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The Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Part 1 chapter 1 | AudiobookCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Part 1 chapter 1, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: A young man leaves his boarding house by the back stairs, not wanting to see his landlady, to whom he is in debt. The man has fallen into a state of nervous depression akin to hypochondria and so avoids people. As he leaves, the young man's thoughts turn to an...
2025-05-1823 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs Part 1 | Short StoryThe Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs Part 1, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinOn a dark and stormy night, the white family are sitting inside their cozy home. Herbert White and his father are playing chess while Mrs White knits. Mr White complains about the dreary weather. A family friend, Sergeant-Major Morris arrives to visit them, and over a some Whisky, he tells stories about his...
2025-04-0412 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 12 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 12 The Strange Story of Jonathan Small, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Watson heads back to Baker Street and shows Jones and Holmes the empty Treasure Chest. Small barks a laugh, and says that he emptied the gems into the river when he realised that they were going to catch him, and says that the only people with a...
2025-03-2852 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 20 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 20, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Nelly gets orders to take Linton to Wuthering Heights. On the way Linton asks plenty of questions about his father, saying that his mother never said that he had a father. Nelly invents some reasons as to why Heathcliff couldn't have visited. When they arrive at the Grange, Heathcliff doesn't pretend to love his son, he c...
2025-03-2613 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 19 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 19, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Edgar brings the boy Linton to Thrushcross Grange, and Cathy is very disappointed to discover that her cousin, is a weak, small, whiney young boy. Not long after he arrives, Joseph turns up and yells at Nelly and Edgar that Heathcliff wants his son, saying that if he doesn't come tonight, Heathcliff will come and get h...
2025-03-2309 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 11 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 11 The Great Agra Treasure, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: The police take the boat back to the shore and talk with Jonathan Small. He tells them that he wasn't the person to end the life of Bartholomew, but it was Tonga, the pigmy. Holmes says that he believes him, but that he will need to provide a full...
2025-03-2113 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 18 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 18, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Cathy grows up at Thrushcross Grange, and at the age of 13 she is a intelligent, beautiful, and temperamental girl. Her father is fearful of Wuthering Heights, and doesn't let his daughter leave the grounds of the Grange's park, and he doesn't tell her anything of the Heights, or its inhabitants. One day, Edgar receives a letter f...
2025-03-1920 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 17 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 17, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Not long after the funeral, Isabella arrives at Thrushcross Grange, laughing like a madwoman, and out of breath. She has come to ask Nelly for help, at an hour when she knows Edgar will be sleeping. Isabella says that a Heathcliff and Hindley are attacking each other. She says that Hindley tried to stay sober so t...
2025-03-1639 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 10 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 10 The End of the Islander, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Holmes, Watson, and Officer Athelney Jones head to the Thames and board a police boat. Holmes instructs the men to remove anything that indicates that the boat could be the police, and they make their way down the river to the shipyard. Holmes explains that the previous day...
2025-03-1418 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 16 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 16, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: That night Catherine gives birth to a daughter two months premature and then passes away 2 hours later. When Nelly goes to tell Heathcliff, he seems to know already. He curses Catherine for all of the pain that she has caused him and prays that she haunts him for the rest of his life. She may drive h...
2025-03-1212 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 15 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 15, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Four days after Nelly's visit to Wuthering Heights, she waits for Edgar to leave for church before giving Heathcliff's letter to Catherine. Catherine has become very weak, and can't hold the letter, but as soon as Nelly mentions that it is from Heathcliff, he enters the room, unable to wait for a response. Catherine and Heathcliff h...
2025-03-0920 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 9 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 8 A Break in the Chain, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Watson wakes up from his sleep, and Holmes informs him that Wiggins and his fellow street urchins found no sign of the Aurora on the Thames. Watson suggests a few ideas to Holmes about where the boat could be, but Holmes has thought about them all. The only...
2025-03-0719 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 14 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 14, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Nelly goes to Wuthering Heights, but Edgar continues to refuse his sister’s requests for forgiveness. When she arrives, Heathcliff demands Nelly to tell him about Catherine and he asks if he can see her. Nelly refuses and Heathcliff enraged, threatens to lock her up and go by himself. Terrified of Heathcliff, Nelly agrees to take a l...
2025-03-0520 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 13 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 13, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Edgar and Catherine spend 2 months trying to nurse Catherine back to health, and though she never fully recovers, she soon finds out that she is pregnant. Six weeks after her marriage to Heathcliff, Isabella writes to Edgar begging for forgiveness. Isabells then writes to Nelly and tells her that Wuthering Heights is awful; Hindley, Joseph, and H...
2025-03-0225 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 8 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 8 The Baker Street Irregulars, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Recovering from their fit of laughter, Holmes and Watson take Toby back to the place where he hesitated so they can follow the other sent. Toby leads them to a jetty on the Thames where the trail fades away, leading the men to conclude that the villains escaped by...
2025-02-2819 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 12 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 12, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Catherine finally allows the servants to bring her food, and in a hysterical state, claims that she is dying and that she doesn’t know why Edgar won’t come to her side. She rants about her childhood and her time with Heathcliff on the moors and death. Nelly is worried that Catherine will fall further ill a...
2025-02-2630 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 11 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 11, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Nelly goes to Wuthering Heights to talk with Hindley, but finds Hareton, who throws rocks at her and curses her. Nelly learns from Hareton that Heathcliff taught him to swear at Hindley and that Heathcliff has forbidden the curate from coming to the property. W...
2025-02-2325 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 7 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 7 The Episode of the Barrel, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Watson takes Miss Morstan home, feeling that the treasure is a barrier that blocks their potential love from blooming. After dropping her off and promising to let her know about any developments, he heads to Pinchin Lane to pick up the hound Toby, following which he heads back...
2025-02-2123 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 10 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 10, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Lockwood falls very ill after his walk back from Wuthering Heights and he spends 4 dreadful weeks recovering. Heathcliff pays him a visit, and once his Landlord leaves, he asks Nelly to continue her story. He wants to know how Heathcliff made his money and how he came to purchase Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights. Nelly claims t...
2025-02-1937 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 9 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 9, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Nelly is still trying to hide baby Hareton when Hindley barges in drunk through the door and grabs the boy. In his drunken state he drops Hareton over the banister, and the baby is only saved by Heathcliff being in the right place at the right time. Later in the evening, Catherine finds Nelly and confides i...
2025-02-1636 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 6 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 6 Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Holmes goes around examining the crime scene. He finds some footprints on the floor, a Foot, and a round stump print. He and Watson declare that the wooden-legged man must have been there, and looking out of the window, declare that the walls...
2025-02-1417 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 8 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 8, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Nelly skips forward in her story to the following summer. Francis gives birth to a baby boy but soon dies from the strain of childbirth. Hindley assigns Nelly the task of raising the child, and he falls into a deep depression and angry state, exacerbated by his excessive drinking. Heathcliff takes t...
2025-02-1220 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 7 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 7, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Catherine spends 5 weeks recovering at Thrushcross Grange. Mrs Linton has determined to turn Catherine into a Lady, and after her time at the Grange, Catherine was indeed changed. Catherine returns around Christmas time and instructs Heathcliff that he may greet Catherine like the other servants, and when he does, she compares his r...
2025-02-0922 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 5 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 5 The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Pondicherry Lodge is a very imposing building in the moonlight. High walls, topped with Broken glass surround the building. The doorman, McMurdo is refuses to let anyone but Thaddeus enter, but when Holmes steps forward and reminds the giant man that the two...
2025-02-0715 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 6 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 6, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Hindley and his new wife return to Wuthering Heights for Mr Earnshaw's funeral. Hindley immediately starts to take revenge on Heathcliff, removing his rights to an education and forcing him to labour in the fields. Catherine and Heathcliff are still able to escape to the moors every not and again to a...
2025-02-0515 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 5 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 5, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Time goes on and Mr Earnshaw becomes ill and weak. Disgusted at his son's treatment of Heathcliff, Earnshaw sends Hindley away to college. Joseph starts to take advantage of his master's frailness, and his religious views allow him to exert some power over him. Soon, Mr Earnshaw passes away and Catherine a...
2025-02-0208 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 4 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 4 The Story of the Bald-Headed man, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: After being led down the hall and into a wonderfully furnished room, the Holmes, Watson, and miss Morstan meet Thaddeus Sholto, a odd, twitching 30 year old man. Thaddeus lets slip that Captain Morstan is indeed dead which agitates Miss Morstan and angers...
2025-01-3122 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 4 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 4, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: After spending a day in Solitude, Lockwood becomes lonely. When the house keeper Nelly Dean brings him supper, he wonders if she is a gossip, and tries to get her to talk about Wuthering Heights and its owner. She clarifies the relations between the tennants, explaining that the Catherine that Lockwood met, i...
2025-01-2916 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 3 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 3, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Zillah takes Lockwood to an out-of-the-way room which Heathcliff has forbidden from visitors. Lockwood notices that someone has scratched the name "Catherine Earnshaw, Catherine Linton, and Catherine Heathcliff" into the paint on the ledge of the bed. He also finds a diary, dated some 25 years ago written in the margins of s...
2025-01-2627 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 3 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 3 In Quest of a Solution, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Holmes comes back to 221b Baker Street in good spirits. He tells Watson that he has figured out that the pearls have something to do with Major Sholto, who, he discovered died the same week that Miss Morstan started receiving them. He figures...
2025-01-2410 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 2 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 1, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: On a cold afternoon not long after his arrival, Lockwood makes his way towards Wuthing Heights, arriving just as a small snow starts to fall. He knocks on the door but no one lets him in, and Joseph, the old grounds keeper, calls out in a heavy accent that Heathcliff isn't i...
2025-01-2220 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 1 | AudiobookWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 1, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Writing in his Diary, Mr Lockwood describes his first days at Thrushcross Grange, a small manor house in Yorkshire. Soon after his arrival he goes to visit his landlord, Mr Heathcliff, a dark man living in a manor called Wuthering Heights. During the visit, Heathcliff shows a lot of distrust towards L...
2025-01-1914 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 2 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookThe Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 2 The Statement of the Case, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Miss Morstan comes into the room and tells Holmes and Watson about her father, Captain Arthur Morstan's, disappearance. He had been given 12 months leave from his Indian regiment in the British army. He sent a letter to her to come and join him...
2025-01-1711 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 20 | AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 20, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: That night, Dorian goes to the locked schoolroom where he keeps his portrait. He hopes that his decision to change his life for good will have changed the portrait and considers that his choice to leave the girl’s reputation intact will show on the portrait’s face. Dori...
2025-01-1514 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 19 | AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 19, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Several weeks have passed and Dorian goes to visit Lord Henry. Dorian claims that he has changes and that he wants to reform himself and be virtuous. As if providing evidence of his new ways, Dorian tells Lord Henry of his most recent love affair, and claims that...
2025-01-1220 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 1 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookThe Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 1 The Science of Deduction, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Sherlock Holmes is sitting in his chair at Baker Street, injecting narcotics into his arm. Dr Watson, his flat mate and friend, calls Holmes out on his recreational narcotic usage, and feels that he should stop abusing them for the sake of his...
2025-01-1018 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 18 | AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 18, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: The following day Dorian refuse to leave the house, and thoughts of falling victim to James Vane consume him. He begins to wonder whether his face was actually there or not, and this idea makes him wonder whether he will every be able to sleep again.Three days...
2025-01-0819 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 17 | AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 17, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: A week later, Dorian is entertaining guests at his home, Selby. He talks with Lord Henry, the Dutchess of Monmouth, and her husband about the nature and importance of beauty, and other matters. The duchess criticises Lord Henry for placing too much importance on beauty. When the conversation...
2025-01-0511 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 14 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 14 The Conclusion, by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY:Soon after Hope gives his statement, he passes away from a heart condition. Back at 221B Baker Street, Holmes and Watson discuss the case. Holmes calls it a very simple case, and Watson is taken aback. Holmes goes on to explain his technique of reverse thinking. Working...
2025-01-0312 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 16 | AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 16, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: As he makes his way to the opium dens, he recites Lord Henry’s credo of “To cure the soul by means of the senses, and the senses by means of the Soul.” He decides that if he sins cannot be forgiven, then they can at least be forgot...
2025-01-0120 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 15 | AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 15, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: That evening Dorian goes to a dinner party where he flirts effortlessly with a noblewoman. Reflecting on his calmness, he feels a great pleasure in his double life. Lady Narborough, the hostess, discusses her daughter’s sad scandal-less, country life. Dorian is rather bored at the party, but br...
2024-12-2917 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 13 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 11 A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson MD by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Dr Watson takes over the narrative again to follow up after the capture of Jefferson Hope. At Scotland Yard, Hope asks the police to take his statement, as he is certain that he doesn't have long left to live. He...
2024-12-2724 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 14 | AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 14, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: The next morning, Dorian awakes feeling incredibly well rested. When he thinks about the events of the previous night, he feels his hatred for Basil return. He decides not to think it over though, hoping not to drive himself mad. After breakfasting he send for an old friend...
2024-12-2525 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 13 | AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 13, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Dorian takes Basil up to his locked study. Inside, lighting a candle, Dorian tears the curtain away to reveal the portrait. The painting has become a foul parody of its former beauty. Basil stares at the picture, thinking at first that it is a mockery of his work...
2024-12-2216 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 12 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 12 The Avenging Angels by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY:The three fugitives continue their journey through the mountains. Hope knows that the Mormons will follow them, so they always sleep late, and wake early, hoping to extend their lead. On the second day, they run out of food. As Hope believes that they are out...
2024-12-2020 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 12 | AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 12, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: On the eve of his 38th birthday, Dorian runs into Basil on a thick fogged night. He tries to sneak past him unnoticed, but Basil calls out to him and walks him home. Basil mentions that he is to leave for Paris for 6 months and felt that he...
2024-12-1816 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 11 | AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 11, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Under the influence of Lord Henry’s book, Dorian begins to change. He orders dozens of copies of the book in different colours to fit his moods and fancies. Years pass, and though the world around him, and the picture grows, Dorian does not. He is still beautiful, bu...
2024-12-1541 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 11 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 11 A Flight for Life by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: The day after his meeting, Ferrier travels to town to send a letter to Hope. When Ferrier comes home, he finds two men, Drebber and Stangerson, waiting to talk to him and Lucy. The men state their claims and John Ferrier throws them...
2024-12-1318 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 10 | AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 10, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Once Basil leaves, Dorian gets his servant Victor to go to a local frame maker and bring some of his men to the house. He then calls his housekeeper Mrs Leaf and asks for the key to his old schoolroom upstairs. Dorian then covers the picture Basil painted...
2024-12-1118 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 9 - AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 9, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: The following day, Basil comes to Dorian’s house to offer his condolences to his friend, but Dorian dismisses him saying that he is over Sibyl’s death, remarking “What is done is done. What is past is past.” Horrified at the change in his friend, Basil blames Lord Hen...
2024-12-0823 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 10 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 10 John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Ferrier has accepted all of the Mormon tenants besides the taking of a wife, let alone multiple wives and he refuses to let Lucy marry one. He would however never speak these thoughts out loud for fear that he would be kicked out...
2024-12-0611 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 8 | AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 8, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Dorian doesn’t wake up until noon the next day. When up, he goes to the portrait, and seems that in the daylight, the painting still has the cruel touch in it. While Dorian tries to think of a rational explanation for the change Lord Henry shows up an...
2024-12-0431 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 7 - AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 7, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: The theatre is very crowded when the group of men arrive. Dorian continues to flatter the abilities of Sibyl, and Basil says that he supports Dorian’s engagement after hearing how much he loves the girl. When the play begins however, it seems that Sibyl is the most me...
2024-12-0126 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 9 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 9 On The Great Alkali Plain by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: After the Ferrier's and the Mormons arrive in their "promised land" they start the construction of Salt Lake City. Ferrier who proved himself to be very useful on the journey was given a large plot of land to farm and build his home and...
2024-11-2915 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 6 - AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 6, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: That evening at Dinner Lord Henry announces Dorian’s engagement to Sibyl. Basil is shocked and concerned that Dorian is rushing into a marriage so beneath him. Lord Henry states that he cannot judge the boy, as he is just observing Dorian and his experiences. Basil do...
2024-11-2716 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 5 - AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 5, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY:At Sibyl’s home, she dances around happily now she is engaged to Dorian. Mrs Vane is less happy about the connection, and fears what Dorian, a rich gentleman, could want with a squalid actress, but also agrees that having connections to the wealthy would be beneficial. Sibyl’s br...
2024-11-2426 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 8 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 8 On The Great Alkali Plain by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Part 2 opens on a Dry desert in the state of Utah in 1847. A starving, parched man appears on a mountain hoping to spot some water. Finding none, he sits down and lays his sack on the dirt where a little girl falls out. The...
2024-11-2221 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 4 - AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 4, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: A month goes by, Dorian has grown closer to Lord Henry. He is waiting for him to come home, and discusses music with Lord Henry's wife, Victoria. When his friend finally comes home, Dorian eagerly tells him that he has fallen in love. The girl, called Sibyl Vane...
2024-11-2031 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 3 - AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 3, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Soon after he meets Dorian Gray, Lord Henry visits his uncle, Lord Fermor, to see what he can tell him about Dorian's history and family. Fermor describes how beautiful Dorian's mother was, and goes on to tell a gruesome tale of hitman for hire when Dorian's mother ran...
2024-11-1726 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 7 - Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 7 Light in The Darkness, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Lestrade shares his tale. Suspecting that Stangerson murdered Drebber, Lestrade visited all the hotels in the area, and found out that he checked into a hotel for several days. He was taken up to the room by the clerks, and on seeing blood, broke...
2024-11-1518 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 2 - AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 2, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Dorian Gray seems to be just as handsome as the portrait showed him to be. Basil introduces Lord Henry to him, and Dorian asks Henry to say and talk to him while he stands because Basil never talks while painting. Basil warns Dorian that Henry is...
2024-11-1335 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 1 - AudiobookThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde chapter 1, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Basil Hallward, a renowned artist discusses his latest masterpiece with his good friend Lord Henry Wotton. Henry admires the painting, which is of a gorgeous, blond haired young man. Henry tells his friend that he needs to exhibit the piece but Basil refuses, saying that he...
2024-11-1034 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 6 - Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 6 Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: The following day, the newspapers are filled with accounts of the "Brixton Mystery." They detail the events of the murder and claim that with Gregson and Lestrade on the tail, the culprit will be caught in no time. After breakfast, several...
2024-11-0818 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 61Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 61, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: The final chapter closes all of the stories surrounding the Bennet household. Mrs Bennet is overjoyed at Darcy and Elizabeth’s, and Jane and Bingley’s marriages. Mr Bennet is happy too, even to the point of leaving home to regularly visit Elizabeth at Pemberly. Jane and Bingley stay in Neth...
2024-11-0608 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 60Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 60, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Mr Darcy and Elizabeth are out on another walk, and Elizabeth starts teasing him by asking questions about how he could ever had fallen in love with her. The two go back and forth jokingly on this topic for a while and soon decide that a letter must be written...
2024-11-0309 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 5 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 5 Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Watson tries to rest but his mind is too focus on the mystery to let him sleep. Later, Holmes comes in with a newspaper and shows him the "found" section, where a little article about a missing ring in the brixton road has...
2024-11-0113 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 59Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 59, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: In this chapter I cry while narrating so look forward to that. When Elizabeth and Darcy return Jane asks where they could have been for so long, but Elizabeth dismisses the question for the evening until she and Jane retire to their room, where she confesses her engagement to Mr...
2024-10-3015 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 58Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 58, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Darcy has come back to town, and early one morning Mr Bingley and Darcy make their way to Longborne. Bingley, wanting to be alone, suggests that they go on a walk together, and he, Jane, Kitty, Elizabeth, and Darcy walk off together. Kitty wants to call upon Maria Lucas, and...
2024-10-2713 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 4 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 4 What John Rance had to Tell, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Watson and Holmes immediately go to the telegraph office where Holmes sends off several items to all of them. They then head to constable John Rance's home and on the way, Holmes explains to Watson how he figured out so many details...
2024-10-2513 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 57Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 57, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Elizabeth can think of nothing but her interactions with Lady Catherine, and her mind turns over with thoughts of Mr. Darcy’s feelings for her. She eventually concludes that the speculation must have come to Lady Catherine through the Collins’ imagination after hearing about Jane’s engagement to Bingley. The next m...
2024-10-2309 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 56Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 56, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: One morning, about a week after Bingley’s proposal, the family hears a carriage drawing up to Longborne house. The door is opened by a servant and Lady Catherine de Bourge makes her way inside. She talks down to the whole family, and then asks Elizabeth to take a short wa...
2024-10-2016 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 3 | Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 3 The Lauriston Gardens Mystery, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY:Holmes reads the note which was sent to him by a Detective Tobias Gregson of Scotland Yard. Gregson requests that Holmes assist on a strange case that they are working on. Holmes and Watson set off to Brixton, and when the arrive at the...
2024-10-1822 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 55Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 55, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Mr Darcy has gone to London and has left Bingley behind in Meryton where he continues to visit the Bennet family without his friend. Mrs Bennet invites Bingley for supper, and when he comes, she tries all that she can to leave he and Jane by themselves. Elizabeth stays with...
2024-10-1613 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 54Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 54, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: As soon as Bingley and Darcy leave, Elizabeth goes off to reflect on Darcy’s behaviour. She is frustrated that he didn’t talk to her. Jane comes to her and too gets frustrated, but at her sister for teasing her, saying that Bingley will fall in love with her all...
2024-10-1309 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 2 - Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 2, The Science of Deduction, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: The next day, Watson and Holmes view the rooms at 221B Baker Street and immediately move in. Watson, still recovering from his time in Afghanistan, studies his new roommate. Holmes seems quiet and solitary, and he sinks occasionally into a stupor that suggests he...
2024-10-1121 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 53Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 53, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Lydia and Wickham leave the area to go to Newcastle and Mrs Bennet is distraught. Her daughter is not too upset about leaving, and Wickham gives a very noble adieu. For a few days after their departure Mrs Bennet is depressed, but some very exciting news quickly brings her out...
2024-10-0916 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 52Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 52, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Mrs Gardiner responds to Lizzy’s letter. She writes that Mr Darcy followed them to London only a day after they had left. Darcy felt responsible for what happened as he had been too proud to tell anyone about Wickham’s true behaviour; Mrs Gardiner suggests a potential “other motif”. Darcy ha...
2024-10-0617 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 1 - Sherlock Holmes AudiobookA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle chapter 1, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY:Dr John Watson, a British army Surgeon, recounts his experience in the army, serving in the 2nd Afghan war. He was shot at and spend a very long time recovering before he was sent back to England for medical reasons. Watson stays in a hotel in London, living...
2024-10-0416 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 51Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 51, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: The day of Lydia’s wedding has arrived, and their carriage soon arrives. Mrs Bennet is overjoyed to hear the daughter’s voice and welcomes her child with the warmth. Mr Bennet is unhappy and slightly unwelcoming to his daughter and her husband. Elizabeth is disgusted by Lydia’s behaviour. She ha...
2024-10-0211 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 50Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 50, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Mr Bennet laments about his financial situation. He wishes that he had done better for himself, and that he and Mrs Bennet had had a son, so that his debt to his brother-in-law won’t ruin him. He has to settle his will and then write to his brother-in-law saying th...
2024-09-2912 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Part 3The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Part 3, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: One night, the narrator cannot sleep and paces about his room. Roderick knocks on his door in a strange state and he leads the narrator to the window where they see a bright looking gas which envelopes the house. The narrator tries to calm down Roderick...
2024-09-2715 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 49Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 49, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Two days after Mr Bennet’s return, Elizabeth and Jane find out that their father has received a letter from Mr Gardiner. They run all throughout the house and eventually find him walking alone through the woods near the house. On catching him, they ask about the letter, and ask to...
2024-09-2512 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 48Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 48, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Mr bennet has sent no letters about his hunt for Lydia in London, and his brother-in-law Mr Gardiner has gone to find him there. Mrs Gardiner is doing a good job to keep morale high amongst the Bennet girls. As word has spread around the town it comes to light...
2024-09-2212 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Part 2Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Part 2, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY:Roderick Usher's sister Madeline has been ill for a while with a mysterious sickness. No doctors can figure out what is w...
2024-09-2015 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 47Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 47, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY:Elizabeth, and her Uncle and Aunt discuss nothing but Lydia’s running off with Wickham on the way back to Longborne. Her uncle and a...
2024-09-1821 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 46Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 46, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY:Elizabeth finally, after a wait of several days, receives not 1 but 2 letters from Jane; one had been mislabelled and lost in the po...
2024-09-1517 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Part 1Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Part 1, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY:The narrator of the story approaches The House of Usher on a dark soundless day. This house, the home of his childhood fr...
2024-09-1316 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 45Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 45, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY:Elizabeth and Mrs Gardiner head to Pemberly and they enter the saloon where they are met by Miss Darcy, the woman she lives with in ...
2024-09-1111 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 44Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 44, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY:Elizabeth is set to meet Darcy’s sister, and as soon as she sees Darcy’s carriage, she runs to tell her aunt and uncle that they are...
2024-09-0814 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 13Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen chapter 13, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSummary:Mr Bennet has spent the past few weeks carefully studying over a letter that he replied to from a Mr Collins. Mr Collins is set to inherit the Longborn estate and is ...
2024-05-2212 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Island of Dr Moreau by H. G. Wells chapter 5 The Man Who had Nowhere to GoSend me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Island of Dr Moreau by H. G. Wells chapter 5 "The Man Who had Nowhere to Go" narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY:Edward Prendick awakes to hear a large noise on the deck of the ship accompanied by a loud voice calling orders. He runs right upsta...
2024-03-2209 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 2Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podHuckleberry Finn by Mark Twain chapter 2, narrated by Isaac Birchall Tom and Huck sneak along the side of Mrs Watson’s house, but Huck wakes up her slave Jim after tripping over a tree root. Jim comes over to where the noise came from and tries to find out who is snooping around. Thankfully for the boys Jim couldn’t see nor hear them. The boys lay, waiting for Jim to fall back to sleepand after what seemed like an eternity, he goes to sle...
2023-11-1513 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne chapter 22Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne chapter 22, narrated by Isaac Birchall.A huge procession passes through the town ; it is a grotesque amount of pageantry, that the New World had largely left in England. Hester is slightly disgusted by the flagrant flashing of wealth. As the procession passes by, it is remarked by many how healthy Reverend Mr Dimmesdale looks ; he is almost floating on the Earth, and could be imagined flying right...
2023-08-0224 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne chapter 2Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne chapter 2, narrated by Isaac Birchall.The crowd gathered around the prison stand in wait while Hester Prynne is lead down the corridor, a new born baby in her arms, and a blazing scarlet letter A embroidered on her chest. The women in the crowd ;and all sorts of derogatory comments about Hester, calling her a hussy, a harlet, a succubus, and the like while she is guided towards the large platform ...
2023-07-1322 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Chapter 1Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne chapter 1, narrated by Isaac Birchall The first chapter of the book describes many angry puritan members of a small town in the newly founded colonies of the United States, gathered around a prison inside of which the main character, Hester Prynne is being held. Support the showhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-essential-reads/subscribeGet SurfShark and protect yourself online todayVPN: ...
2023-07-1205 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 4 "The Cylinder Opens"Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podThe War of the Worlds, by H G Wells chapter 4 "The Cylinder Opens" narrated by Isaac Birchall The crowd gets more and more excited as the cylinder gets closer and closer to opening. People are falling into the pit as people are trying to get closer and closer. Our main character trips, and in his moment of distraction, the lid comes off. The crowd is dead silent as they try to look into the black hole at the top of the wr...
2023-03-1510 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsFrankenstein by Mary Shelley, chapter 4Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podFrankenstein by Mary Shelley chapter 4, Narrated by Isaac Birchall Frankenstein is adoring his time at university and is so fixated on his pursuit in his 1 study, that he added to the chemical knowledge of the world. Then one incident occurred. Being very interested with the human body, Victor became very interested in human physiology, and started to examine the causes of life and death. He studies all of the minutiae of life and de...
2023-01-1618 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsFrankenstein by Mary Shelley, Letter 4Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podFrankenstein by Mary Shelley, narrated By Isaac Birchall, Letter 4The first 4 chapters of this book open in letter Format, with a man named Walton writing to his sister in England. He has embarked on an adventure to find a shipping route through the northern ice fields and the North Pole. Get SurfShark and protect yourself online today⁠VPN: https://get.surfshark.net/aff_c?offer_id=926&aff_id=20389⁠⁠Antivirus: https://get.surfshar...
2023-01-0618 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsFrankenstein by Mary Shelley, Letter 3Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podFrankenstein by Mary Shelley, narrated by Isaac Birchall Letter 3The first 4 chapters of this book open in letter Format, with a man named Walton writing to his sister in England. He has embarked on an adventure to find a shipping route through the northern ice fields and the North Pole. Get SurfShark and protect yourself online today⁠VPN: https://get.surfshark.net/aff_c?offer_id=926&aff_id=20389⁠⁠Antivirus: https://get.surfshark...
2023-01-0404 minThe Essential Reads
The Essential ReadsFrankenstein by Mary Shelley, Letter 1Send me a message. What do you think about the book/podFrankenstein by Mary Shelley, narrated by Isaac Birchall, Letter 1The first 4 chapters of this book open in letter Format, with a man named Walton writing to his sister in England. He has embarked on an adventure to find a shipping route through the northern ice fields and the North Pole.Get SurfShark and protect yourself online today⁠VPN: https://get.surfshark.net/aff_c?offer_id=926&aff_id=20389⁠⁠Antivirus: https://get.surfshark.net/...
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