An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by J S Le Fanu

Classic Ghost Stories

Tony Walker

Fiction, Drama, Science Fiction

4.9 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Prepare for a chilling journey as we delve into the eerie world of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street." This Victorian ghost story, set in a haunted house in Dublin, is a masterclass in suspense and terror. Two medical students move into an old house, only to be plagued by nightmares and haunted by the apparition of a cruel old man. As the terror escalates, they must confront the sinister legacy that lingers within the house's walls. Le Fanu's ghost is not a typical Victorian specter seeking justice, but a malevolent entity that continues to inflict harm even after death. This departure from the norm adds a unique twist to the tale, making it a standout in the genre. Le Fanu's view of the world as chaotic and unpredictable is reflected in his portrayal of the supernatural. In his universe, the supernatural is not a force for justice or equilibrium, but a source of further chaos and violence. Join us for a captivating narration of one of the most compelling ghost stories of the Victorian era. Will the students escape the horrors of Aungier Street? Tune in to find out.LinksMy new book: The Poisoned Rose (affiliate)https://amzn.to/3ro9StDTourlough Conmee's Dublin Dialect Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@dublindialect3168My Late Night Sleep Radio Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCprCE02DXiC1f3chbtnZFqQ New Patreon Request Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Support the showVisit us here: www.ghostpod.orgBuy me a coffee if you're glad I do this: https://ko-fi.com/tonywalkerIf you really want to help me, become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/barcudMusic by The Heartwood Institute: https://bit.ly/somecomeback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	An account of some
0:04.0	Everybody dies, don't they?
0:09.0	Everybody come back.
0:12.0	Isn't that so?
0:14.0	You tried to get into the locked drawer today, didn't you?
0:17.0	How do the dead come back?
0:19.0	An account of some strange disturbances in Anger Street by J. Sheridan Lefano.
0:28.1	It's not worth telling this story of mine, at least not worth writing, told indeed as I have sometimes been called upon to tell it, to a circle of intelligent and
0:38.4	eager faces, lighted up by a good after-dinner fire on a winter's evening, with a cold wind
0:44.1	rising and wailing outside, and all snug and cozy within, it has gone off, though I say it
0:50.4	who should not, indifferent well. But it is a venture to do as you would have me. Pen, ink,
0:56.9	and paper are cold vehicles for the marvellous, and a reader decidedly a more critical animal than a
1:03.6	listener. If, however, you can induce your friends to read it after nightfall, and when the fireside
1:10.0	talk has run for a while on thrilling
1:11.9	tales of shapeless terror, in short, if you will secure me the mollia tempora fandy, I will go to my work
1:20.5	and, same I say, with better heart. Well then, these conditions presupposed, I shall waste no more words, but tell you
1:29.4	simply how it all happened. My cousin, Tom Ludlow, and I studied medicine together. I think
1:36.9	he would have succeeded had he stuck to the profession, but he preferred the church,
1:41.3	poor fellow, and died early, a sacrifice to contagion, contracted
1:45.6	in the noble discharge of his duties.
1:49.0	For my present purpose I say enough of his character when I mention that he was of a sedative
1:54.2	but frank and cheerful nature, very exact in his observance of truth, and not by any means
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