A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins

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Step back in time to Victorian Paris, a city of mystery and intrigue, where danger lurks around every corner and secrets are hidden behind every closed door. In this podcast episode, you will be transported to the heart of the City of Lights, where a thrilling tale of suspense and intrigue awaits.
"A Terribly Strange Bed" is a little gem of a story, published in 1852 by the master of suspense himself, Wilkie Collins. The story follows the protagonist, who is bored of his usual respectable haunts and decides to venture into a low down gambling den, where he begins to win, and win, and win.
However, as the night wears on, our protagonist finds himself caught up in a web of danger and intrigue that he could never have imagined. The stakes become higher and higher, until he finds himself in a situation where his very life is at risk.
So, if you're in the mood for a thrilling tale of danger and intrigue, look no further than "A Terribly Strange Bed." This little gem of a story is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat, and remind you why Wilkie Collins is considered one of the greatest writers of the Victorian era.
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  • @jenniferadams4791
    @jenniferadams4791 Жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love the rain in the background and the way you change accents between characters. I also love hearing your thoughts and about the family after the stories !!! Keep doing what your doing!! Sometimes I go to sleep w the rain stories and then the longer ones or ones w chapters I listen to while I sew or float in the pool. I pay for KZread and buy coffees etc so I don't hear the ads , so if people have an issue with ads then there are options so they don't have too. You are doing AWESOME ❤!! REMEMBER PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS GONNA FIND SOMETHING TO BITCH ABOUT!! NOT MY MONKEY , NOT MY CIRCUS!!! 😂❤😂❤ LOVE U TONY!!!

  • @Bluelady777
    @Bluelady777 Жыл бұрын

    ❤ these stories and the way he reads them

  • @janeg8274
    @janeg8274 Жыл бұрын

    I was on lockdown until 6pm last night with 14 four year olds!! I needed this so badly just to relax! Thank You!!!

  • @maureenlaneski2802

    @maureenlaneski2802

    Жыл бұрын

    Aw, geez. I am so sick of threats to society and innocent kids. There are ways to have thumbprint tech on guns. I know there are ways to do right by our children 😢

  • @maureenlaneski2802

    @maureenlaneski2802

    Жыл бұрын

    And, sorry. ::hugs::.

  • @matthbhhh2439

    @matthbhhh2439

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol …TENSE

  • @-Reagan

    @-Reagan

    Жыл бұрын

    FOURTEEN FOUR YEAR OLDS??! You deserve ALL the blessings and love! ❤

  • @MariaVazquez-du3st

    @MariaVazquez-du3st

    Жыл бұрын

    Now THAT'S scary!

  • @missdaisysunshine8633
    @missdaisysunshine8633 Жыл бұрын

    I'm still listening to the rain sleep stories. I love all your stuff! You could read the phone book!

  • @BJPDesigns
    @BJPDesigns4 ай бұрын

    I like the pictures and the rain and your fabulous voice and stories😀

  • @TwilightCreation
    @TwilightCreation Жыл бұрын

    Happy Early Birthday Tony! The post story talk made me smile really nice to hear about your thoughts on the stories and anecdotes. Please keep doing the post story chats! P.S. I finally got to finish hearing/reading the story, and I really enjoyed it. Good choice.

  • @fatherchristmas2998
    @fatherchristmas29985 ай бұрын

    You know a story I love. It's ringing the changes. I always remember the samurai suit in the hall. Has for dracula this is how I'd deal with dracula. I'd drop some blood on a block of wood. And let drac sink his fangs into the block. Then ring up the pest controller to get him removed

  • @JennyLane8666
    @JennyLane8666 Жыл бұрын

    Yay Tony thank you for that! Great story... Brilliantly performed as always

  • @jeremypearson6852
    @jeremypearson68524 ай бұрын

    I think I’ve heard this story before, but it’s worth hearing again. Pretty sure you narrated it. An expat in Florida.

  • @donaldmccleary9015
    @donaldmccleary9015 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome story! Defeating the schemes of miscreants and n'er-do-wells.....nothing better! Fantastic story and narration. Thanks, Tony! Thr graphic during your comments is awesome. The guy, wearing a hood and with glowing eyes, reading a book amidst flames, is awesome.

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @yesterdayitrained
    @yesterdayitrained4 ай бұрын

    Excellent story, breath-taking narration!

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you 🙏

  • @KristinChoruby
    @KristinChoruby Жыл бұрын

    First and only rule of gambling: The house ALWAYS wins--come hell or killer beds.

  • @deborahmcgee7970

    @deborahmcgee7970

    Жыл бұрын

    😂😂

  • @ufosrus
    @ufosrus Жыл бұрын

    Excellent mystery. And I loved The Woman in White which is considered the first mystery novel in the English language.

  • @elenalatici9568

    @elenalatici9568

    3 ай бұрын

    I love the Woman in White!

  • @lesleykaygosson315
    @lesleykaygosson315 Жыл бұрын

    I read this story years ago but you really bring it to be life ! As always, just simply perfect. I also love your ramblings at the end of the story. I look forward to them and you never disappoint me. 😉❤️

  • @Bbergster
    @Bbergster Жыл бұрын

    Reminded me of the hiker/ Black Forest story, not too long ago. I like the adventury ones! “I’m the man who broke the bank at Montecarlo! Tea tummuly tum tea tum!”

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    +Brandon Berg it is like the Black Forest one. More a Victorian yarn

  • @gerardkiff2026
    @gerardkiff202611 ай бұрын

    The way you got deep and intense at the end, I didn’t know whether to be scared or turned on LOL

  • @lastofthe4horsemen279
    @lastofthe4horsemen279 Жыл бұрын

    Wilkie Collins also wrote Moonstone great Classic Novel

  • @andreashinault5678
    @andreashinault56789 ай бұрын

    CRAPOLA DUDE! That last line scared me!

  • @martiwilliams4592
    @martiwilliams4592 Жыл бұрын

    Ditto this time around. Thank you, Tony.

  • @jeanetteshaw4573
    @jeanetteshaw4573 Жыл бұрын

    Just what I need on my long drive ahead!❤

  • @TheBrandon40500
    @TheBrandon40500 Жыл бұрын

    I love Psychomania! First time Ive heard Tom Lathams voice in years!

  • @janislohman8125
    @janislohman81259 ай бұрын

    I could listen to your voice all day long. Oh ya i do .thank you for your hard work. God bless

  • @olgaanderson138
    @olgaanderson1384 ай бұрын

    What a story! Squishing people by bed and drowning, that should be a warning to all the gamblers😂. Not sure about Scooby Doo analogy, but naughty Emperor Nero tried this method on his Mom, and she dodged both the lead ceiling and swam to shore, according to Svetonius. Adorable French accent, Tony, you made my day 😊 Th

  • @olgaanderson138

    @olgaanderson138

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    4 ай бұрын

    My french accent on rivals my Texas one :)

  • @amandalee215
    @amandalee215 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Tony another great story

  • @nancyM1313
    @nancyM1313 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Tony 💜

  • @normaemanuel4975
    @normaemanuel4975 Жыл бұрын

    Most Excellent!

  • @carolynlewis9008
    @carolynlewis9008 Жыл бұрын

    Love this story!!!

  • @lcsty1017
    @lcsty1017 Жыл бұрын

    Happy birthday! And good luck with the 5 puppies! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @heidialexander7959
    @heidialexander7959 Жыл бұрын

    Love this

  • @tracibrown6431
    @tracibrown6431 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @violetfemme411
    @violetfemme411 Жыл бұрын

    I know this story well, but your interpretation is the best I've heard. You bring the characters to life in a way I hadn't expected. 💜

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    +Violet Femme awww

  • @karensmith2204
    @karensmith2204 Жыл бұрын

    So fabulous Tony HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂

  • @joannemorris4451
    @joannemorris4451 Жыл бұрын

    I knew it would be a good story when I saw the author's name. Thanks.

  • @missdaisysunshine8633
    @missdaisysunshine8633 Жыл бұрын

    I LOVE the intro and out-go music!

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    The Heartwood Institute

  • @zarakalambet5539
    @zarakalambet5539 Жыл бұрын

    Happy Birthday!🎉

  • @erikahoole9592
    @erikahoole9592 Жыл бұрын

    Happy birthday Tony! Enjoy your puppy! 🐶

  • @clarewilde972
    @clarewilde972 Жыл бұрын

    SleepyGrey is a fantastic name for a girl dog. You should definitely have SpotHead too, he obviously needs you, how can you resist that little woof and asking for a cuddle....they'll have each other to play with as well....ah go on you know you want to!

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    +Clare Wilde we got sore paw and sleepy grey and she’s turned out to be a firebrand and he’s still got a sore paw unfortunately.

  • @clarewilde972

    @clarewilde972

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ClassicGhost Whew, I'll tell my husband, we always call you 'that nice Tony Walker' so having puppies makes you That Even Nicer Tony Walker. Poor sorepaw! Now I'm worried about SpotHead though....

  • @heidialexander7959
    @heidialexander7959 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    4 ай бұрын

    Sorry I didn't thank you immediately. Thank you very much!

  • @evelanpatton
    @evelanpatton Жыл бұрын

    HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY❣️ PS Love the Wilkie! And I like the end music. One time you ended with a whole song at the end & that was WONDERFUL. I really like that experience. 🎉

  • @oldladybast5292
    @oldladybast5292 Жыл бұрын

    I am opposite. Love the pics and intro or outro. Black screens can make mr see things not there when half asleep.

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice to hear another viewpoint on it :)

  • @reneelascala5050
    @reneelascala5050 Жыл бұрын

    Mais dans cette histoire, il n'y avait pas de Scooby Snacks😏 De plus, deux chiots sont à peine plus de travail qu'un. Vous avez probablement besoin de la paire. Joyeux anniversaire, Tony❤️🎂❤️ J'espère que vous avez une journée et une année brillantes à venir.

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    Je suis vraiment content que vous ayez répondu en français. Continue de faire ça! Deux chiots :))

  • @reneelascala5050

    @reneelascala5050

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ClassicGhost You could have Italian. This week always has a decidedly Italian feel for me, Tony. Lemons by the bagful; fennel awaiting the ancient recipe with currants, pine nuts and golden crumbs; and of course, artichokes.

  • @jayrothermel9384
    @jayrothermel9384 Жыл бұрын

    A solid anthology could be made about rooms designed for the murder of guests by criminals/gangs. "The Mystery of the Circular Chamber" by L. T. Meade & Robert Eustace (1898) is a case in point. So in its way is "A Night on the Borders Borders of the Black Forest," where travelers are robbed and murdered. Murder for purposes of theft by innkeepers and proprietors also has a place in frontier folklore from Scotland to North America, where capital accumulation was initially difficult without resort to theft.

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Jay. Nice to see you. Hope you are well.

  • @donaldmccleary9015
    @donaldmccleary9015 Жыл бұрын

    You should put the graphic on the screen during your chat on merchandise or coffee cups. I would buy them. I love that graphic.

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    Ah the ghost reading the book? Good idea

  • @donaldmccleary9015

    @donaldmccleary9015

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ClassicGhost indeed. Love it!!

  • @mikefischbein3230
    @mikefischbein3230 Жыл бұрын

    Great as always! Were those answers from GPT-4 (the newer version of ChatGPT)? My experience so far has been that GPT-4 is significantly less prone to making false statements. Ps, Happy birthday!

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    +Mike Fischbein I have been using Gpt 4 to write the video description hee hee!

  • @fatherchristmas2998
    @fatherchristmas29985 ай бұрын

    The trouble with the rain noises is people think to are peeing in the wilted flower vase

  • @rebeccawoolfolk5377
    @rebeccawoolfolk5377 Жыл бұрын

    Ok, I've heard this story before, and - maybe I'm just stupid - but I don't understand the crime. The mark wins all the gambling house's money, then the owner of the house plans to kill him and steal his own money back. Wouldn't the crime be more profitable if he stole money the guy had carried in from elsewhere?

  • @KristinChoruby

    @KristinChoruby

    Жыл бұрын

    I think most of their profit came from the gamblers who lost, and killing to steal back the "bank" just prevented catastrophic losses? 🤷‍♀ Or this is just further evidence that cunning and intelligence are not necessarily the same thing.

  • @rebeccawoolfolk5377

    @rebeccawoolfolk5377

    Жыл бұрын

    @@KristinChoruby Seems like a crazy elaborate crime. Why not just rig the game so everyone loses?

  • @KristinChoruby

    @KristinChoruby

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rebeccawoolfolk5377 My guess is that gambling establishments have to let people win at least some of the time, or word gets around and they lose customers (plus, intermittent reinforcement is a powerful incentive). The killer bed is definitely crazy elaborate, though--honestly, it's entire reason for existence is probably just to write an entertaining story! 😆 Then again, people would probably have said that H. H. Holmes's murder hotel was overly elaborate, but he made it anyway.

  • @stardust949
    @stardust949 Жыл бұрын

    hahaha---the story was okay---your ramble was wonderful. I hope you'll consider writing a story about your shouty neighbor down the street.

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    +Star Dust I saw him the other day and he was perfectly well behaved

  • @thurayya8905
    @thurayya89059 ай бұрын

    If I say Happy Birthday, it is four months late, but eight months early. If I say it every six months, it will eventually catch up with the right month.

  • @pamelasonday-swiger8708
    @pamelasonday-swiger8708 Жыл бұрын

    I have tried and tried to give this a thumbs up, but the icon isn't working!

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    +Pamela Sonday-Swiger it’s the thought that counts. Thank you 🙏

  • @snipehunter4771
    @snipehunter4771 Жыл бұрын

    Loved hearing you read Collins, you’d probably enjoy No Name, it has a most excellent sympathetic scoundrel in it. Thanks for all the great readings, with and without ghosts 👍

  • @mariameere5807
    @mariameere5807 Жыл бұрын

    You spoil us! I Love this one!! You have amazing taste!! Well it’s similar to mine let’s say, who’s to say anymore/or ever….🙃 whose taste is good and who’s isn’t! ☮️💜🤍💜☯️

  • @Story-Voracious66

    @Story-Voracious66

    Жыл бұрын

    Soul birds of a feather flock together. 🙂

  • @mariameere5807

    @mariameere5807

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Story-Voracious66 that’s beautiful and yes they do!!🕊🤍🕊

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    Kate Bush?

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    Our taste is good :)

  • @mariameere5807

    @mariameere5807

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ClassicGhost yes 👏

  • @fatherchristmas2998
    @fatherchristmas29985 ай бұрын

    By the way I sleep in a four poster bed. Well I would have to have it because I love ghost stories and my house looks like a ghost movie. Another ghost story from my childhood is believe called midnight express

  • @evelanpatton
    @evelanpatton Жыл бұрын

    Oh GOD you’ve GOT to take SPOTTY!!!!

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    I took Sore Paw (now Jasper) and Sleepy Grey (Ruby). Sleepy Grey is a firebrand as it turns out. Poor old Jasper's paw is still sore.

  • @evelanpatton

    @evelanpatton

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ClassicGhost oh that’s sooo exciting! My mom got her first puppy two years ago from my grandpa (who just past); it was her “free of cancer” gift (after a couple ablation surgeries the previous years). It was in time for my grandpa to witness the gift & share in little EMMIE’z AMAZINGNESS! It’s my mom’s first, personally familiar animal (besides M.E. of course) and oh she was a dear as a little one. Those TWO GO EVERYWHERE together; they are two peas in a pod! And they are SOOO ADORABLE together! EMMIE following my mom is sooo cute! (She’s only ever gonna be 6lbs. So she’s little. (I’m sorry you haven’t been able to get everyone onboard for a cat yet, but you NEVER KNOW…two dogs might just LOVE on a baby kitty from the get go. (And just to let Shelia know, I’ve never had a cat whose gone after the furniture who has access to: 1. a TALL- carpeted “CAT Stand- these usually come with areas to climb & get their nails down; 2. Selections of cardboard scratching posts (offered from get go); 3. Places they can jump up to without having to bump or “claw” upto UNLESS SPECIFICALLY (like the cat tower, for them. Also, IF you go with indoor/outdoor, they automatically have walkways, dirt, trees, & things to help keep their claws “in check”. Which leads me to my last & final insight: cats NEED to have their nails trimmed (NEVER DE-claw) and it’s as simple as playing with their paws from a young age, very thoughtfully (petting their fur on the top, touching their soft, puffy pads) & then just trimming the sharp ends of each nail (NEED ONLY DO THE FRONT REALLY, unless their back claws angle in, which generally they go out straight- but are also easy to clip if needed; it’s best to check because the nails can turn in on themselves & go into there pads!!! OUCH! That’s THE WHY of any “furniture clawing”.) I personally, use just the kid sized finger nail clippers, as they are sharper & you just cut the TIP of the NAIL ONLY. Since you are having two dogs you WILL BE UNDERSTANDING the nail clipping (unless you plan to pay out for grooming as sometimes is easier if you don’t feel comfortable doing so… BUT REMEMBER, TOUCHING the puppies paws in a soft & usual schedule will help them feel less stressed when it comes time to GROOM. Anyway…it’s just a thought…you know…their are WRITERS (famous ones) who SWEAR BY their cats contribution to the writing process. For me, I’ve had rescues (currently) & from kitten & both provide a WHOLE DIFFERENT KIND OF QUIETUDE & SOFT PETTING on your lap & around your space…I can not compliment the addition of a cat/kitten into the home (if & when you might, could be, all on board for it). Bless your new animal journey & enjoy the added walks & play outside…it’s a TRUE BLESSING ESPECIALLY as you get closer to retirement…& maybe even a cat at some later date when all is clan & there is more room & trust for a kitten to become a cat while maintaining ALL levels of your furniture. (Only a spray water bottle to squirt the kitten away from what you don’t want it to do will work WONDERS in defining “accepted” house behavior…anyway. Very excited for you all!

  • @keithjones8424
    @keithjones84245 ай бұрын

    I like pictures. But keep them dark in color. When a bright light comes on its distracting. But if they stay dull and dark it's not noticeable but if I'm sitting eating dinner or something. It's something to look at. That's the way I like it.

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    5 ай бұрын

    Glad you like it

  • @fatherchristmas2998
    @fatherchristmas29985 ай бұрын

    Since butchers have killed people and put them in pork pies. The bed descending could be based on real events

  • @elenalatici9568

    @elenalatici9568

    3 ай бұрын

    Have you ever seen Fried Green Tomatoes?

  • @mares3841
    @mares3841 Жыл бұрын

    🛏️

  • @Story-Voracious66
    @Story-Voracious66 Жыл бұрын

    Cats do *not* ruin your furniture! Get a kitten from a shelter and raise it with the puppy; they'll be great companions, and can travel together when they're older. 😊 You will stop Sleepy Grey from chewing your shoes, it's just as easy to train a kitten. Get your self a kitty for your birthday. Have a very happy day. I do leave the adds on, even though they are ridiculous! Fair do's.

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    We are getting 2 puppies instead

  • @Story-Voracious66

    @Story-Voracious66

    Жыл бұрын

    That will be good for them, but still I hope that you will have your Pyewackett when the time comes. Hope you had a great day with family and friends. We are lucky,those of us whom can have other species as companions.

  • @elenalatici9568

    @elenalatici9568

    3 ай бұрын

    Rescued two tiny, terrified, starving kittens. Not only have they destroyed my vintage couch, but have broken vintage ceramics.So many things. I've had to put many beloved objects and art away. I have gorgeous lace curtains and fragile lace pieces. I will never see them again. I have a rescued dog. He was happy to snuggle with them until the male scratched his eye. They also bring their prey into house, some dead, some still alive to be tortured until they are finally put out of their terror and pain.. I've had many cats in my life who've not been so destructive, but these two are demons. However, they are so adorable when sleeping in each others embrace that all is forgiven. Until the next day

  • @francesburden84
    @francesburden84 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    4 ай бұрын

    Sorry I didn't thank you immediately. Thank you very much!

  • @sierramike6626
    @sierramike6626 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @sierramike6626

    @sierramike6626

    Жыл бұрын

    I started listening the story because my KZread was on auto play, and what a beautiful surprise! Great story, great channel (first time came across), very talented reader, nice rambling in the end. Liked, commented, subscribed. Thanks!

  • @ClassicGhost

    @ClassicGhost

    Жыл бұрын

    Very glad to have you here

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