The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes V..., Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes V..., Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Volume I

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: David Timson

Unabridged: 3 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 10/01/2000

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

In this collection are four of the finest cases of Mr Sherlock Holmes, narrated by his faithful friend and admirer Dr Watson. What was the horror of The Speckled Band or the secret behind the curious legacy for men of red hair? These and other puzzles are solved by this bloodhound of a genius.

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

"You'll come with me, won't you?" "If I can be of use." "Oh, a trusty comrade is always of use" I have never read Sherlock Holmes, or anything of the 'mystery' or 'detective' genres for the most part. But this shit rocked, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes consisted on 12 Sherlock Stories. Which I had......more

Goodreads review by Jim

you can't go wrong with sherlock holmes. and to have his complete adventures is quite astonishing. my favourite is still the one with irene adler. i wish she had a little more to do in the movies as it could have gone in any direction. never mind i guess, can't mess with a classic :)......more

Goodreads review by Jessica

Long à lire, mais un classique nécessaire, car j'étais curieuse de connaitre les vrais Holmes et Watson. Ça devait être fou à l'époque, mais quand on lit des petites histoires comme ça, on finit par toutes les connaitre et deviner un peu plus facilement les punchs. Quelques moments m'ont fait sourir......more

Há tanta sabedoria em Hafiz quanto em Horácio, e o mesmo conhecimento da vida.......more