The Brown Hand | A Ghost Story by Arthur Conan Doyle | A Bitesized Audio Production

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Retired surgeon Sir Dominic Holden is haunted by the wraith of a former patient. His nephew, a neurologist, believes he can help...
A new, original recording of a classic public domain text, read and performed by Simon Stanhope for Bitesized Audio.
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Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish doctor and author, celebrated for his world-famous creation Sherlock Holmes, the consulting detective who set the standard for crime fiction into the 20th century and beyond. In addition to his Holmes stories, Conan Doyle is also remembered for his fantasy and science fiction novels and stories, including 'The Lost World', his historical fiction, and for numerous short stories contributed to magazines over a 40 year period.
'The Story of the Brown Hand' first appeared in the May 1899 issue of The Strand Magazine, as the last instalment of the 'Round the Fire' series*, twelve unconnected stories of mystery and suspense written by Conan Doyle during the period after he had killed off his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes. The tale has since achieved a status as a classic ghost story, and is frequently anthologised.
*All twelve of the original 'Round the Fire' stories, narrated by Simon Stanhope, are now available on Audible and iTunes.
Recording © Bitesized Audio 2020.

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  • @catrinlewis939
    @catrinlewis9393 жыл бұрын

    The poor ghost! And the poor old doctor! So nice that this time, everyone came out happy.

  • @GradKat
    @GradKat4 жыл бұрын

    Such beautiful enunciation! One can hear every syllable. Makes such a change from the mumbling performances of some TV and movie actors.

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks GradKat, appreciate your kind comments

  • @julielevinge266

    @julielevinge266

    Жыл бұрын

    Perfect for all these stories, afraid I can’t listen to them narrated by anyone from America, though they have many brilliant stories done very well.✊♥️

  • @crystalclear6864

    @crystalclear6864

    10 ай бұрын

    @@julielevinge266totally agree

  • @paulawakefield7869

    @paulawakefield7869

    5 ай бұрын

    ❤❤

  • @sankturban291
    @sankturban2913 жыл бұрын

    Arthur Conan Doyle was a great writer. Well narrated, too.

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Yes, he was indeed, I concur

  • @daygoncornhole2395
    @daygoncornhole23954 жыл бұрын

    You're a master of narration that you can read the back of a some washing product and you would mesmerise me and my senses!!!! You truly are a master narrator !!

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    4 жыл бұрын

    Extremely kind of you to say so! Thank you!

  • @daygoncornhole2395

    @daygoncornhole2395

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BitesizedAudio oh it's nothing you deserve it!!!!! You're a magician with the words !!!!

  • @joannashaw4668
    @joannashaw46683 жыл бұрын

    What a fabulous story, I guessed that it was the wrong hand, but that made it no less exciting to hear when the conclusion of the story arrived. Beautifully narrated with just the right amount of tension.

  • @gvivo2120
    @gvivo21204 жыл бұрын

    My fascination is boundless. At the 6:20 - 8:50 segment, Sir Arthur's masterful description and in-depth translation of physiognomy is uncanny and singularly posh, in my opinion. Alongside Dickens, I consider ACD peerless in this respect. I may be wrong but I find it irresistible to praise such knack.

  • @KiKiabout
    @KiKiabout3 жыл бұрын

    Love... Thank you!

  • @roshanidobson2518
    @roshanidobson25184 жыл бұрын

    We are so grateful for the new upload. Where there is no imagination there is no horror according to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Your narrating gives us the opportunity imagine this story to its full potential. Thank you for your time, passion and skills. Stay safe Sir.

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Roshani Dobson, you too

  • @Nettsinthewoods
    @Nettsinthewoods3 жыл бұрын

    These short stories are very revealing about the authors. What an interesting person Conan Doyle must have been. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you.

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes indeed, a fascinating man and such a wonderful imagination. I always find his works very easy to read aloud (some other authors, less so!), his writing flows so well.

  • @julielevinge266
    @julielevinge266 Жыл бұрын

    This has to be one of Conan Doyle’s best non Sherlockian tales. Perfectly narrated by yourself of course.✊♥️

  • @applewagon253
    @applewagon2532 жыл бұрын

    The uncle is such a dramatic character 😂 even for a Victorian ghost story.

  • @natalya6091
    @natalya60913 жыл бұрын

    Hello.We are going to listen this one today. Enjoy your weekend.

  • @angelachouinard4581
    @angelachouinard45812 жыл бұрын

    This is such a delightful story. I know James though ghosts should be malevolent but I love the stories where the ghost just needs a helping hand (in this case literally) to rest in peace. Another I like is Bone to His Bone by E. G. Swain, which I read aloud to the cats each Christmas Eve. I think you would be just right to do a reading of it.

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the suggestion Angela. I've had E. G. Swain on my list for a while but wasn't sure which particular story to go with first... I need to refresh my memory of that one, but I'll do my best to get round to it before too long!

  • @angelachouinard4581

    @angelachouinard4581

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BitesizedAudio It's fairly short. Also it happens at Christmas time so that gives you a while. I'm already hearing it in your voice.

  • @JohnCBrown-ct4bw
    @JohnCBrown-ct4bw2 жыл бұрын

    So beautifully written and narrated. Such an entertainment, such a pleasure.

  • @duncanmckeown1292
    @duncanmckeown1292 Жыл бұрын

    Well told! One just has to wonder if a completely handless Lasker is haunting the other doctors now!

  • @gvivo2120
    @gvivo21204 жыл бұрын

    Sir Arthur's powers of description defy the conventional and his technical sentience flows elegantly into what I call his eloquent audacity... which is hardly the norm for many writers of crime fiction or mystery (with few notable exceptions). I have long deified Sherlock Holmes to a demi-god and considered A. C. D. as member of "royalty" in literature and yet, were it not for the net, I would never have discovered his supernatural mysteries which are now seemingly out of print (esp. here in the Philippines). How I wish British society never frowned upon ACD's career shift and involvement with the Society for Psychical Research... I admire him more for such openness despite being a physician and man of science. Perhaps, this is why he wrote "The Brown Hand". Hats off to Sir Arthur... and a reverential Salaam to Mr. Simon Stanhope for his giftedness. Cheers 😉🍸

  • @suziwatkins5499
    @suziwatkins54994 жыл бұрын

    Loved this story!

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for listening

  • @NannyOggins
    @NannyOggins Жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful story. So marvellous to have a satisfactory ending for once, peculiar though it might be. Many thanks Simon.

  • @gaia2uwilson
    @gaia2uwilson2 жыл бұрын

    Superbly read, Simon! You’re a treasure!

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very kind of you to say so, thank you!

  • @susanotway7875
    @susanotway7875 Жыл бұрын

    Another brilliant one Simom. Thanks. Such an intriguing story.

  • @grahamturner1290
    @grahamturner12903 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this!

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @wherethecrowflies1965
    @wherethecrowflies19653 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for another excellent ghost story...

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're most welcome, thanks Bourne Dandy!

  • @nickybaker1338
    @nickybaker13383 жыл бұрын

    Another perfectly narrated thrilling story! Thank you!

  • @lencycler1
    @lencycler17 ай бұрын

    My favorite so far...thank you.

  • @mjrchapin
    @mjrchapin2 жыл бұрын

    A fascinating tale and classic, perfect narration. Though really, it is more than reading and narration; it is actual acting and performance!

  • @SueCooke
    @SueCooke2 жыл бұрын

    I have lost count of how many times I have listened to your wonderful recording of this story Simon. I never get bored of it. Gives me a feel good vibe, very uplifting. Sooooo happy that KZread Land has sorted out it's priorities. You do a truly fantastic job. Thank You So Much. 😊

  • @mijiyoon5575
    @mijiyoon55752 жыл бұрын

    Interesting tale...had to re~listen😲👍👍👍👍👍

  • @galinda6504
    @galinda65042 жыл бұрын

    WHAT A TERRIFIC STORY, ,AND WELL-READ. THANK YOU.

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for listening

  • @sands7779
    @sands77793 жыл бұрын

    loved this thank you - I hope the other man did not have the same belief

  • @katiefrankie6

    @katiefrankie6

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought the same!!

  • @julielevinge266
    @julielevinge266 Жыл бұрын

    Used to ride on barrow downs in Berkshire when was a child, only realised what the barrows were filled with when I began listening to this genre’, love this story superbly narrated as always✊♥️

  • @divaden47
    @divaden474 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful! Thanks for this! :)

  • @davidlindsey436
    @davidlindsey4362 жыл бұрын

    Beautifully read! Thank you for this wonderful story.

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks David! Also, I think this is my first opportunity to say thank you for joining as a channel member, I really appreciate your support.

  • @kirpalani-griffin3706
    @kirpalani-griffin37063 жыл бұрын

    Another brilliant reading of a brilliant story! Thank you very much.

  • @1pussychicken
    @1pussychicken4 жыл бұрын

    Such a brilliant story. I agree with your other listeners, in that your superb reading and the rich timbre of your voice and fabulous pronunciation/accent that you use only serves to enhance Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's wonderfully eldritch tale. Thank you so much. ;-)

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind comments Lisa

  • @suzc862
    @suzc8623 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic narration. Thank you so much! Enjoyed the story immensely.

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad to know that, thank you for your kind feedback!

  • @ROXI-zq4fg
    @ROXI-zq4fg3 жыл бұрын

    Addicted to these ! Need more :) I tend to binge watch ❤

  • @julielevinge266

    @julielevinge266

    Жыл бұрын

    I just start at the beginning & go through them again ( & again & again)😁

  • @WadeWeigle
    @WadeWeigle2 жыл бұрын

    Very good, thank you for sharing.

  • @Phinnius23
    @Phinnius233 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful as always. Really enjoyed it.

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jamie

  • @marymary5494
    @marymary54943 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. 👌💕

  • @andyfield7397
    @andyfield73974 жыл бұрын

    Great story - easy to listen to and calms the frustrations of trying to reassemble a garden table. Mind you it is not always just the story, but the crafted use of the English language by the writer and the gift box wrapped delivery by the narrator. Thank you

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad to know you enjoyed it - I hope the table came together in the end!

  • @andyfield7397

    @andyfield7397

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BitesizedAudio Thank you, yes, and added a parasol 😁 (stories and calming voice helped)

  • @joecasciato4428

    @joecasciato4428

    4 жыл бұрын

    Please continue with your readings of these amazing works of art. Job well done Sir!

  • @kpcraftster6580
    @kpcraftster6580Ай бұрын

    What a variety of delightful and fascinating stories Arthur Conan Doyle wrote - and a fine start, with this, to the selection of unfamiliar ones you have narrated, here, with characteristic skill and charm. Nice absent-minded scientist detail (for a teaser rather than a spoiler)! But I wonder just how things 'worked' "aboard ship"? - perhaps my imagination of state-room splendor on long voyages is just too limited...

  • @Shiloie
    @Shiloie4 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful

  • @cynthiahawkins2389
    @cynthiahawkins2389 Жыл бұрын

    Of course in private life, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was much interested in psychic research. We know him as the creator of the world's most famous consulting detective - Sherlock Holmes....but his stories about the 'eerie' are equally engaging. I have never had the pleasure of hearing this one, and enjoyed it very much.

  • @gillgallett4864
    @gillgallett48643 жыл бұрын

    Very good story and narration 😊

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 🙂

  • @babybooandherhumandeb3188
    @babybooandherhumandeb31884 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😄

  • @deonfitzgerald2604
    @deonfitzgerald26044 жыл бұрын

    Bloody awesome, I'm off to sleep by story's end! Thanks: Zzzzzzz

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sleep well!

  • @deonfitzgerald2604

    @deonfitzgerald2604

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BitesizedAudio I've been listening to your channel for a while now and it's bloody awesome thanks for the Bite-Sized uploads my friend cheers from Australia.

  • @IanP1963
    @IanP19633 жыл бұрын

    You and Greg together compliment the Doyle story book👍

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very kind of you to say so, thank you Ian!

  • @IanP1963

    @IanP1963

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BitesizedAudio l note there are two Sir AC stories also available on BBC Sounds...

  • @IanP1963

    @IanP1963

    3 жыл бұрын

    How it happened & One Crowded Hour

  • @anthonyochocki6535
    @anthonyochocki6535 Жыл бұрын

    LoL.....The mistake of Igor....in selecting the 'WRONG BRAIN' for Frankenstein's experiment----the 'wrong hand', LoL.....LoL....

  • @wmpetroff2307
    @wmpetroff2307 Жыл бұрын

    I am fascinated by tales of Europeans that comingled cultures and the occult with Indian and Arabic peoples.

  • @manjirabanerjee7169
    @manjirabanerjee71692 жыл бұрын

    Had I been able to speak like you ..!!

  • @mijiyoon5575
    @mijiyoon55753 жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍

  • @deloreslowndes762
    @deloreslowndes7622 ай бұрын

    Now what about Alaska? Will he be looking for his hands?

  • @johnguillory7759
    @johnguillory77593 жыл бұрын

    Alternate narrative plot: after the failure of the wrong hand to satisfy the ghost, the narrator implores the uncle to let him amputate his hand to satisfy the ghost. It works.

  • @liyah1234321234
    @liyah12343212343 жыл бұрын

    maybe he needs to wipe carefully!!

  • @squaretriangle3945
    @squaretriangle39453 жыл бұрын

    British pragmatism as its best!

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    3 жыл бұрын

    Indeed it is!

  • @Catsmeow90
    @Catsmeow902 жыл бұрын

    Not a very clever doctor. Would have thought it was the first thing he had made sure of. Haha!!

  • @spacehound3355
    @spacehound33553 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if Mulder has a X-File on this one? 📁 Very good strange story. 👻👻👻

  • @58christiansful
    @58christiansful10 ай бұрын

    Excellent reading of an ultimately silly story. One cavil re the otherwise superb enunciation - drawing room - not draw-r-ing.

  • @tanithday7301
    @tanithday73014 жыл бұрын

    Please , sort out the editing, The glitch s. Spoil the story as , cant get the full story.

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Tanith Day There are no glitches that I'm aware of in this story, the original edit was done very carefully. Maybe something went wrong during the uploading - but no-one else has pointed it out. Can you give a time stamp to indicate where the problem(s) occur so I can take a look. Or could it be a temporary problem at your end e.g. with internet connection? I hope you're able to re-listen successfully.

  • @gvivo2120

    @gvivo2120

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BitesizedAudio [This feedback has been removed by the sender.]

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    4 жыл бұрын

    @G Vivo Thank you for alerting me. However it's a bit of a mystery... I've re-listened myself and have also asked a friend to do so separately, and we cannot hear any glitches or missing sections. It would seem it may be a problem at the "receiver" end, perhaps a browser or app fault, or something to do with the local internet connection at the time. The only way I can think to test this theory, if you should wish to listen again, please can you note the times/sections affected and let me know.... Then if you listen again and see if the glitch happens at the same point. If it doesn't, or if it happens in different places on re-listening, that may help to diagnose what the cause is. Appreciate your comments as ever

  • @gvivo2120

    @gvivo2120

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BitesizedAudioSadly, I am a total idiot when it comes to these technicalities as I belong to the old world. I consulted my much younger acquaintances to resolve the dilemma. Bingo!! It is established that the real culprit is very POOR internet connectivity. The Philippines ranks high among the Top 10 Countries with SLOW INTERNET. I acquired a downloaded MP3 format via a colleagues desktop PC... It was IMMACULATE beyond all telling. Problem solved! I 🌟☺

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    4 жыл бұрын

    Very relieved to know that G Vivo, thank you - glad you can listen without interruption now

  • @markweatherill
    @markweatherill3 жыл бұрын

    Very nice - but 'demurred' is not 'demured' :-)

  • @BitesizedAudio

    @BitesizedAudio

    3 жыл бұрын

    Quite right, certainly nowadays there's a much clearer distinction in sound - I was doing a "liquid u" for that character's heightened RP and perhaps let it run too far in this case... A little late to change it now unfortunately!

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