Welcome. This channel celebrates classic English short stories, in particular the mystery and suspense stories which were a staple of the popular periodicals of the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

All my uploads are original recordings, narrated/performed by me, Simon Stanhope, UK-based actor and voice artist.
I've added captions for those learning English, or if you want to read along, plus author biogs and background notes.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All text of all the stories featured here is in the public domain. There is NO RE-USED CONTENT on this channel, only new interpretations/performances of classic texts. All copyright for these recordings rests with Bitesized Audio. They are not available on other channels. If any of these recordings are found on other YouTube channels this is not authorised and it would be appreciated if you could notify me in the comments or via the email address below.

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