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The Tapestried Chamber

By: Sir Walter Scott
Narrated by: Donna Barkman
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This tale, published in 1828, is based on The Story of an Apparition, a ghost story published in Blackwood's 10 years earlier by an author identified only as A. B. Sir Walter Scott took that rather flimsy story and turned into a masterful tale of the supernatural.Public Domain (P)1987 Jimcin Recordings Classics

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Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott published the short piece "The Tapestried Chamber" in 1828 as part of The Keepsake Stories. In this ghost story, General Browne stops at the castle of a former classmate while he is traveling and there encounters a very strange woman in his bedchamber… who seems to be quite dead. Donna Barkman's performance lends the story a mysterious air. Her proper voice and clear diction embody General Browne's world while her somber yet warm tone make listening to Barkman an easy feat. Moreover, she seamlessly constructs voices for both male and female characters.
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I love this story. It has the DNA of weird fiction. I appreciate that this edition skipped Sir Walter Scott's intro to the piece and went into the story. Decently performed for 99% of the tale and that 1% is interpretation differences at worst. Well done! Well worth the admission price! Thanks!

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ghost story. I reserve the fifth star because, despite the usual elegance and richness of Scott's language (which makes so much of the writing today seem so shabby in comparison), he never really finds the "punch line" for this tale of implied "incestuous and murderous deeds." However, one has to think that Poe, Hawthorne and other of the American Gothics savored and remembered the attack and mid-palate of this little sip of literary wine--despite its lack of finish.

Four stars for this interesting bit of pre-Goth

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