The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Th..., Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Th..., Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: A. Cromwell, James Allen

Unabridged: 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: One Media iP

Published: 12/12/2017


Synopsis

'The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor' is one of 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Holmes takes on a peculiar case which entails the disappearance of Lord St. Simon's bride on the day of their marriage. A One Media iP production.

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 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

Goodreads review by Isa on June 25, 2023

Bueno, va otro caso más en el que por supuesto no pude adivinar nada, pero que me pareció bastante divertido por la historia del primer matrimonio oculto de una de las involucradas y también por la actitud final del pobre noble. Por otra parte, amo cada que aparece Lestrade y Sherlock se burla de lo......more