Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
In W. F. Harvey's short horror classic, a simple errand to pick up a clock from an empty house leads to an unexpectedly unnerving experience. The house has a strange atmosphere, and although nobody has been there for almost a fortnight, the clock appears to have been recently wound up...
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William Fryer Harvey (1885–1937) was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He trained in medicine, but poor health led him to focus on writing, and he published his first book of short stories, 'Midnight House', in 1910. He suffered lung damage during service in World War I, the consequences of which remained with him for the rest of his life, and he lived in Switzerland for several periods in the 1920s to aid his recuperation before returning to settle permanently in England in the early 1930s. Harvey is best remembered as the author of several classic short stories in the genres of suspense and horror, the best-known being 'August Heat' (1910) and 'The Beast With Five Fingers' (1928).
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In W. F. Harvey's short horror classic, a simple errand to pick up a clock from an empty house leads to an unexpectedly unnerving experience. The house has a strange atmosphere, and although nobody has been there for almost a fortnight, the clock appears to have been recently wound up...
A new, original recording of a classic public domain text, read and performed by Simon Stanhope for Bitesized Audio.
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Or for occasional one-off contributions, you can Buy Me a Coffee here: buymeacoffee.com/bitesizedaudio
William Fryer Harvey (1885–1937) was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He trained in medicine, but poor health led him to focus on writing, and he published his first book of short stories, 'Midnight House', in 1910. He suffered lung damage during service in World War I, the consequences of which remained with him for the rest of his life, and he lived in Switzerland for several periods in the 1920s to aid his recuperation before returning to settle permanently in England in the early 1930s. Harvey is best remembered as the author of several classic short stories in the genres of suspense and horror, the best-known being 'August Heat' (1910) and 'The Beast With Five Fingers' (1928).
Recording © Bitesized Audio 2021.
