The Birds By Daphne Du Maurier Audiobook

Classic Ghost Stories

Tony Walker

Fiction, Drama, Science Fiction

4.9 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2022

⏱️ 102 minutes

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The Birds by Daphne du Maurier was adapted into the 1963 horror thriller movie The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock. Daphne du Maurier wrote horror and mystery and crime stories and the birds can be considered science fiction. She was a master of storytelling and character building in English literature. The Birds concerns a bird attack in a horror story version of the near future when nature has been twisted by humankind – a kind of pandemic. Her two other most famous stories which were made into films were Rebecca (also directed by Alfred Hitchcock) and Don't Look Now by Nicolas RoegThis unabridged audio book version is narrated by Tony Walker of The Classic Ghost Stories Podcast with an analysis and summary at the end. #AudioDrama #RadioDrama #TheBirds If You Appreciate The Work I’ve Put In Here You could buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/tonywalker or join as a Patron for exclusive content here: https://www.patreon.com/barcud) And you can join my mailing list and get a free audiobook: https://bit.ly/dalstonvampire Music By The Heartwood Institute https://bit.ly/somecomeback*** 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	This is the classic ghost stories podcast and I'm Tony Walker.
0:09.7	And tonight I'm going to be reading you the birds by Daphne de Morier that was made into the very famous 1963 film by Alfred Hitchcock.
0:19.7	I'm still introducing the stories rather than the traditional music I've been using.
0:27.2	Let me know if you like this better.
0:28.6	Also, please subscribe to the channel.
0:32.0	Please add a like if you can to whatever app you consume this through.
0:37.3	Anyway, enjoy.
0:40.6	The Birds by Daphne Dumorier.
0:45.6	On December 3rd, the wind changed overnight and it was winter.
0:50.6	Until then, the autumn had been mellow, soft.
1:02.5	The leaves had lingered on the trees, red and the hedgerows were still green the earth was rich where the plough had turned it nat hockin because of a wartime disability had a pension and did not work full-time at the farm. He worked three days a week and they gave him
1:12.4	the lighter jobs, hedging, thatching, repairs to the farm buildings. Although he was married with
1:18.9	children, his was a solitary disposition. He liked best to work alone. It pleased him when he was
1:26.6	given a bank to build up or a gate to mend at the
1:29.3	far end of the peninsula, where the sea surrounded the farmland on either side. Then, at midday,
1:36.9	he would pause and eat the pasty that his wife had baked for him, and sitting on the cliff's
1:41.8	edge would watch the birds.
1:46.8	Autumn was best for this better than spring.
1:51.7	In spring, the birds flew inland, purposeful, intent.
1:53.6	They knew where they were bound.
1:57.2	The rhythm and ritual of their life broke no delay.
2:03.5	In autumn, those that had not migrated overseas, but remained to pass the winter,
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