Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Name: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Brand: Naxos
Availability: InStock
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN: 9789629549718

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Series: The Essential

Narrator: David Timson,Glen McCready,Crawford Logan, et al.

Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 03/30/2009

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

The rich life Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is featured here: his work as a doctor, his novels and journalistic writings, his support of Spiritualism and his defence of fairies. This is a unique set for the 150th anniversary of his birth. After his early years in medicine, the writing talents of Arthur Conan Doyle took over. Sherlock Holmes and Professor Challenger were among his successes. David Timson, an actor and director who has read the complete Sherlock Holmes collection for Naxos AudioBooks, has compiled this commemorative collection showing the range of Conan Doyle’s life and work. It includes the 2CD biography by Hesketh Pearson, The Speckled Band, an excerpt from The Lost World and his defence of the Cottingley Fairies.

About Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British writer best known for his creation of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. In addition to being considered a father of detective fiction, he also wrote a series of science-fiction adventures starring the brilliant, daring, and comical Professor Challenger.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Debbie on September 16, 2011

Eternal love.......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on May 11, 2013

Never-minding the chronology of the collection (it's mostly written in past tense and each story stands on its own), it is no wonder that Sherlock Holmes is still regarded as the Superhero of all detectives. As I endeavored to read this large collection, I was curious as to the relevance of the lite......more

Goodreads review by Donna on September 22, 2009

Gotto love Sherlock Holmes: It took me this long to read him, but I know why he is a classic read. He is a brilliant character with many flaws, including a coke and opium addiction and arrogance coming out of the whazoo. But his stories are really clever, including the one about the Mormons, which wa......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on January 20, 2021

That was phenomenal to read all the Sherlock Holmes stories in order of publication. The illustrations got a bit repetitive but they did add nicely to the reading experience. So thankful I happened to find this at a used book sale. There’s a reason Holmes and Watson have lasted in popular culture so......more