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 IV

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: David Timson

Unabridged: 3 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 01/01/2001

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

Four more stories from the master detective. The mystery of the missing suitor is solved and Sherlock Holmes raises his whip… an Indian pot stands in the shadows of a Colonel’s death… serious affairs of state and international diplomacy are threatened by a theft… and surely evil intent lies behind threats in a hidden house. The cool observations and swift action of Sherlock Holmes resolves all.

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 Audrey

Dr. Watson shares four of Sherlock Holmes adventures. A Case of Identity, The Adventure of the Crooked Man, The Naval Treaty, and The Greek Interpreter show us Mr. Holmes powers of observation and deduction. These are more fascinating accounts of Sherlock's problem solving adventures.......more

Goodreads review by H

I love Sherlock Holmes in all forms. I particularly enjoy the audio performance, as this was originally done. The one thing I could not stand is that ear-stabbing violin at the beginning and end of each chapter. Oh heavens. It is a seriously annoying sound that makes me do quick fast-forward. What r......more

Goodreads review by James

A good and varied selection of stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. As time goes on it is really nice to see the growth in not only the Holmes & Watson relationship, but also learn more about these characters from the added snippets that Conan Doyle adds to the start of the stories.......more

„Aventurile lui Sherlock Holmes” de Sir Artur Conan Doyle 5/5 ⭐ Cu siguranță, majoritatea, dacă nu toți, ați auzit de Sherlock Holmes. Da, el este renumitul detectiv căruia nu-i scapă nimic. Are mereu un as în mâinecă, iar până a-ți explica calea deducțiilor sale, ți se pare că e un magician, ca în......more