Thomas Whichello

My principal aim in this channel is to read literature that I consider interesting or great, in the most meaningful way I can. With emphasis, inflection, and pause, I want to make classic works intelligible and enjoyable to everybody; including those to whom, on the printed page, they may appear perplexing or meaningless. More specifically, I am also trying to develop a new way of reading out loud that truly allows words to sink in, giving the listener time to understand, imagine, and feel, as completely as possible, every separate concept that is heard. If any of my uploads seem excessively slow, or otherwise ill, then I can only plead as an excuse for it, that I am still in an early stage of growth and experimentation; and intend to improve, gradually, with every new recording I make, for the rest of my life. My ultimate hope (however many years it may take to achieve) is to make even authors like Spenser or Milton, as understandable as a common newspaper.