"The End of Something" by Ernest Hemingway (story reading)

This story was written when Hemingway was about 25 years old. Nick Adams is a character in many Hemingway's stories - maybe he represents the writer himself.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_Something

"His distinctive writing style, characterized by economy and understatement, influenced 20th-century fiction"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway

This is one of the set works, part of the AQA Anthology for the GCSE examination in British Schools:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AQA_Anthology
http://www.teachit.co.uk/armoore/anthology/theendofsomething.htm

Hortons Bay is a real place and it is well aware of its connection with Hemingway:
http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/May-2006/Hemingways-Horton-Bay/

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[coolkayaker1]

Tom. This is gorgeous. The long pieces, like this, and Bananafish excerpt, must take you a great deal of time, for the recording and words. Independent of the poster below, I searched your channel for Hemingway in the hopes of hearing "Indian Camp", a glorious 1500 word story, again featuring Nick, where his father wishes, after the fact, that he hadn't brought "Nicky" to see "that". How revelatory. I will, eventually, hear all of your readings. Sublime.

[SpokenVerse]

@coolkayaker1 Thank you for your knd words. The length of the readings don't make preparation time much longer - not much more than the extra time it takes to read.. A couple of hours in all, maybe. Theer's another mention of Indian Camp below. I'll certainly consider it.

[woopzargiepoop]

Thanks for uploading this! Who is reading it?

[SpokenVerse]

@woopzargiepoop I read everything in this channel - and I hope you will lisen to a few more.

[bim2x4]

Was Marjorie just in his imagination/recollection?  Was she gone or possibly dead and Nick is just remembering the time he told her he no longer felt the love he once had?

[carlo88moe]

i've been a fan of yours for awhile...i wonder in i could possibly convince you to read In Another Country...your voice is so evocative, i'd think itd complement the story perfectly...honestly when i read Hemingway, the voice i imagine coming from the page of the endearing and coarse plain language isnt far from yours....

[coolkayaker1]

Thanks for your reply, Tom. Please, do whatever readings move you personally. You do so well at selecting them. Wonderful.

[punhoss]

@mmbmbmbmb he felt deeply, terribly... unlovable ... and yes, he was depressed

[poolpig]

The Nick Adams stories, although probably not meant as a collection is one of my favorites!

[oye2a2000]

@mmbmbmbmb

well he did suffer from depression,

[woopzargiepoop]

@SpokenVerse Oh wow I will, you have a wonderful voice, do you accept requests because I would very much like to hear Hemingway's Indian Camp?