The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: Edward Raleigh

Unabridged: 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Audio Holdings

Published: 01/01/2009


Synopsis

The bride of Lord St. Simon disappears on the day of their marriage. Holmes and Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard are both called to help. Who will be the first to solve this mystery?

About Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle, a Scottish writer whose works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays, romances, poetry, and nonfiction, is best known as the creator of the detective Sherlock Holmes. While Holmes was the embodiment of scientific thinking, Doyle himself did not exhibit the same rationality, believing in fairies and occultism. His Sherlock Holmes stories have been translated into more than fifty languages and have been made into plays, films, radio and television series, cartoons, and comic books. By 1920, Doyle was one of the most highly paid writers in the world. Other works by Doyle include The Lost World, the first book in the Professor Challenger series; The White Company, one of his many historical novels; and The Great Boer War.

Doyle was born at Picardy Place, near Edinburgh, in 1859. He was educated in Jesuit schools and studied at Edinburgh University. In 1884, he married Louise Hawkins. Doyle qualified as a doctor in 1885 and practiced medicine as an eye specialist in Hampshire until 1891, when he became a full-time writer. Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet, was published in 1887 and introduced the detective's faithful associate, Dr. Watson.

During the Boer war in South Africa (1899-1902), Doyle served several months as the senior physician at a field hospital. There he wrote The War in South Africa, in which he expressed the imperial view. He twice ran unsuccessfully for Parliament but nevertheless was knighted in 1902. In 1907, fourteen months after his wife died, Doyle married Jean Leckie. After his son Kingsley died in the first World War, Doyle dedicated himself to spiritualistic studies at his home in Windlesham, Sussex. He died himself in 1930.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nayra.Hassan on February 06, 2022

ربما ستكون أنت فظًّا أيضًا لو وجدت نفسك في لحظة، بعد كل ما تكبَّدتَه من عناء في التودُّد والخطبة والزفاف، محرومًا من الزوجة والثروة. هولمز يتباهى و يتألق كعادته..و هذه المرة مع عروس هاربة و مع لورد سانت سايمون صاحب الألقاب البريطانية والملاحظة القوية و البرود الانجليزى العتيد الذي اهتز من اختفاء عر......more

Goodreads review by Francesc on February 05, 2021

Otro caso de Sherlock Holmes sobre una boda y un matrimonio que tiene ciertas dificultades. Nada del otro mundo. Another case of Sherlock Holmes about a wedding and a marriage that has certain difficulties. Nothing of excellence.......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on December 16, 2019

In this Sherlock Holmes tale, Lord St. Simon's American wife disappeared during the wedding breakfast, right after they were married. It was a marriage of convenience: as usual for the time, the American wife gets a noble title and the English aristocrat gets a much-needed infusion of cash from her......more

Goodreads review by Olga on September 14, 2024

This engaging and entertaining story reflects the curious paradox about Holme's personality - he has become a connoisseur of female psychology having investigated multiple disappearances of brides. However, he has never contemplated of having one himself:)......more

Goodreads review by SoRoLi (Sonja) ♡ on November 30, 2024

Ein britischer Adliger heiratet eine kalifornische Millionärstochter. Schon auf der anschließenden Hochzeitsfeier verschwindet die Braut plötzlich spurlos. Der verlassene Bräutigam bittet Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe. Kurz, aber unterhaltsam. Und typisch Holmes. Ich mag diese kleinen Detektivgeschichten......more