The Brazilian Cat | Arthur Conan Doyle | A Bitesized Audio Production
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- čas přidán 19. 09. 2020
- A young man-about-town, impoverished but with great expectations, receives an unexpected invitation to visit a distant - and rather wealthy - cousin, lately returned from South America with a menagerie of exotic pets...
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.
'Round the Fire' was the title of a series of mystery and suspense short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in The Strand Magazine in 1898 and 1899. After the apparent death of Sherlock Holmes in the 1893 story The Final Problem, the Strand (which had originally published all the Holmes short stories to date) was keen to retain Conan Doyle's talents and persuaded him to compose this new series of unrelated tales. The stories proved to be highly popular with readers in both England and America, and were later published in book form (under the title Round the Fire, although a number of other Doyle stories were also included in the volume) in 1908.
The Story of the Brazilian Cat first appeared in the December 1898 issue of The Strand Magazine, with illustrations by Sidney Paget.
All 12 of the original 'Round the Fire' stories, narrated by Simon Stanhope, are now available on Audible and iTunes.
Recording © Bitesized Audio 2020. - Zábava
I spent €10. On DVD movies hired for the weekend and what do I do?
Close the curtains light the candles and listen to these masterpieces.
....and it's time better spent!!
Thank you SO MUCH for these.
You're most welcome Alison, I'm glad you enjoy them! Hope you got your money's worth out of the DVDs too of course!
I have long said that it’s a bad idea to own a cat that’s big enough to consider YOU prey.
I was completely unfamiliar with Conan Doyle’s stories apart from Sherlock Holmes. Thank you!
This was a truly gripping story, brought to life by your riveting rendition. Your voice manages to convey the individuality of each specific character, creating such an enjoyable distraction.
Thank you for putting so much energy into the reading and for bringing the characters in this book to life.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story! I was supposed to be doing things and instead sat here listening to this.
Shawshanked!
I agree! The British voice is very very pleasing! IM SIMILING RIGHT now!
very enjoyable!!! gotta love that poetic justice...... These podcasts are a island of sanity in a world gone mad "Mr. Bitesized". Thank you.
Glad you like them! Thanks for listening and for your kind feedback.
Splendid my dear fellow. I was enthralled. My husband used to spend time with the big cats at a Sanctuary. I knew at once when the cat started circling his area that the man was in trouble. Very good indeed.
A riveting story, well read. Thank you.
I have listened to this for the second time, each one with utter amazement and admiration for both the Author and also the Reader.
I can't thank you enough! Alan
What a lovely comment, thank you Alan! Best wishes
Doyle was a master of suspense, How exotic the victorians seem to us now. I thank you sincerely for all your hard work and all the effort you put into these stories which bring so much happiness to so many people. Baie dankie💚
You're most welcome! Thank you Erin
A nobleman was not expected to have a regular job. Only the armed forces or diplomacy! Never NEVER the "trades!"
Great rendition of a good story. Thank you!
What a superb mystery, and a wonderful narration as always. Thank you so much for bringing these stories to us.
best channel on the YT right here!
Quite a statement! Thanks Foof y
Terrifying.
Thank you for sharing this chilly tale.
I've never read , or heard , a Doyle story that I did not like . Enjoy your great narrations !
Thanks Jeff, appreciate your kind feedback
Unusual in that this story is truly suspenseful. So many ghost/horror stories may have a little tension, but fall short of riveting the reader/listener. Thank you very much.
So good! Best voice in the world for story telling!
Extremely kind of you to say so! Thank you!
The poor cat.
Stolen and kept in a stone cave in a cold rainy country, after being born in Brazil!
But thank you for your wonderful reading, I do love this channel.
Yes indeed, terribly sad. Thanks @cole Marie, I really appreciate your comments
Don't give plot away dude🤦
@@IanP1963 I tried not to give anything away that wasn't obvious from the title, thumbnail and start of the story- I am sorry if I did. Especially because I hate it when people post spoilers. I edited it a little, hopefully that fixes the issue.
I just felt so badly imagining living outdoors in England after growing up in the jungle, I had to say something for the poor creature lol
@@colemarie9262 lt's ok, l am a cat owner so might feel sad myself when l have heard story in full. l have also been to Kenyan jungles on My Kenya, in 1984...
@@BitesizedAudio that poor wild cat's mother was also killed by what sounded like poachers? not to mention being kept as a pet
Just loved the way the story was narrated.. Such a pleasant voice...
Thank you!
Thank you so much! I was completely unaware of this story and very much enjoyed it.
Perfect voice 4 reading Arthur Conan Doyle!!!! BRAVO BRAVO love u!!!!
Thank you Karin!
You bring out the terror in this story. Fabulous reading Simon!
Another excellent episode from Bite-sized Audio. Thank you so much.
Thank you for sharing your talent. Excellent story.
Whoever you are, my Bitesized Friend, your narration is EXCELLENT. The best dramatic reader since James Monsters...
Very kind of you to say so, thank you! Thanks for listening
Wonder stories Sir, i am a huge Doyle fan and love Sherlock Holmes. I wish we had more writers like him today . Your narrations are So wonderful, your the best Channel period of anykind
Brilliant! Enjoyed immensely the plot and the reading
Wonderful, thank you!
What an EXCELLENT story! ❤
Seriously, I was wondering if you'd do this one! Again, this is a great favourite of mine. Doyle really knew how to build up an atmosphere of suspense. Very vivid storytelling. thanks!
Serendipity! Glad to know that. Thanks for listening Jade, and for taking the time to comment
Love listening to audio books since my childhood! Now I found another gorgeous alternative to improve my listening skills. You've made my day!
So glad to know that, thank you for listening and taking the time to comment.
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that conan doyle was a heckuva writer
This has always been my favourite. Heard it on Greg Wayland's channel and now listening here😁 been waiting for your video since a long time❤️
@CurlyTech Wonderful, glad to know that. (And Greg's narrations are excellent, highly recommended!)
Definitely my two favourite channels and my two favourite narrators. True friends of the English language.
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Hello Simon,
Thank you so much for your beautiful reading of The Brazilian Cat by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
It was most enjoyable but at the risk of sounding ridiculous, I cannot but help feel sad for the Brazilian Cat who was the real victim in this...in my opinion. It certainly resonated with me. Tfs your beautiful reading and Best Wishes, Rebecca
Thank you Rebecca, yes I tend to agree... the scheming Everard was certainly the only villain here!
My cat certainly was sad🤦
….I couldn’t agree with you more : His mother killed, the kitten taken ( before he was weaned) to a cold, dark, wet environment - the complete opposite of his sunny, warm homeland….
Worst of all, he’s kept in a virtual cave, day & night, around “9’ square” - that’s unaired & unheated, and which has only “two, small windows, high up, which let in a little light”….Exercise” = running in tight, little circles, in the same damp, cold, fetid environment he was forced to live in, day & night….( Oh, and his owner was a psychopath )…🙀
The first line sums up my life up to a tee... However, fantastic narration. You are the master. You are the king.
Very kind of you, thank you Stephen!
I like a story with a happy ending.
😁 it's a fab one isn't it? 😊
“Bite sized” indeed! 😂
Another great story and narration Thank you😃
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks @manas bose
Im enjoying this short story by Conan Doyle. I've only listened to his Sherlock Holmes stories before which I love but its time to read/listen to others of his. This is so good! And what a great narrator.
Yay!! A new one!
Yes indeed! Thanks Tnika
Firm favourite that one! Dastardly!
"The whole afternoon was occupied by this inspection, which included all the birds, beasts, and even reptiles which he had imported. Some were free, some in cages, a few actually in the house." It makes me very curious about the history of English zoological gardens and such like - Whipsnade, for example, is from a good number of years later: Wikipedia says "The first animals arrived at the park in 1928"! I am also reminded of the tastes of Dr. Grimesby Roylott as reported nearly 7 years earlier. Many thanks for such a fine narration of this hitherto unfamiliar Arthur Conan Doyle story!
In praise of this great Doyle story with your fantastic narration! But did you know Doyle also wrote The History of Spiritualism? ...after he attended a séance for the purpose of investigating it as fraud, but became a super fan and was compelled to write the book. If you are interested in spirits and hauntings, this is a super classic to read and keep proudly on your bookshelf. Another layer to the many dimensions of S.A.C. Doyle.
May make reading of any writer's ghost stories richer and feeling less "alien".
Superb, another enjoyable tale
Thanks Irena, glad you enjoyed it
Wow, I quite enjoyed story and narrative, thank you Mr Simon.
Ps, 52:03 this part makes me recall Engineer's Thumb of Sherlock Holmes story.
I have read this story before & to hear you Simon narrate it was superb! It's a tense & frightening classic!
Wow, what a great story. Thank you!
@Lacquerisma Yes indeed, one of Doyle's finest I think
I’m going through all of your narrations atm Simon & it’s been a lovely surprise to find a few that I have somehow missed! It’s also nice to hear you speaking with correct grammar which sadly one hears less & less of these days! ♥️😎🇦🇺✌️
Thanks for putting this together.Good too listen threw Lock down UK 🇬🇧🇬🇧
Glad to know you enjoy the stories, thanks Anthony
Second time listening - no less enjoyable-or terrifying 🙉Thank you Simon! 🥰
What a perfectly terrifying story!
Terrifyingly perfect too 😅
Fab..shall enjoy🌸🌸Always thanks.
You're welcome, thanks Stella
@@BitesizedAudio Good story+a twist..😃
Excellent audio play! I have a hard time calling what you do "storytelling ". Usually, I hold out for the creepy ghost stories. But this divergence from habit was an absolute treat.
I just had a thought: all of these great works that you grace, Simon, leaves Hollywood without any excuse for tedious productions.
I swear I've been listening to you for far too long. I've learned your eloquence vicariously 😁
give them all, i say. we are on a roll ladies and gentlemen. Whoo.
I'll do my best. Thanks Akash Singh
Wonderful reading voice. Thank you. 🌲🌝☘️
Thanks Eliz!
Thank you , i hope your staying safe and well
Thanks Deb, you too
do any of you have .reading disabilities? I do and find this channel very entertaining. I am going through each Playlist 1 at a time.
Greeting from La Belle France from a very happy fan, another gem so beautifully read by your good self Thank you so much . I took the opportunity to listen to 'A race with the sun' again I found it faultless ! I wish you a speedy recovery , and l hope you and yours stay safe.
You're very kind Bob, thank you! Best wishes to you and yours
@@BitesizedAudio if you were/are ill, please get well quickly. God bless you and yours.
This guy's voice sounds like Mr Peabody from Rocky and Bullwinkle which I love
I think Arthur Conan Doyle,is an incredible author.
All his stories are mostly brilliant,but the one thing that I cannot bare to read or listen to is Sherlock Holmes,I cannot abide it.
Apart from that he’s a great story teller.
Interesting - is it the character of Holmes himself you don't like? Or the overall style of the stories? I concur re his story telling excellence.
Bitesized Audio Classics it’s his always being right 99.9 of the time,and he’s always deducing ( from the insides of a gnats bollock) ,to the eventual final outcome.theres an inevitability about Sherlock Holmes.
But Conan Doyle is a brilliant writer.
And just to say,the narration on Bitesized Audio Classics is an absolute treat.
It's amazing 👏 😊
Thank you fir the upload
You're most welcome Lee, thanks so much for your support
THANK YOU MISS, LUCY.
You're welcome, thanks Lucy
Lovely!!!😃
Gripping!! Thanks🙏
Sorry to ask the obvious, but I'm assuming the Brazilian Cat is a black jaguar (panthera onca). Yes?
I would assume so too, but I'm not completely sure to be honest! My knowledge of cats is quite limited, I'm afraid...
Great stuff from my literary " father" is much more than Sherlock in Conan Doyle writings.
Indeed! Thanks Marco
Doyle would be honored to know your keeping his legacy alive and doing so Amazing at your narrations. Your the Best and thank you. Glad to be a member Sir
Thank you so much for your very kind words, as well as for joining as a channel member. I really appreciate your support. Best wishes
Here Kitty , Kitty..... Aargh...... !! 😢
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Am I weird for feeling more sympathy for the poor cat, than for the indolent, entitled protagonist?
I don't think so! He's not the most sympathetic character...
This story can finally come into more accurate perspective now that we realize a jaguar is kind of like a cross between a leopard and a teddy bear.
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@2.09 I’m beginning to think this story is about Prince Harry or haz as he’s now…….a commoner lol we shall see….
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Why doesn't the leech just go and get a job .
Indeed, but if all the young men about town did that then there would be no Bertie Wooster stories, and that would be a tragedy indeed.
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