I'm here after watching Sandman and other works of Tom Sturridge that I have since discovered. My lord, this man is a gift! He deserves so many more interesting projects that do justice to the powerhouse of talent he is! 🔥🔥🔥

One cannot help but to be totally engulfed by the sheer intensity and desperation of these words and the brilliant reading of Tom Sturridge!!

What an immense talent. He holds emotions so raw and unfiltered it forces you to feel.

how amazing that one can write like that, and that someone can read it with all the emotion and passion with which one feels it was originally written. What joy, and what aweful, awful pain.

As you’re here - I’m happy to tell you that Grace Norton lived to age 91! She was a noted essayist, & as her specialty was the life of Montaigne we can safely assume that she was witty... I think that she & The Master had known each other for a long time, as both were from the same part of the world & probably were part of a literary elite, on whom some of the characters in Henry James novels might have been based: I’m so happy with Tom Sturridge’s reading of this letter - full of emotion for a friendship that went way back: I’m also grateful that I’m around to hear it... May I recommend the Audible recording of Tom Sturridge & Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Sea Wall/A Life’: a hit stage production, it’s not a duologue, but both readings are ultimately about the dilemma of Belief... Blessed Be! 🙏🏻💔🙏🏽

“Everything passes, everything changes - Just do what you think you should do....” Bob Dylan: ‘To Ramona’ It’s extraordinary to hear Henry James write with such passion to a beloved friend! Fine reading, by one of the most beautiful voices,ever! 🙏🏻💔🙏🏽

That was brilliant. Amazes me how Tom and these other artists could read or recite without any errors in their speech. So talented, and very attractive. 😊

Sorrow passes, we remain. Something to remember, to hold onto in what the world is going through and will go through.

, oh if we still spoke this way. This is when our words meant something.

His voice, and the accent, it s everything.

What a voice of kindness.

What an astonishing letter and brilliant reading! Thank you.

DAMN brother, that was a fierce performance! BRAVO!

Powerfully written, awesomely read.

The author is bettered only by the actor. Tour de force, Tom. Bravo.

Raw, deep and true, I love it dear Tom. I always have everything, but got nothing but myself

Simply incredibly read. These letters really do showcase the good actors

He has the look, but I questioned his choice as Dream, especially after the great voicework of James McAvoy on the audiobook. After hearing this reading, I question it no more. Super excited for Sandman on Netflix.

I have not even heard this one yet, I'm kind of clamoring my way through these Letters before I get too much and have to take a breath, but. It is intoxicating. Real. I love them These Letters...... I have rarely seen anything with so many views and so few dislikes. at this moment there are 0 dislikes. I LOVE this. You can have emails when I'm gone!

I could listen to his voice all day. What an amazing talent

Oh my goodness what a wonderful performance! And what an insightful letter to perform!!

Just BRILLIANT!!!!! Truly honored that letter with all the fervor instilled in it by Henry James.

This is an absolutely beautiful reading by Tom ❤

What a powerful message… what a perfect read….

This man and this letter make me feel more heard and understood than some well meaning, loving people in my life. This guy gets it and the Actor truly brings it to life.

Love love tom

I needed that today. Beautifully read.

I really needed to hear this right now, thank you.

It was mesmerising ! And what a beautiful voice 🙏

Stunning. Heartfelt. Sincere.

This is beautiful and true. Thank you, Tom Sturridge. I have never been a fan of Henry James, but now I feel like I should give him another try.

Such a passionate read out! Love it!

Breath taking.

One the best live letters

So beautifully read Tom. It moved me. Thank you.

Absolutely stunning!! Both the letter and Sturrridge!

You became The Sandman, The Dream King🌷🌷🌷🌷

He is mesmerizing. So talented.

How can this man so accurately communicate his emotions via this extraordinary letter by Henry James to the audience? Rarely in this series have i been so moved by an actor’s performance reading a letter.

Good lord! What words, and what a delivery by Tom!

OMG - he leaves me speechless, with moist eyes - I absolutely must see him live in the theatre one day. 😍🥰🥲

You feel it so much🙂

Wow ,.....to have a male friend so passionate about what life can become without sexual interests? Hope, faith , endurance, courage to Surrender to what we don't know 😉 To give Hope to a friend passionately in beautiful timeless style.... A true friend.

he has the most beautiful and sexy voice ever. he should narrate every audiobook out there.

This is so beautiful, my words are beyond lacking

Still astounded that humanity as a whole has ended up with the benefit of so many letters between friends - modernity has done away with that for good or bad.

✔voice ✔British accent 🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐

This is the best thing i have yet watched on this channel. Wonderful, vital. Sturridge is perfect here.

Thank you so much for uploading this, i keep coming back to this ❤

I love his voice 🥰

Power. In. Hope.

Brilliantly done.

Stunning.

Beautifully read x

This is beyond moving.

Exquisite reading. Thank you ❤❤❤❤

I love his voice

Tan conmovedor no puede llegar a ser... Lo único que quisiera hacerle oír a este gran actor, son aplausos, por tan magnífica interpretación, de tan profundo contenido.

I sure do hope so, Tom. I sure do hope; with the edge of my claws I hope to hope.

It is as if this letter was written for me.

I wish I could have said this to my friend John.

He have a wise voice

Amazingly read - I hope she made it through the. darkness

If only I could write, and partly too express that well.

He has a real great talant! Love him 🔥🔥🔥

You are Divine! Extremely dramatic! You should read more.I felt your passion!

Wow......

I hope she waited, and got well.

Astonishing!!!!!!! Can this be read any other way? Surely it would be an undeniable travesty! What a gifted reader! This document was not so much read as felt! Bravo!!!!!

Who else is here because of The Sandman 🙋

I need to listen to him every day, dose he have any audiobook?

There is a reason other great writers of his time called James “The Master”.

Deep

Wow

In 100 years they'll have to be reading out texts. How disappointing that will be x

Wow, is all I can say.

wow

And yet not a single word about sunscreen

The best candidate to play slumdog emperor fron one punch man

can barely hear this.

Had to turn the sound off and read the subtitles, as I found the reader's over-exaggeration extremely distracting to the hugely important message in the text. He is perhaps a great actor, but for this letter, maybe a bit over the top.

Beautiful letter. Actor is a bit over the top.

Oh lord, the reading SOOOO over the top it was hard to follow. However, lovely letter.

This guy tries way too hard. Too much ACTING!!!. Embarrassing to watch.

Good reading, distracting hands.

I'm sure that this was a good letter but it's a pity that Tom Sturridge seems to think it's an audition!

Life is not a problem to be solved. It's a mystery to be lived. James was so ignorant (and yes, I've read him) of what life really is, no wonder he went on and on. This is just rambling rubbish. A novelist is not the same thing as a theologian or philosopher, and it is to them that we should look for helpful thoughts about the meaning of life.

Overacted.