Six Bite-sized Tales of Suspense | A Bitesized Audio Compilation

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Six very short (ranging in length from 8 to 18 minutes) classic tales from the Victorian and Edwardian eras, by authors Bernard Capes, W. F. Harvey, Edith Nesbit and Barry Pain. Timestamps below. Some of the stories are already available on the channel as individual uploads, but perhaps because of their brevity they seem to be less listened to, so I thought I'd put them together to make a longer compilation. (Note: as these were recorded episodically between 2020 and 2024 you may notice a slight variation in acoustic/audio quality between stories.) 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:32 The Case of Vincent Pyrwhit, by Barry Pain 00:09:17 John Charrington's Wedding, by Edith Nesbit 00:29:09 The Marble Hands, by Bernard Capes 00:37:00 The Mystery of the Semi-Detached, by Edith Nesbit 00:45:53 The Clock, by W. F. Harvey 00:59:40 Rose Rose, by Barry Pain 01:17:43 Credits and thanks (Story teasers and more details below) Narrated/performed by Simon Stanhope. If you enjoy this content and would like to help me keep creating, there are a few ways you can support me (and get access to previews and exclusive content): * Occasional/one-off support via Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/bitesizedaudio * Monthly support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bitesizedaudio * Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=HMMUWZ7URN26A * Visit my Bandcamp page to hear more of my performances of classic stories, and you can purchase and download high quality audio files to listen offline: https://bitesizedaudio.bandcamp.com/ * Become a Bitesized Audio Classics member on YouTube, from $1 / £1 / €1 per month: https://www.youtube.com/c/BitesizedAudioClassics/join The Case of Vincent Pyrwhit | Barry Pain A very bite-sized tale in which we are given the strange details surrounding the death of the title character... It was first published in 1901 as part of a volume of Barry Pain's short stories entitled 'Stories in the Dark'. The image on the title card depicts a lady using a "house telephone" circa 1900. John Charrington's Wedding | Edith Nesbit When John Charrington decides that he is going to marry May Forster, the prettiest girl in a twenty mile radius, he declares that nothing shall prevent him getting to the church on time... First published in the September 1891 edition of the periodical 'Temple Bar'; it was subsequently reprinted in 'Grim Tales' in 1893. The Marble Hands | Bernard Capes Taking a break from a cycling tour, our narrator and his friend Heriot stop in a country churchyard, where a curious and grotesque grave marker prompts Heriot to tell the story of the marble hands... First printed in a collection of Bernard Capes' short stories, entitled 'The Fabulists', published by Mills & Boon in 1915. The Mystery of the Semi-Detached | Edith Nesbit Another selection from 'Grim Tales', in which our narrator outlines a curious experience... or dream... or vision? Or perhaps a premonition? The Clock | W. F. Harvey A simple errand to pick up a clock from an empty house leads to an unexpectedly unnerving experience. The house has a strange atmosphere, and although nobody has been there for almost a fortnight, the clock appears to have been recently wound up... First published in 1928. Rose Rose, by Barry Pain Sefton's painting of 'Aphrodite' is destined to be his masterpiece, and he has found the perfect model for it in Miss Rose Rose. If only she wasn't so notoriously unreliable... First published in 'The London Magazine', edition number 141, in May 1910. Recordings © Bitesized Audio 2021–24, compilation © Bitesized Audio 2024