent.
Congratulations on exceeding 20,000.
👍🏻👍🏻🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👏🏻👏🏻
gave me chills
Is that good? I hope so...
This reminds me of the time Salamander-man was playing the flute up his nose.
Ah.. The FilthyFrank Show! Now there’s some wicked cool internet memories🤤
33 56 Great example Passive with Modals
"A way might be shown her"
Modal + be + Past Participle
Thank you!!!
Halloween tale
Another scrumptious bedtime story.... thank you so much ☺💙☺. I slow down the speed of these narrations so as to prolong the deliciousness of these offerings. (Three vertical dots on top right of full screen takes you to this option). It can also create a more s l o w and soporific listen in order to fall asleep.
Thank You❣
Good story
Giggidy.
Thanks for putting this together from the UK 🇬🇧🇬🇧💜
25 : 58 " The organ was heard no more".Great Grammar Example of using
Past Passive Voice
The double negation
In the Englich language.
Thank you very much!!!
Hello from Moscow.
Stop these inane and incorrect comments.
This is my favorite narrator! Thanks for more, I'm addicted!
😁😁😁😁😁😁😁 (No counseling required!)
Steady on there! Thanks for listening Eva
I had the pleasure of discovering this audiobook just as the parched weather of June has broken in thunderstorms and heavy rain, and I found the opening paragraphs wonderfully, sensually descriptive. I felt as if I could smell the green smell of the garden after heavy rain, and see the rose petals beaten down by the storm. Quite apart from the ghost story, I loved the vivid descriptions which you read with such beautiful clarity. Thank you so much.
Wonderful, thanks Katy. I recall I recorded this one in the depths of winter, but I do remember those opening paragraphs - very evocative, as you say
An unusual and sad ghost story with a plot I didn’t anticipate but still enjoyed - expertly rendered - as usual.
I had to skip listening to your last story, “In the Dark”, because - as bad luck would have it - I had listened to a different reading of it just two days before your version came out!
Now, I’ll wait a bit to enjoy your version so it will be fresh to me.
Thanks Chris
"Books are to the mind
What exercise is to the body"
J Addison
Thank you, dear Simon!
Enjoy your bright Thursday.
Thank you! You too!
I love these audios. They are real jems on TH-cam. Thanks !!!!
Good of you to say so, thank you Julia
Can’t get enough of these! Love your voice. Thank you for bringing the stories to life.
Thanks Jen, very kind of you!
I love this channel. I am slowly going through all of the stories!
Wonderful, thank you!
thanks for all!!! 🌹 you are amazing!
Very kind of you to say so, thank you Lare Ley!
Thank you!
You're most welcome!
The "Dudley Doright" voice just didn't pull this one off in my opinion..
Wonderfully read as always, but a nadir in terms of the author's obeying literary rules. Poe or Balzac or M R James would have been ashamed to publish a story with so many logical holes. I fear it got published only on the basis that ghost stories are for emotion-bound women, notorious for their lack of exactingness in the logic department. Parodying this unwarrantèd presumption is Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.
I've always wanted to live in the village of Hurly Burly! lol I always look forward to new short stories! Thank you Simon! Nicely done! I'm channeling you a cup of coffee from Pennsylvania! And a doughnut! (liked & subscribed!)
Thank you!
I live near Glasnevin cemetery - I must visit her. Thank you.