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 VI

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: David Timson

Unabridged: 3 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 01/01/2003

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

In The Final Problem, perhaps the greatest of the short stories of Sherlock Holmes, the English detective encounters his most formidable rival, Professor Moriarty. ‘The Napoleon of Crime’ is how Holmes describes his adversary to his faithful companion, Dr Watson, as they move to the ultimate confrontation at the Reichenbach Falls. Also in this collection is the intriguing mystery of the disappearing bride in The Noble Bachelor and two threats from the past in Gloria Scott and The Resident Patient.

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 Anu on May 14, 2010

4.1/5.0 (Бүлэг болгоны оноонуудын дундаж) Энэ тууж нийтдээ 12 бүлэгтэй бөгөөд бүлэг болгонд өөр өөр хэрэг мөрдөх болно. Тиймээс уншихад тийм ч урт эсвэл уйтгартай санагдахгүй байх. Кинон дээр нь гарч байсан Айринэ Адлер анх удаа гарч ирэх бөгөөд анх удаагаа Шерлок Холмсоос илүү ухаантай хүн гарч ирсэн......more

Goodreads review by Laura on February 06, 2012

How did he write such crisp details and spin such puzzling puzzles? I enjoyed every moment of this read because I felt like I was experiencing a realm of literature set apart from the rest - to this day. The movie "Sahara" comes to mind as a modern adaptation of the mystery-solving, good-natured, he......more

Goodreads review by Agnesxnitt on March 15, 2018

Faithful unabridged readings of the original ACD Holmes stories. These four ended with The Final Problem when ACD, fed up with his Great Detective and the attention his crime stories he was receiving were overshadowing the author's more 'worthy' historical works, decided to kill Sherlock off. All done......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on September 26, 2021

The story of Sherlock Holmes comes to a complete end......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on January 22, 2025

Out of the four Sherlock Holmes stories featured in this collection, two were ones that I was already familiar with, while the other two were stories I hadn't previously read. The Adventure of the Final Problem is of course a classic, and is well-known to Holmes aficionados. But it had been a while......more